 Héctor Gómez
de Silva Garza
was born in Mexico in 1969,
but spent his early years in New York City and Kenya. He began birding
in New York at eight years of age, and published his first article about
birds at the age of fifteen while living in Kenya. He worked as a research
assistant in Papua New Guinea for several months in 1992, where he was
able to see 27 species of birds of paradise. Since his return to his
native country in 1985, Héctor has acquired one of the highest
Mexico bird lists at 958 species.
Héctor has published more than 30 articles on Mexican bird distribution,
natural history, taxonomy and conservation. He is adept at identifying
birds by their vocalizations. His work on bird songs has led to raising
the Nava’s Wren to species status. In 1994, he was involved in
the rediscovery of the endangered Bearded Wood-Partridge in central Veracruz.
Héctor recently completed his Doctorate degree in Ornithology
from the National University of Mexico and is currently specializing
in bird community ecology. He is fluent in English and Spanish and has
a working knowledge of French and Tok Pisin. Héctor has led birding
tours for more than 12 years, mostly in Mexico and Central America but
also Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Kenya and Uganda. He very much
enjoys sharing birds with people who appreciate them. His life list is
over 3,900 species of birds.
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