CUBA
WEST INDIESLOCALE
# Species: | 376 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 376 |
# Endemics: | 45 |
# 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 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
2 | West Indian Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna arborea |
3 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor |
4 | Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens |
5 | Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons |
6 | Brant | Branta bernicla |
7 | /Wood Duck/ | Aix sponsa |
8 | /Blue-winged Teal/ | Spatula discors |
9 | Cinnamon Teal | Spatula cyanoptera |
10 | /Northern Shoveler/ | Spatula clypeata |
11 | Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope |
12 | /American Wigeon/ | Mareca americana |
13 | /Mallard/ | Anas platyrhynchos |
14 | White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis |
15 | /Northern Pintail/ | Anas acuta |
16 | Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca |
17 | Canvasback | Aythya valisineria |
18 | /Redhead/ | Aythya americana |
19 | /Ring-necked Duck/ | Aythya collaris |
20 | Greater Scaup | Aythya marila |
21 | /Lesser Scaup/ | Aythya affinis |
22 | White-winged Scoter | Melanitta deglandi |
23 | Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola |
24 | /Hooded Merganser/ | Lophodytes cucullatus |
25 | /Red-breasted Merganser/ | Mergus serrator |
26 | Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus |
27 | Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis |
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28 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
29 | Scaly-naped Pigeon | Patagioenas squamosa |
30 | White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala |
31 | Plain Pigeon | Patagioenas inornata |
32 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
33 | African Collared-Dove | Streptopelia roseogrisea |
34 | Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina |
35 | Blue-headed Quail-Dove | Starnoenas cyanocephala |
36 | Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana |
37 | Gray-fronted Quail-Dove | Geotrygon caniceps |
38 | Key West Quail-Dove | Geotrygon chrysia |
39 | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica |
40 | Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita |
41 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura |
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42 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani |
43 | (Yellow-billed Cuckoo) | Coccyzus americanus |
44 | Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor |
45 | |Black-billed Cuckoo| | Coccyzus erythropthalmus |
46 | Great Lizard-Cuckoo | Coccyzus merlini |
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47 | |Common Nighthawk| | Chordeiles minor |
48 | Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii |
49 | /Chuck-will's-widow/ | Antrostomus carolinensis |
50 | Cuban Nightjar | Antrostomus cubanensis |
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51 | Northern Potoo | Nyctibius jamaicensis |
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52 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger |
53 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris |
54 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica |
55 | Antillean Palm Swift | Tachornis phoenicobia |
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56 | /Ruby-throated Hummingbird/ | Archilochus colubris |
57 | Bee Hummingbird | Mellisuga helenae |
58 | Cuban Emerald | Riccordia ricordii |
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59 | King Rail | Rallus elegans |
60 | Clapper Rail | Rallus crepitans |
61 | Zapata Rail | Mustelirallus cerverai |
62 | Spotted Rail | Pardirallus maculatus |
63 | /Sora/ | Porzana carolina |
64 | Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata |
65 | American Coot | Fulica americana |
66 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica |
67 | Yellow-breasted Crake | Laterallus flaviventer |
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 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
72 | American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana |
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73 | American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus |
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74 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
75 | |American Golden-Plover| | Pluvialis dominica |
76 | Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus |
77 | /Semipalmated Plover/ | Charadrius semipalmatus |
78 | /Piping Plover/ | Charadrius melodus |
79 | Wilson's Plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia |
80 | Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus |
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81 | Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa |
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82 | |Upland Sandpiper| | Bartramia longicauda |
83 | |Whimbrel| | Numenius phaeopus |
84 | Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus |
85 | /Marbled Godwit/ | Limosa fedoa |
86 | /Short-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus griseus |
87 | /Long-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus scolopaceus |
88 | /Wilson's Snipe/ | Gallinago delicata |
89 | Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor |
90 | Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius |
91 | Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus |
92 | /Spotted Sandpiper/ | Actitis macularius |
93 | /Solitary Sandpiper/ | Tringa solitaria |
94 | /Lesser Yellowlegs/ | Tringa flavipes |
95 | /Willet/ | Tringa semipalmata |
96 | /Greater Yellowlegs/ | Tringa melanoleuca |
97 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
98 | |Red Knot| | Calidris canutus |
99 | Ruff | Calidris pugnax |
100 | #Curlew Sandpiper# | Calidris ferruginea |
