Christmas Bird Count: Atitlan Volcano 2012

Compilers: Knut Eisermann & Claudia Avendaño

The sixth Christmas Bird Count at Atitlán Volcano was conducted on 15 December 2012. A total of 23 observers in 8 groups counted birds in Reserva Natural Privada Los Andes, Reserva Natural Privada Los Tarrales, Finca San Jerónimo Miramar, and in the bay of Santiago Atitlán of Lake Atitlán. Weather conditions were favorable, with a clear to partly cloudy sky.

CBC Atitlan Volcano 2012.

A total of 5031 birds of 228 species was recorded. Three more species were observed during the count week. The most abundant species during this Christmas Bird Count with more than 50 detected individuals were (in descending order of abundance): American Coot, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Tennessee Warbler, Black Vulture, Pacific Parakeet, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Green Violetear, and Baltimore Oriole.

Most of the endemics of northern Central American highlands were recorded on the count day, including Horned Guan, Highland Guan, Fulvous Owl, Azure-rumped Tanager, Pink-headed Warbler, Black-capped Siskin, Wine-throated Hummingbird, Blue-throated Motmot, Rufous Sabrewing, Green-throated Mountain-gem, Rufous-browed Wren, Black-throated Jay, and Rufous-collared Thrush.

Noteworthy were 22 American Wigeon at Lake Atitlán. This duck is an uncommon winter visitor in Guatemala. 28 Great Blue Heron was the highest count of all CBC at Atitlán volcano.

Atitlán volcano is part of the Atitlán Important Bird Area (IBA GT015) and this Christmas Bird Count helps to monitor bird populations in this IBA. Among the species of conservation concern recorded during the 2012 count were two globally Endangered species (Horned Guan, Azure-rumped Tanager), and two Vulnerable species (Highland Guan, Pink-headed Warbler).

It follows a list of species and numbers of individuals recorded during the sixth Christmas Bird Count at Atitlán Volcano (Nomenclature according to AOU 1998 and supplements, most recent update AOU 2012). Species recorded during the count week are marked with (cw).

  1. American Wigeon Anas americana 22
  2. White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra 9
  3. Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens 10
  4. Highland Guan Penelopina nigra 24
  5. Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus 1
  6. Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus 3
  7. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 3
  8. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 28
  9. Great Egret Ardea alba 31
  10. Snowy Egret Egretta thula 10
  11. Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 2
  12. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 16
  13. Green Heron Butorides virescens 35
  14. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 72
  15. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 20
  16. King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa cw
  17. Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 1
  18. Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 2
  19. White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis 1
  20. Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris cw
  21. Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus 6
  22. Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 4
  23. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 2
  24. Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus 2
  25. Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus 2
  26. Sora Porzana carolina 1
  27. Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 8
  28. American Coot Fulica americana 2452
  29. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 8
  30. Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 15
  31. Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 16
  32. White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 14
  33. Inca Dove Columbina inca 5
  34. Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 1
  35. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 20
  36. White-faced Quail-Dove Geotrygon albifacies 13
  37. Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 6
  38. Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 29
  39. Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma 1
  40. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 4
  41. Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 9
  42. Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata 3
  43. Fulvous Owl Strix fulvescens 5
  44. Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 30
  45. Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 9
  46. Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila 15
  47. White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 1
  48. Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 6
  49. White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis 4
  50. Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus 63
  51. Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 3
  52. Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 2
  53. Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris 2
  54. Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens 8
  55. Amethyst-throated Hummingbird Lampornis amethystinus 1
  56. Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii 2
  57. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 32
  58. Wine-throated Hummingbird Atthis ellioti 1
  59. Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus 1
  60. Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei 15
  61. Rufous Sabrewing Campylopterus rufus 10
  62. Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus 10
  63. White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida 6
  64. Azure-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia cyanocephala 2
  65. Berylline Hummingbird Amazilia beryllina 17
  66. Blue-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia cyanura 13
  67. Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila 5
  68. Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae 27
  69. White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis 2
  70. Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus 4
  71. Mountain Trogon Trogon mexicanus 2
  72. Collared Trogon Trogon collaris 15
  73. Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno 3
  74. Tody Motmot Hylomanes momotula 1
  75. Blue-throated Motmot Aspatha gularis 4
  76. Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota 13
  77. Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa 1
  78. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 3
  79. Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus 14
  80. Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus 11
  81. Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 24
  82. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 2
  83. Smoky-brown Woodpecker Picoides fumigatus 5
  84. Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 3
  85. Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus 15
  86. Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 5
  87. Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis 2
  88. Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 1
  89. Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 2
  90. Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans 2
  91. American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1
  92. Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 4
  93. Pacific Parakeet Aratinga strenua 38
  94. Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis 72
  95. Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola 2
  96. Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis 20
  97. Yellow-naped Parrot Amazona auropalliata 31
  98. Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus 5
  99. Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus 1
  100. Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa 1
  101. Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 4
  102. Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius 1
  103. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis 1
  104. Scaly-throated Foliage-gleane Anabacerthia variegaticeps 4
  105. Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Automolus rubiginosus 2
  106. Rufous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis erythrothorax 1
  107. Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 2
  108. Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 4
  109. Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster 1
  110. Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus 24
  111. Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum 8
  112. Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris 1
  113. Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens 5
  114. Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus 4
  115. Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax 11
  116. Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 14
  117. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 2
  118. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 10
  119. Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii 1
  120. Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens 7
  121. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 5
  122. Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 20
  123. Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 6
  124. Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 8
  125. Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 24
  126. Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 30
  127. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 12
  128. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 6
  129. Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 13
  130. Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major cw
  131. Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae 3
  132. Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis 18
  133. Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons 3
  134. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius 10
  135. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 8
  136. Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys 1
  137. Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus 2
  138. Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 1
  139. Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius melitophrys 3
  140. Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus 1
  141. Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis 9
  142. Black-throated Jay Cyanolyca pumilo 2
  143. White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa 11
  144. Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus 18
  145. Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 40
  146. Black-capped Swallow Notiochelidon pileata 8
  147. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 64
  148. Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva 20
  149. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 12
  150. House Wren Troglodytes aedon 5
  151. Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus 2
  152. Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus 2
  153. Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha 16
  154. Spot-breasted Wren Pheugopedius maculipectus 24
  155. Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus 5
  156. Plain Wren Cantorchilus modestus 11
  157. White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta 7
  158. Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys 18
  159. Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus 5
  160. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 1
  161. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 3
  162. Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis 26
  163. Orange-billed Nightingale-Thr Catharus aurantiirostris 9
  164. Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thru Catharus frantzii 5
  165. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 16
  166. Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus 3
  167. Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi 22
  168. White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis 20
  169. Rufous-collared Robin Turdus rufitorques 4
  170. Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 3
  171. Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus 7
  172. Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus 14
  173. Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus 2
  174. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 5
  175. Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum 4
  176. Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla 1
  177. Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera 1
  178. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 13
  179. Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina 77
  180. Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla 5
  181. MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei 1
  182. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 2
  183. Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 8
  184. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 1
  185. Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi 13
  186. Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens 2
  187. Fan-tailed Warbler Basileuterus lachrymosus 1
  188. Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons 12
  189. Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli 2
  190. Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus 21
  191. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla 43
  192. Pink-headed Warbler Cardellina versicolor 1
  193. Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus 13
  194. Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 1
  195. Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus 11
  196. Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas 36
  197. Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi 6
  198. Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 147
  199. Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens 7
  200. Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps 10
  201. Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 2
  202. White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola 4
  203. Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus 2
  204. Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Arremon brunneinucha 6
  205. White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis 30
  206. Prevost's Ground-Sparrow Melozone biarcuata 3
  207. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 2
  208. Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus 17
  209. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 16
  210. Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 21
  211. Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata 2
  212. White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera 17
  213. Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda 2
  214. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 24
  215. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 7
  216. Painted Bunting Passerina ciris 5
  217. Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 13
  218. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 28
  219. Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus 10
  220. Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri 2
  221. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 38
  222. Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis 4
  223. Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 2
  224. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 59
  225. Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus 3
  226. Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis 6
  227. Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 10
  228. Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima 17
  229. Blue-crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis 5
  230. Black-capped Siskin Spinus atriceps 5
  231. Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 20

