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Mexico has
quite a mixture of avian species typical of both North and South
America. Out of some 9,000 species in the world, 769 breed in
Mexico, and an additional 257 are found as migrants or accidentals.
Compare this to the combined number of species in the Canada
and the United States - less than 800 - even though Mexico has
only 11 percent of its northern neighbors' land area. The country
is home to hummingbirds (colibris), woodpeckers, macaws, parrots,
vultures, toucans, and quetzals.
Few places in Mexico are without our feathered friends, though
some places are exceptionally good for bird-watching, such as
Veracruz,
Oaxaca and
Chiapas.
The northern
borderlands support more than half (550) of Mexico's 1,026
bird species.
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