BAHAMAS
WEST INDIESLOCALE
# Species: | 369 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 369 |
# Endemics: | 22 |
# Near Endemics: | 2 |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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1 | Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis |
2 | West Indian Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna arborea |
3 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor |
4 | Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens |
5 | Ross's Goose | Anser rossii |
6 | Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons |
7 | Brant | Branta bernicla |
8 | Canada Goose | Branta canadensis |
9 | Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata |
10 | Ringed Teal | Callonetta leucophrys |
11 | /Wood Duck/ | Aix sponsa |
12 | /Blue-winged Teal/ | Spatula discors |
13 | Cinnamon Teal | Spatula cyanoptera |
14 | /Northern Shoveler/ | Spatula clypeata |
15 | Gadwall | Mareca strepera |
16 | Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope |
17 | /American Wigeon/ | Mareca americana |
18 | /Mallard/ | Anas platyrhynchos |
19 | American Black Duck | Anas rubripes |
20 | Mottled Duck | Anas fulvigula |
21 | White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis |
22 | /Northern Pintail/ | Anas acuta |
23 | Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca |
24 | /Redhead/ | Aythya americana |
25 | /Ring-necked Duck/ | Aythya collaris |
26 | Greater Scaup | Aythya marila |
27 | /Lesser Scaup/ | Aythya affinis |
28 | White-winged Scoter | Melanitta deglandi |
29 | Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola |
30 | /Hooded Merganser/ | Lophodytes cucullatus |
31 | /Red-breasted Merganser/ | Mergus serrator |
32 | Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis |
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33 | Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus |
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34 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
35 | Scaly-naped Pigeon | Patagioenas squamosa |
36 | White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala |
37 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
38 | African Collared-Dove | Streptopelia roseogrisea |
39 | Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina |
40 | Key West Quail-Dove | Geotrygon chrysia |
41 | Caribbean Dove | Leptotila jamaicensis |
42 | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica |
43 | Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita |
44 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura |
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45 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani |
46 | (Yellow-billed Cuckoo) | Coccyzus americanus |
47 | Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor |
48 | |Black-billed Cuckoo| | Coccyzus erythropthalmus |
49 | Great Lizard-Cuckoo | Coccyzus merlini |
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50 | |Common Nighthawk| | Chordeiles minor |
51 | Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii |
52 | /Chuck-will's-widow/ | Antrostomus carolinensis |
53 | Eastern Whip-poor-will | Antrostomus vociferus |
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54 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica |
55 | Antillean Palm Swift | Tachornis phoenicobia |
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56 | /Ruby-throated Hummingbird/ | Archilochus colubris |
57 | Bahama Woodstar | Nesophlox evelynae |
58 | Inagua Woodstar | Nesophlox lyrura |
59 | Rufous Hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus |
60 | Cuban Emerald | Riccordia ricordii |
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61 | Clapper Rail | Rallus crepitans |
62 | Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola |
63 | /Sora/ | Porzana carolina |
64 | Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata |
65 | American Coot | Fulica americana |
66 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica |
67 | Yellow Rail | Coturnicops noveboracensis |
68 | Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis |
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69 | Limpkin | Aramus guarauna |
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70 | Sandhill Crane | Grus canadensis |
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71 | Double-striped Thick-knee | Hesperoburhinus bistriatus |
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72 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
73 | American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana |
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74 | American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus |
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75 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
76 | |American Golden-Plover| | Pluvialis dominica |
77 | Pacific Golden-Plover | Pluvialis fulva |
78 | Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus |
79 | /Semipalmated Plover/ | Charadrius semipalmatus |
80 | /Piping Plover/ | Charadrius melodus |
81 | Wilson's Plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia |
82 | Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus |
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83 | |Upland Sandpiper| | Bartramia longicauda |
84 | |Whimbrel| | Numenius phaeopus |
85 | Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata |
86 | |Hudsonian Godwit| | Limosa haemastica |
87 | /Marbled Godwit/ | Limosa fedoa |
88 | /Short-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus griseus |
89 | /Long-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus scolopaceus |
90 | /Wilson's Snipe/ | Gallinago delicata |
91 | Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor |
92 | Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius |
93 | Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus |
94 | /Spotted Sandpiper/ | Actitis macularius |
95 | /Solitary Sandpiper/ | Tringa solitaria |