101 | /Stilt Sandpiper/ | Calidris himantopus |
102 | |Buff-breasted Sandpiper| | Calidris subruficollis |
103 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
104 | /Dunlin/ | Calidris alpina |
105 | |White-rumped Sandpiper| | Calidris fuscicollis |
106 | /Least Sandpiper/ | Calidris minutilla |
107 | |Pectoral Sandpiper| | Calidris melanotos |
108 | /Western Sandpiper/ | Calidris mauri |
109 | /Semipalmated Sandpiper/ | Calidris pusilla |
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110 | |Parasitic Jaeger| | Stercorarius parasiticus |
111 | Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus |
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112 | Dovekie | Alle alle |
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113 | Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla |
114 | Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini |
115 | /Bonaparte's Gull/ | Chroicocephalus philadelphia |
116 | Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla |
117 | Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan |
118 | /Ring-billed Gull/ | Larus delawarensis |
119 | /American Herring Gull/ | Larus smithsonianus |
120 | Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus |
121 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
122 | Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger |
123 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus |
124 | Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus |
125 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus |
126 | Least Tern | Sternula antillarum |
127 | Large-billed Tern | Phaetusa simplex |
128 | Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica |
129 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
130 | |Black Tern| | Chlidonias niger |
131 | (Roseate Tern) | Sterna dougallii |
132 | /Forster's Tern/ | Sterna forsteri |
133 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
134 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
135 | Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus |
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136 | American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber |
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137 | Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus |
138 | Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps |
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139 | #White-tailed Tropicbird# | Phaethon lepturus |
140 | #Red-billed Tropicbird# | Phaethon aethereus |
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141 | Common Loon | Gavia immer |
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142 | #Leach's Storm-Petrel# | Hydrobates leucorhoa |
143 | #Band-rumped Storm-Petrel# | Hydrobates castro |
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144 | (Black-capped Petrel) | Pterodroma hasitata |
145 | Cory's Shearwater | Calonectris borealis |
146 | #Great Shearwater# | Ardenna gravis |
147 | Sargasso Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri |
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148 | Wood Stork | Mycteria americana |
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149 | /Magnificent Frigatebird/ | Fregata magnificens |
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150 | Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus |
151 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula |
152 | Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster |
153 | Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra |
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154 | Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga |
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155 | Double-crested Cormorant | Nannopterum auritus |
156 | Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianus |
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157 | White Ibis | Eudocimus albus |
158 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
159 | Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja |
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160 | /American Bittern/ | Botaurus lentiginosus |
161 | Least Bittern | Botaurus exilis |
162 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea |
163 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
164 | Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea |
165 | Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor |
166 | Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens |
167 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
168 | Green Heron | Butorides virescens |
169 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
170 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
171 | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias |
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172 | American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
173 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
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174 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus |
175 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
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176 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
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177 | Cuban Kite | Chondrohierax wilsonii |
178 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus |
179 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus |
180 | Gundlach's Hawk | Astur gundlachi |
181 | /Northern Harrier/ | Circus hudsonius |
182 | Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
183 | /Mississippi Kite/ | Ictinia mississippiensis |
184 | Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis |
185 | Common Black Hawk | Buteogallus anthracinus |
186 | Cuban Black Hawk | Buteogallus gundlachii |
187 | Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus |
188 | Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus |
189 | |Swainson's Hawk| | Buteo swainsoni |
190 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
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191 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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192 | Bare-legged Owl | Margarobyas lawrencii |
193 | Cuban Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium siju |
194 | Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia |
195 | Long-eared Owl | Asio otus |
196 | Stygian Owl | Asio stygius |
197 | Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
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198 | Cuban Trogon | Priotelus temnurus |
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199 | Cuban Tody | Todus multicolor |
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200 | Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon |
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201 | /Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/ | Sphyrapicus varius |
202 | Cuban Green Woodpecker | Xiphidiopicus percussus |
203 | West Indian Woodpecker | Melanerpes superciliaris |
204 | Ivory-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus principalis |
205 | Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus |
206 | Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus |
207 | Fernandina's Flicker | Colaptes fernandinae |
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208 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway |
209 | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
210 | /Merlin/ | Falco columbarius |
211 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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212 | Cockatiel | Nymphicus hollandicus |
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213 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
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214 | Cuban Amazon | Amazona leucocephala |
215 | Blue-and-yellow Macaw | Ara ararauna |
216 | Red-and-green Macaw | Ara chloropterus |
217 | Cuban Parakeet | Psittacara euops |
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218 | White-winged Becard | Pachyramphus polychopterus |
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219 | |Western Wood-Pewee| | Contopus sordidulus |
220 | |Eastern Wood-Pewee| | Contopus virens |
221 | Cuban Pewee | Contopus caribaeus |
222 | Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris |
223 | |Acadian Flycatcher| | Empidonax virescens |
224 | Alder Flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum |
225 | Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii |
226 | Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus |
227 | /Eastern Phoebe/ | Sayornis phoebe |
228 | Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus |
229 | /Great Crested Flycatcher/ | Myiarchus crinitus |
230 | La Sagra's Flycatcher | Myiarchus sagrae |
231 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
232 | Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans |
233 | /Western Kingbird/ | Tyrannus verticalis |
234 | |Eastern Kingbird| | Tyrannus tyrannus |
235 | Gray Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis |
236 | Loggerhead Kingbird | Tyrannus caudifasciatus |
237 | Giant Kingbird | Tyrannus cubensis |
238 | /Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/ | Tyrannus forficatus |
239 | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana |
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240 | /White-eyed Vireo/ | Vireo griseus |
241 | Thick-billed Vireo | Vireo crassirostris |
242 | Cuban Vireo | Vireo gundlachii |
243 | /Yellow-throated Vireo/ | Vireo flavifrons |
244 | /Blue-headed Vireo/ | Vireo solitarius |
245 | /Warbling Vireo/ | Vireo gilvus |
246 | /Philadelphia Vireo/ | Vireo philadelphicus |
247 | |Red-eyed Vireo| | Vireo olivaceus |
248 | Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireo altiloquus |
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249 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
250 | Cuban Palm-Crow | Corvus minutus |
251 | Cuban Crow | Corvus nasicus |
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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 | Cuban Martin | Progne cryptoleuca |
257 | Caribbean Martin | Progne dominicensis |
258 | |Northern Rough-winged Swallow| | Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
259 | |Barn Swallow| | Hirundo rustica |
260 | |Cliff Swallow| | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
261 | Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva |
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262 | /Ruby-crowned Kinglet/ | Corthylio calendula |
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263 | Cuban Gnatcatcher | Polioptila lembeyei |
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264 | Zapata Wren | Ferminia cerverai |
265 | Southern House Wren | Troglodytes musculus |
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266 | European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris |
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267 | /Gray Catbird/ | Dumetella carolinensis |
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 | Cuban Solitaire | Myadestes elisabeth |
273 | |Veery| | Catharus fuscescens |
274 | /Gray-cheeked Thrush/ | Catharus minimus |
275 | /Bicknell's Thrush/ | Catharus bicknelli |
276 | |Swainson's Thrush| | Catharus ustulatus |
277 | /Hermit Thrush/ | Catharus guttatus |
278 | |Wood Thrush| | Hylocichla mustelina |
279 | /American Robin/ | Turdus migratorius |
280 | Red-legged Thrush | Turdus plumbeus |
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281 | Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus |
282 | /Cedar Waxwing/ | Bombycilla cedrorum |
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283 | Zebra Finch | Taeniopygia guttata |