References

AOU (1998) The American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. 7th edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

AOU (2012) Fifty-third supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union check-list of North American birds. Auk 129: 573-588.


To see results of all Christmas Bird Counts throughout the Americas visit http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count.


CBC Atitlan Volcano 2012
Participants of the sixth Christmas Bird Count at Atitlan Volcano. The meeting was kindly hosted by Los Tarrales Reserve.

Sponsors of the Christmas Bird Count at Atitlan Volcano 2012


Participants of the sixth Christmas Bird Count at Atitlan Volcano, 2012.

List of participants (group leaders in bold-face): Daniel Aldana, David Aldana, Fernando Aldana, Claudia Avendaño, Everilda Buchán, Andy Burge, Juan José Chinchilla, Alvaro de Castro, José Ramón de Castro, Gilberto de León, Aaron de León Lux, Josué de León Lux, Léster de León Lux, Knut Eisermann, Hugo Haroldo Enríquez Toledo, Benoit Laliberté, Gerardo López, Andrea Ovalle, Maynor Ovando, Silvia Rosal, Alejandro Sagone, Miguel Pablo Sicay, Jesús Lucas Yuxón.
Compiler: Knut Eisermann. Secondary compiler: Claudia Avendaño.


Images from the sixth Christmas Bird Count at Atitlan Volcano

Christmas Bird Count Atitlan Volcano
Satellite image of the area covered by the circle of the Christmas Bird Count at Atitlan Volcano. The area includes the volcanoes Atitlán and Tolimán, and the southern parts of Lake Atitlán, and ranges in altitude from 500 to 3500 m. Habitats are diverse and include humid and semihumid broadleaf forest, mixed forest, scrub, grassland, shade coffee plantation and other agricultural area, lava fields, the southern part of lake Atitlán, rivers, and urban area.
Mottled Owl
Mottled Owl
Laughing Falcon
Laughing Falcon
Collared Aracari
Collared Aracari
White-winged Tanager
White-winged Tanager
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Red-billed Pigeon
Red-billed Pigeon
Bat Falcon
Bat Falcon

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