96 | /Lesser Yellowlegs/ | Tringa flavipes |
97 | /Willet/ | Tringa semipalmata |
98 | /Greater Yellowlegs/ | Tringa melanoleuca |
99 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
100 | |Red Knot| | Calidris canutus |
101 | Ruff | Calidris pugnax |
102 | /Stilt Sandpiper/ | Calidris himantopus |
103 | |Buff-breasted Sandpiper| | Calidris subruficollis |
104 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
105 | /Dunlin/ | Calidris alpina |
106 | |White-rumped Sandpiper| | Calidris fuscicollis |
107 | /Least Sandpiper/ | Calidris minutilla |
108 | |Pectoral Sandpiper| | Calidris melanotos |
109 | /Western Sandpiper/ | Calidris mauri |
110 | /Semipalmated Sandpiper/ | Calidris pusilla |
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111 | |Parasitic Jaeger| | Stercorarius parasiticus |
112 | Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus |
113 | #South Polar Skua# | Stercorarius maccormicki |
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114 | Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla |
115 | /Bonaparte's Gull/ | Chroicocephalus philadelphia |
116 | Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
117 | Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla |
118 | Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan |
119 | /Ring-billed Gull/ | Larus delawarensis |
120 | /American Herring Gull/ | Larus smithsonianus |
121 | Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus |
122 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
123 | Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger |
124 | White Tern | Gygis alba |
125 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus |
126 | Black Noddy | Anous minutus |
127 | Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus |
128 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus |
129 | Least Tern | Sternula antillarum |
130 | Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica |
131 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
132 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
133 | |Black Tern| | Chlidonias niger |
134 | White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus |
135 | (Roseate Tern) | Sterna dougallii |
136 | /Forster's Tern/ | Sterna forsteri |
137 | |Arctic Tern| | Sterna paradisaea |
138 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
139 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
140 | Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus |
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141 | American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber |
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142 | Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus |
143 | Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps |
144 | Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena |
145 | Eared Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis |
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146 | #White-tailed Tropicbird# | Phaethon lepturus |
147 | #Red-billed Tropicbird# | Phaethon aethereus |
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148 | Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris |
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149 | #Wilson's Storm-Petrel# | Oceanites oceanicus |
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150 | #Leach's Storm-Petrel# | Hydrobates leucorhoa |
151 | #Band-rumped Storm-Petrel# | Hydrobates castro |
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152 | Northern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis |
153 | Trindade Petrel | Pterodroma arminjoniana |
154 | (Black-capped Petrel) | Pterodroma hasitata |
155 | Cory's Shearwater | Calonectris borealis |
156 | #Great Shearwater# | Ardenna gravis |
157 | #Sooty Shearwater# | Ardenna griseus |
158 | Manx Shearwater | Puffinus puffinus |
159 | Sargasso Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri |
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160 | Wood Stork | Mycteria americana |
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161 | /Magnificent Frigatebird/ | Fregata magnificens |
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162 | Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus |
163 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula |
164 | Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster |
165 | Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra |
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166 | Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga |
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167 | Double-crested Cormorant | Nannopterum auritus |
168 | Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianus |
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169 | White Ibis | Eudocimus albus |
170 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
171 | White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi |
172 | Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja |
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173 | /American Bittern/ | Botaurus lentiginosus |
174 | Least Bittern | Botaurus exilis |
175 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea |
176 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
177 | Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea |
178 | Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor |
179 | Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens |
180 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
181 | Green Heron | Butorides virescens |
182 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
183 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
184 | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias |
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185 | American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
186 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
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187 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus |
188 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
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189 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
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190 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus |
191 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus |
192 | /Northern Harrier/ | Circus hudsonius |
193 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
194 | Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
195 | |Swainson's Hawk| | Buteo swainsoni |
196 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
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197 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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198 | Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia |
199 | Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
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200 | Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon |
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201 | /Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/ | Sphyrapicus varius |
202 | West Indian Woodpecker | Melanerpes superciliaris |
203 | Hairy Woodpecker | Dryobates villosus |
204 | Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus |
205 | Fernandina's Flicker | Colaptes fernandinae |
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206 | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
207 | /Merlin/ | Falco columbarius |
208 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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209 | Cockatiel | Nymphicus hollandicus |
210 | Tanimbar Corella | Cacatua goffiniana |
211 | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Cacatua galerita |
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212 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
213 | Rosy-faced Lovebird | Agapornis roseicollis |
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214 | Monk Parakeet | Myiopsitta monachus |
215 | Yellow-chevroned Parakeet | Brotogeris chiriri |
216 | Cuban Amazon | Amazona leucocephala |
217 | Nanday Parakeet | Aratinga nenday |
218 | Blue-and-yellow Macaw | Ara ararauna |
219 | Military Macaw | Ara militaris |
220 | Chestnut-fronted Macaw | Ara severus |
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221 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi |
222 | |Eastern Wood-Pewee| | Contopus virens |
223 | Cuban Pewee | Contopus caribaeus |
224 | Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris |
225 | |Acadian Flycatcher| | Empidonax virescens |
226 | Alder Flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum |
227 | Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii |
228 | Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus |
229 | /Eastern Phoebe/ | Sayornis phoebe |
230 | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens |
231 | /Great Crested Flycatcher/ | Myiarchus crinitus |
232 | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus |
233 | La Sagra's Flycatcher | Myiarchus sagrae |
234 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
235 | /Western Kingbird/ | Tyrannus verticalis |
236 | |Eastern Kingbird| | Tyrannus tyrannus |
237 | Gray Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis |
238 | Loggerhead Kingbird | Tyrannus caudifasciatus |
239 | /Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/ | Tyrannus forficatus |
240 | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana |
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241 | /White-eyed Vireo/ | Vireo griseus |
242 | Thick-billed Vireo | Vireo crassirostris |
243 | Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii |
244 | /Yellow-throated Vireo/ | Vireo flavifrons |
245 | /Blue-headed Vireo/ | Vireo solitarius |
246 | /Warbling Vireo/ | Vireo gilvus |
247 | /Philadelphia Vireo/ | Vireo philadelphicus |
248 | |Red-eyed Vireo| | Vireo olivaceus |
249 | Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireo altiloquus |
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250 | Fish Crow | Corvus ossifragus |
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251 | Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris |
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252 | |Bank Swallow| | Riparia riparia |
253 | /Tree Swallow/ | Tachycineta bicolor |
254 | Bahama Swallow | Tachycineta cyaneoviridis |
255 | |Purple Martin| | Progne subis |
256 | |Northern Rough-winged Swallow| | Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
257 | |Barn Swallow| | Hirundo rustica |
258 | |Cliff Swallow| | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
259 | Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva |
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260 | /Ruby-crowned Kinglet/ | Corthylio calendula |
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261 | Bahama Nuthatch | Sitta insularis |
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262 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea |
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263 | Southern House Wren | Troglodytes musculus |
264 | Sedge Wren | Cistothorus stellaris |
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265 | European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris |
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266 | /Gray Catbird/ | Dumetella carolinensis |
267 | Pearly-eyed Thrasher | Margarops fuscatus |
268 | Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum |
269 | Bahama Mockingbird | Mimus gundlachii |
270 | Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos |
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271 | Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis |
272 | |Veery| | Catharus fuscescens |
273 | /Gray-cheeked Thrush/ | Catharus minimus |
274 | |Swainson's Thrush| | Catharus ustulatus |
275 | /Hermit Thrush/ | Catharus guttatus |
276 | |Wood Thrush| | Hylocichla mustelina |
277 | /American Robin/ | Turdus migratorius |