284 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata |
285 | Gouldian Finch | Chloebia gouldiae |
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286 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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287 | White Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
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288 | House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus |
289 | Island Canary | Serinus canaria |
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290 | Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus |
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291 | Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum |
292 | /Chipping Sparrow/ | Spizella passerina |
293 | /Clay-colored Sparrow/ | Spizella pallida |
294 | /Lark Sparrow/ | Chondestes grammacus |
295 | Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis |
296 | |White-crowned Sparrow| | Zonotrichia leucophrys |
297 | Harris's Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula |
298 | White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis |
299 | /Savannah Sparrow/ | Passerculus sandwichensis |
300 | Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia |
301 | |Lincoln's Sparrow| | Melospiza lincolnii |
302 | Zapata Sparrow | Torreornis inexpectata |
303 | Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo chlorurus |
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304 | Western Spindalis | Spindalis zena |
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305 | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus |
306 | |Bobolink| | Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
307 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna |
308 | Cuban Oriole | Icterus melanopsis |
309 | |Orchard Oriole| | Icterus spurius |
310 | Hooded Oriole | Icterus cucullatus |
311 | /Baltimore Oriole/ | Icterus galbula |
312 | Red-shouldered Blackbird | Agelaius assimilis |
313 | Tawny-shouldered Blackbird | Agelaius humeralis |
314 | Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis |
315 | /Brown-headed Cowbird/ | Molothrus ater |
316 | Cuban Blackbird | Ptiloxena atroviolaceus |
317 | Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
318 | Greater Antillean Grackle | Quiscalus niger |
319 | Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens |
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320 | /Ovenbird/ | Seiurus aurocapilla |
321 | /Worm-eating Warbler/ | Helmitheros vermivorum |
322 | /Louisiana Waterthrush/ | Parkesia motacilla |
323 | /Northern Waterthrush/ | Parkesia noveboracensis |
324 | |Golden-winged Warbler| | Vermivora chrysoptera |
325 | /Blue-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora cyanoptera |
326 | /Black-and-white Warbler/ | Mniotilta varia |
327 | /Prothonotary Warbler/ | Protonotaria citrea |
328 | /Swainson's Warbler/ | Limnothlypis swainsonii |
329 | |Tennessee Warbler| | Leiothlypis peregrina |
330 | /Orange-crowned Warbler/ | Leiothlypis celata |
331 | /Nashville Warbler/ | Leiothlypis ruficapilla |
332 | |Connecticut Warbler| | Oporornis agilis |
333 | /Mourning Warbler/ | Geothlypis philadelphia |
334 | /Kentucky Warbler/ | Geothlypis formosa |
335 | /Common Yellowthroat/ | Geothlypis trichas |
336 | /Hooded Warbler/ | Setophaga citrina |
337 | /American Redstart/ | Setophaga ruticilla |
338 | /Kirtland's Warbler/ | Setophaga kirtlandii |
339 | /Cape May Warbler/ | Setophaga tigrina |
340 | |Cerulean Warbler| | Setophaga cerulea |
341 | /Northern Parula/ | Setophaga americana |
342 | /Magnolia Warbler/ | Setophaga magnolia |
343 | |Bay-breasted Warbler| | Setophaga castanea |
344 | |Blackburnian Warbler| | Setophaga fusca |
345 | /Yellow Warbler/ | Setophaga petechia |
346 | /Chestnut-sided Warbler/ | Setophaga pensylvanica |
347 | |Blackpoll Warbler| | Setophaga striata |
348 | /Black-throated Blue Warbler/ | Setophaga caerulescens |
349 | /Palm Warbler/ | Setophaga palmarum |
350 | Olive-capped Warbler | Setophaga pityophila |
351 | Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus |
352 | /Yellow-rumped Warbler/ | Setophaga coronata |
353 | /Yellow-throated Warbler/ | Setophaga dominica |
354 | /Prairie Warbler/ | Setophaga discolor |
355 | Townsend's Warbler | Setophaga townsendi |
356 | /Black-throated Green Warbler/ | Setophaga virens |
357 | |Canada Warbler| | Cardellina canadensis |
358 | /Wilson's Warbler/ | Cardellina pusilla |
359 | Yellow-headed Warbler | Teretistris fernandinae |
360 | Oriente Warbler | Teretistris fornsi |
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361 | /Summer Tanager/ | Piranga rubra |
362 | |Scarlet Tanager| | Piranga olivacea |
363 | /Western Tanager/ | Piranga ludoviciana |
364 | /Rose-breasted Grosbeak/ | Pheucticus ludovicianus |
365 | /Blue Grosbeak/ | Passerina caerulea |
366 | /Indigo Bunting/ | Passerina cyanea |
367 | /Painted Bunting/ | Passerina ciris |
368 | Lazuli Bunting | Passerina amoena |
369 | |Dickcissel| | Spiza americana |
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370 | Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus |
371 | Large-billed Seed-Finch | Sporophila crassirostris |
372 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola |
373 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus |
374 | Cuban Bullfinch | Melopyrrha nigra |
375 | Cuban Grassquit | Phonipara canorus |
376 | 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 | 100 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
|| | Transient | 40 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 6 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 32 |
[] | Accidental | 21 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 23 |
V | Vulnerable | 7 |
EN | Endangered | 8 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 3 |
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.