CHECKLIST OF
Birds Potentially Seen At & Around Chichén Itzá Ruins, Yucatán based on distribution maps in A Guide to The Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America by Steve N.G. Howell & Sophie Webb

Order Tinamiformes

Tinamous (Family Tinamidae)

Order Podicipediformes

Grebes (Family Podicipedidae)
  • Pied-billed Grebe,  Podilymbus podiceps -- winter
  • Least Grebe,  Tachybaptus dominicus -- permanent

Order Pelecaniformes

Cormorants (Family Phalacrocoracidae) Anhingas (Family Anhingidae)

Order Ciconiiformes

Herons & Allies (Family Ardeidae)
Storks (Family Ciconiidae) New World Vultures (Family Cathartidae)

Order Anseriformes

Ducks, Geese, etc. (Family Anatidae)

Order Falconiformes

Hawks, Eagles & Kites (Family Accipitridae) Falcons & Allies (Family Falconidae)

Order Galliformes

Chachalacas & Allies (Family Cracidae) Turkeys & Quail (Family Phasianidae)

Order Gruiformes

Rails, Gallinules, etc. (Family Rallidae)
Cranes (Family Gruidae)

Order Charadriiformes

Plovers (Family Charadriidae)

Stilts & Avocets (Family Recurvirostridae)

Jacanas (Family Jacanidae)

Sandpipers & Allies (Family Scolopacidae)

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers (Family Laridae)

Order Columbiformes

Doves & Pigeons (Family Columbidae)

Order Psittaciformes

Parrots & Parakeets (Family Psittacidae)

Order Cuculiformes

Cuckoos, Anis & Roadrunners (Family Cuculidae)

Order Strigiformes

Barn Owl (Family Tytonidae)
Typical Owls (Family Strigidae)

Order Caprimulgiformes

Goatsuckers (Family Caprimulgidae) Potoos (Family Nyctibiidae)

Order Apodiformes

Hummingbirds (Family Trochilidae)

Order Coraciiformes

Motmots (Family Momotidae)
Toucans (Family Ramphastidae)

Order Piciformes

Woodpeckers (Family Picidae)

Order Passeriformes

Tyrant Flycatchers (Family Tyrannidae) Cotingas (Family Cotingidae) Swallows (Family Hirundinidae) Jays & Crows (Family Corvidae) Wrens (Family Troglodytidae)
Thrushes, Robins, Solitaires & Bluebirds (Family Turdidae) Mockingbirds & Thrashers (Family Mimidae) Vireos (Family Vireonidae) Tanagers (Family Emberizidae, Subfamily Thraupinae) Grosbeaks & Buntings (Family Emberizidae, Subfamily Cardinalinae) Blackbirds & Orioles (Family Icteridae)