278 | Red-legged Thrush | Turdus plumbeus |
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279 | /Cedar Waxwing/ | Bombycilla cedrorum |
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280 | Tricolored Munia | Lonchura malacca |
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281 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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282 | /American Pipit/ | Anthus rubescens |
283 | Sprague's Pipit | Anthus spragueii |
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284 | American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis |
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285 | Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus |
286 | Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis |
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287 | Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum |
288 | /Chipping Sparrow/ | Spizella passerina |
289 | /Clay-colored Sparrow/ | Spizella pallida |
290 | /Lark Sparrow/ | Chondestes grammacus |
291 | Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis |
292 | |White-crowned Sparrow| | Zonotrichia leucophrys |
293 | White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis |
294 | Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus |
295 | /Savannah Sparrow/ | Passerculus sandwichensis |
296 | |Lincoln's Sparrow| | Melospiza lincolnii |
297 | Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana |
298 | Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus |
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299 | Western Spindalis | Spindalis zena |
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300 | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus |
301 | |Bobolink| | Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
302 | Bahama Oriole | Icterus northropi |
303 | |Orchard Oriole| | Icterus spurius |
304 | Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii |
305 | /Baltimore Oriole/ | Icterus galbula |
306 | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus |
307 | Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis |
308 | /Brown-headed Cowbird/ | Molothrus ater |
309 | Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula |
310 | Boat-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus major |
311 | Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens |
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312 | /Ovenbird/ | Seiurus aurocapilla |
313 | /Worm-eating Warbler/ | Helmitheros vermivorum |
314 | /Louisiana Waterthrush/ | Parkesia motacilla |
315 | /Northern Waterthrush/ | Parkesia noveboracensis |
316 | |Golden-winged Warbler| | Vermivora chrysoptera |
317 | /Blue-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora cyanoptera |
318 | /Black-and-white Warbler/ | Mniotilta varia |
319 | /Prothonotary Warbler/ | Protonotaria citrea |
320 | /Swainson's Warbler/ | Limnothlypis swainsonii |
321 | |Tennessee Warbler| | Leiothlypis peregrina |
322 | /Orange-crowned Warbler/ | Leiothlypis celata |
323 | /Nashville Warbler/ | Leiothlypis ruficapilla |
324 | Virginia's Warbler | Leiothlypis virginiae |
325 | |Connecticut Warbler| | Oporornis agilis |
326 | /Mourning Warbler/ | Geothlypis philadelphia |
327 | /Kentucky Warbler/ | Geothlypis formosa |
328 | Bahama Yellowthroat | Geothlypis rostrata |
329 | /Common Yellowthroat/ | Geothlypis trichas |
330 | /Hooded Warbler/ | Setophaga citrina |
331 | /American Redstart/ | Setophaga ruticilla |
332 | /Kirtland's Warbler/ | Setophaga kirtlandii |
333 | /Cape May Warbler/ | Setophaga tigrina |
334 | |Cerulean Warbler| | Setophaga cerulea |
335 | /Northern Parula/ | Setophaga americana |
336 | /Magnolia Warbler/ | Setophaga magnolia |
337 | |Bay-breasted Warbler| | Setophaga castanea |
338 | |Blackburnian Warbler| | Setophaga fusca |
339 | /Yellow Warbler/ | Setophaga petechia |
340 | /Chestnut-sided Warbler/ | Setophaga pensylvanica |
341 | |Blackpoll Warbler| | Setophaga striata |
342 | /Black-throated Blue Warbler/ | Setophaga caerulescens |
343 | /Palm Warbler/ | Setophaga palmarum |
344 | Olive-capped Warbler | Setophaga pityophila |
345 | Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus |
346 | /Yellow-rumped Warbler/ | Setophaga coronata |
347 | /Yellow-throated Warbler/ | Setophaga dominica |
348 | Bahama Warbler | Setophaga flavescens |
349 | /Prairie Warbler/ | Setophaga discolor |
350 | Townsend's Warbler | Setophaga townsendi |
351 | /Black-throated Green Warbler/ | Setophaga virens |
352 | |Canada Warbler| | Cardellina canadensis |
353 | /Wilson's Warbler/ | Cardellina pusilla |
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354 | /Summer Tanager/ | Piranga rubra |
355 | |Scarlet Tanager| | Piranga olivacea |
356 | Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis |
357 | /Rose-breasted Grosbeak/ | Pheucticus ludovicianus |
358 | /Blue Grosbeak/ | Passerina caerulea |
359 | /Indigo Bunting/ | Passerina cyanea |
360 | /Painted Bunting/ | Passerina ciris |
361 | |Dickcissel| | Spiza americana |
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362 | Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus |
363 | Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola |
364 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola |
365 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus |
366 | Greater Antillean Bullfinch | Melopyrrha violacea |
367 | Cuban Grassquit | Phonipara canorus |
368 | Lesser Antillean Bullfinch | Loxigilla noctis |
369 | Black-faced Grassquit | Melanospiza bicolor |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
Code | Description | ## |
// | Boreal Visitor | 98 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
|| | Transient | 41 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 8 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 32 |
[] | Accidental | 27 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 22 |
V | Vulnerable | 6 |
EN | Endangered | 6 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.