CAYMAN ISLANDS
WEST INDIESLOCALE
| # Species: | 262 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 262 |
| # Endemics: | 10 |
| # 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 | Canada Goose | Branta canadensis |
| 6 | /Blue-winged Teal/ | Spatula discors |
| 7 | Cinnamon Teal | Spatula cyanoptera |
| 8 | /Northern Shoveler/ | Spatula clypeata |
| 9 | /American Wigeon/ | Mareca americana |
| 10 | /Mallard/ | Anas platyrhynchos |
| 11 | /Northern Pintail/ | Anas acuta |
| 12 | Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca |
| 13 | /Redhead/ | Aythya americana |
| 14 | /Ring-necked Duck/ | Aythya collaris |
| 15 | /Lesser Scaup/ | Aythya affinis |
| 16 | /Hooded Merganser/ | Lophodytes cucullatus |
| 17 | /Red-breasted Merganser/ | Mergus serrator |
| 18 | Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus |
| 19 | Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis |
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| 20 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 21 | White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala |
| 22 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| 23 | African Collared-Dove | Streptopelia roseogrisea |
| 24 | Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina |
| 25 | Caribbean Dove | Leptotila jamaicensis |
| 26 | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica |
| 27 | Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita |
| 28 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura |
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| 29 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani |
| 30 | (Yellow-billed Cuckoo) | Coccyzus americanus |
| 31 | Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor |
| 32 | |Black-billed Cuckoo| | Coccyzus erythropthalmus |
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| 33 | |Common Nighthawk| | Chordeiles minor |
| 34 | Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii |
| 35 | /Chuck-will's-widow/ | Antrostomus carolinensis |
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| 36 | Northern Potoo | Nyctibius jamaicensis |
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| 37 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger |
| 38 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica |
| 39 | Antillean Palm Swift | Tachornis phoenicobia |
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| 40 | /Ruby-throated Hummingbird/ | Archilochus colubris |
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| 41 | /Sora/ | Porzana carolina |
| 42 | Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata |
| 43 | American Coot | Fulica americana |
| 44 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica |
| 45 | Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis |
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| 46 | Limpkin | Aramus guarauna |
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| 47 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
| 48 | American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana |
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| 49 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 50 | |American Golden-Plover| | Pluvialis dominica |
| 51 | Pacific Golden-Plover | Pluvialis fulva |
| 52 | Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus |
| 53 | /Semipalmated Plover/ | Charadrius semipalmatus |
| 54 | Wilson's Plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia |
| 55 | Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus |
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| 56 | |Upland Sandpiper| | Bartramia longicauda |
| 57 | |Whimbrel| | Numenius phaeopus |
| 58 | |Hudsonian Godwit| | Limosa haemastica |
| 59 | /Marbled Godwit/ | Limosa fedoa |
| 60 | /Short-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus griseus |
| 61 | /Long-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus scolopaceus |
| 62 | /Wilson's Snipe/ | Gallinago delicata |
| 63 | Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor |
| 64 | /Spotted Sandpiper/ | Actitis macularius |
| 65 | /Solitary Sandpiper/ | Tringa solitaria |
| 66 | /Lesser Yellowlegs/ | Tringa flavipes |
| 67 | /Willet/ | Tringa semipalmata |
| 68 | /Greater Yellowlegs/ | Tringa melanoleuca |
| 69 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 70 | |Red Knot| | Calidris canutus |
| 71 | Ruff | Calidris pugnax |
| 72 | /Stilt Sandpiper/ | Calidris himantopus |
| 73 | |Buff-breasted Sandpiper| | Calidris subruficollis |
| 74 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
| 75 | /Dunlin/ | Calidris alpina |
| 76 | Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii |
| 77 | |White-rumped Sandpiper| | Calidris fuscicollis |
| 78 | /Least Sandpiper/ | Calidris minutilla |
| 79 | |Pectoral Sandpiper| | Calidris melanotos |
| 80 | /Western Sandpiper/ | Calidris mauri |
| 81 | /Semipalmated Sandpiper/ | Calidris pusilla |
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| 82 | /Bonaparte's Gull/ | Chroicocephalus philadelphia |
| 83 | Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla |
| 84 | Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan |
| 85 | /Ring-billed Gull/ | Larus delawarensis |
| 86 | /American Herring Gull/ | Larus smithsonianus |
| 87 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
| 88 | Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger |
| 89 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus |
| 90 | Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus |
| 91 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus |
| 92 | Least Tern | Sternula antillarum |
| 93 | Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| 94 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 95 | |Black Tern| | Chlidonias niger |
| 96 | (Roseate Tern) | Sterna dougallii |
| 97 | /Forster's Tern/ | Sterna forsteri |
| 98 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
| 99 | Elegant Tern | Thalasseus elegans |
| 100 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
| 101 | Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus |
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| 102 | American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber |
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| 103 | Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus |
| 104 | Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps |
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| 105 | #White-tailed Tropicbird# | Phaethon lepturus |
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| 106 | (Black-capped Petrel) | Pterodroma hasitata |
| 107 | Cory's Shearwater | Calonectris borealis |
| 108 | #Great Shearwater# | Ardenna gravis |
| 109 | Sargasso Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri |
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| 110 | /Magnificent Frigatebird/ | Fregata magnificens |
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| 111 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula |
| 112 | Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster |
| 113 | Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra |
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| 114 | Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga |
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| 115 | Double-crested Cormorant | Nannopterum auritus |
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| 116 | White Ibis | Eudocimus albus |
| 117 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 118 | Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja |
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| 119 | /American Bittern/ | Botaurus lentiginosus |
| 120 | Least Bittern | Botaurus exilis |
| 121 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea |
| 122 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 123 | Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea |
| 124 | Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor |
| 125 | Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens |
| 126 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
| 127 | Green Heron | Butorides virescens |
| 128 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 129 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 130 | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias |
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| 131 | American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
| 132 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
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| 133 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
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| 134 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 135 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus |
| 136 | /Northern Harrier/ | Circus hudsonius |
| 137 | /Mississippi Kite/ | Ictinia mississippiensis |
| 138 | Cuban Black Hawk | Buteogallus gundlachii |
| 139 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
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| 140 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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| 141 | Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
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| 142 | Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon |
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| 143 | /Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/ | Sphyrapicus varius |
| 144 | West Indian Woodpecker | Melanerpes superciliaris |
| 145 | Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus |
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| 146 | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
| 147 | /Merlin/ | Falco columbarius |
| 148 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 149 | Monk Parakeet | Myiopsitta monachus |
| 150 | Yellow-crowned Amazon | Amazona ochrocephala |
| 151 | Cuban Amazon | Amazona leucocephala |
| 152 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao |
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| 153 | Caribbean Elaenia | Elaenia martinica |
| 154 | |Eastern Wood-Pewee| | Contopus virens |
| 155 | Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris |
| 156 | |Acadian Flycatcher| | Empidonax virescens |
| 157 | Alder Flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum |
| 158 | Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus |
| 159 | /Eastern Phoebe/ | Sayornis phoebe |
| 160 | /Great Crested Flycatcher/ | Myiarchus crinitus |
| 161 | La Sagra's Flycatcher | Myiarchus sagrae |
| 162 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
| 163 | |Eastern Kingbird| | Tyrannus tyrannus |
| 164 | Gray Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis |
| 165 | Loggerhead Kingbird | Tyrannus caudifasciatus |
| 166 | /Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/ | Tyrannus forficatus |
| 167 | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana |
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| 168 | /White-eyed Vireo/ | Vireo griseus |
| 169 | Thick-billed Vireo | Vireo crassirostris |
| 170 | /Yellow-throated Vireo/ | Vireo flavifrons |
| 171 | /Blue-headed Vireo/ | Vireo solitarius |
| 172 | /Philadelphia Vireo/ | Vireo philadelphicus |
| 173 | |Red-eyed Vireo| | Vireo olivaceus |
| 174 | Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireo altiloquus |
| 175 | Yucatan Vireo | Vireo magister |
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| 176 | |Bank Swallow| | Riparia riparia |
| 177 | /Tree Swallow/ | Tachycineta bicolor |
