Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico July 2015 |
From July 11-23, 2015, Sheridan and I spent four days in the central Chiapas area as part of the GBNA biennial meeting, and then a week in south/central Oaxaca as part of a private group, ably organized and lead by Michael Retter.
These two Pileated Flycatchers Xenotriccus mixicanus were in the grounds of the Monte Alban historic site, on the edge of Oaxaca City.
The angle on this second individual shows how the crest can at times seem bifurcate:
