Abstract

VAZQUEZ, Leopoldo; VAZQUEZ REYES, José Alejandro  and  ARIZMENDI, María del Coro. Record of the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley, north of Oaxaca. Huitzil [online]. 2009, vol.10, n.1, pp.24-26. ISSN 1870-7459.

On September 17^th 2005, we recorded the Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, in the locality of Santiago Quiotepec, northern Oaxaca. This is the first record of the species in the arid region of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley. We obtained a photographic support for this record.

Keywords : Mexico; birds of prey; arid lands; riparian vegetation.