| 178 | |Purple Martin| | Progne subis |
| 179 | Cuban Martin | Progne cryptoleuca |
| 180 | Caribbean Martin | Progne dominicensis |
| 181 | |Northern Rough-winged Swallow| | Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
| 182 | |Barn Swallow| | Hirundo rustica |
| 183 | |Cliff Swallow| | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
| 184 | Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva |
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| 185 | /Ruby-crowned Kinglet/ | Corthylio calendula |
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| 186 | Southern House Wren | Troglodytes musculus |
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| 187 | European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris |
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| 188 | /Gray Catbird/ | Dumetella carolinensis |
| 189 | Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos |
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| 190 | |Veery| | Catharus fuscescens |
| 191 | /Gray-cheeked Thrush/ | Catharus minimus |
| 192 | |Swainson's Thrush| | Catharus ustulatus |
| 193 | |Wood Thrush| | Hylocichla mustelina |
| 194 | Red-legged Thrush | Turdus plumbeus |
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| 195 | /Cedar Waxwing/ | Bombycilla cedrorum |
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| 196 | Northern Red Bishop | Euplectes franciscanus |
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| 197 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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| 198 | Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum |
| 199 | /Chipping Sparrow/ | Spizella passerina |
| 200 | /Clay-colored Sparrow/ | Spizella pallida |
| 201 | /Lark Sparrow/ | Chondestes grammacus |
| 202 | Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis |
| 203 | |White-crowned Sparrow| | Zonotrichia leucophrys |
| 204 | Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus |
| 205 | /Savannah Sparrow/ | Passerculus sandwichensis |
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| 206 | Western Spindalis | Spindalis zena |
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| 207 | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus |
| 208 | |Bobolink| | Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
| 209 | |Orchard Oriole| | Icterus spurius |
| 210 | /Baltimore Oriole/ | Icterus galbula |
| 211 | Tawny-shouldered Blackbird | Agelaius humeralis |
| 212 | Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis |
| 213 | Greater Antillean Grackle | Quiscalus niger |
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| 214 | /Ovenbird/ | Seiurus aurocapilla |
| 215 | /Worm-eating Warbler/ | Helmitheros vermivorum |
| 216 | /Louisiana Waterthrush/ | Parkesia motacilla |
| 217 | /Northern Waterthrush/ | Parkesia noveboracensis |
| 218 | |Golden-winged Warbler| | Vermivora chrysoptera |
| 219 | /Blue-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora cyanoptera |
| 220 | /Black-and-white Warbler/ | Mniotilta varia |
| 221 | /Prothonotary Warbler/ | Protonotaria citrea |
| 222 | /Swainson's Warbler/ | Limnothlypis swainsonii |
| 223 | |Tennessee Warbler| | Leiothlypis peregrina |
| 224 | /Orange-crowned Warbler/ | Leiothlypis celata |
| 225 | /Nashville Warbler/ | Leiothlypis ruficapilla |
| 226 | |Connecticut Warbler| | Oporornis agilis |
| 227 | /Mourning Warbler/ | Geothlypis philadelphia |
| 228 | /Kentucky Warbler/ | Geothlypis formosa |
| 229 | /Common Yellowthroat/ | Geothlypis trichas |
| 230 | /Hooded Warbler/ | Setophaga citrina |
| 231 | /American Redstart/ | Setophaga ruticilla |
| 232 | /Cape May Warbler/ | Setophaga tigrina |
| 233 | |Cerulean Warbler| | Setophaga cerulea |
| 234 | /Northern Parula/ | Setophaga americana |
| 235 | /Magnolia Warbler/ | Setophaga magnolia |
| 236 | |Bay-breasted Warbler| | Setophaga castanea |
| 237 | |Blackburnian Warbler| | Setophaga fusca |
| 238 | /Yellow Warbler/ | Setophaga petechia |
| 239 | /Chestnut-sided Warbler/ | Setophaga pensylvanica |
| 240 | |Blackpoll Warbler| | Setophaga striata |
| 241 | /Black-throated Blue Warbler/ | Setophaga caerulescens |
| 242 | /Palm Warbler/ | Setophaga palmarum |
| 243 | Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus |
| 244 | /Yellow-rumped Warbler/ | Setophaga coronata |
| 245 | /Yellow-throated Warbler/ | Setophaga dominica |
| 246 | Vitelline Warbler | Setophaga vitellina |
| 247 | /Prairie Warbler/ | Setophaga discolor |
| 248 | Townsend's Warbler | Setophaga townsendi |
| 249 | /Black-throated Green Warbler/ | Setophaga virens |
| 250 | |Canada Warbler| | Cardellina canadensis |
| 251 | /Wilson's Warbler/ | Cardellina pusilla |
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| 252 | /Summer Tanager/ | Piranga rubra |
| 253 | |Scarlet Tanager| | Piranga olivacea |
| 254 | /Western Tanager/ | Piranga ludoviciana |
| 255 | /Rose-breasted Grosbeak/ | Pheucticus ludovicianus |
| 256 | /Blue Grosbeak/ | Passerina caerulea |
| 257 | /Indigo Bunting/ | Passerina cyanea |
| 258 | /Painted Bunting/ | Passerina ciris |
| 259 | |Dickcissel| | Spiza americana |
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| 260 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola |
| 261 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus |
| 262 | Grand Cayman Bullfinch | Melopyrrha taylon |
*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 | 91 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 37 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 2 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 12 |
| [] | Accidental | 6 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 15 |
| V | Vulnerable | 2 |
| EN | Endangered | 2 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.