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# Species:376
# Excl Vagrants:376
# Endemics:45
# Near Endemics:2

TARGET BIRD LIST

List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.

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1West Indian Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arboreaNE
2Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosaE
3Plain PigeonPatagioenas inornataE
4Blue-headed Quail-DoveStarnoenas cyanocephalaE
5Gray-fronted Quail-DoveGeotrygon canicepsE
6Great Lizard-CuckooCoccyzus merliniE
7Cuban NightjarAntrostomus cubanensisE
8Antillean Palm SwiftTachornis phoenicobiaE
9Bee HummingbirdMellisuga helenaeE
10Cuban EmeraldRiccordia ricordiiE
11Zapata RailMustelirallus cerveraiE
12Cuban KiteChondrohierax wilsoniiE
13Gundlach's HawkAstur gundlachiE
14Cuban Black HawkButeogallus gundlachiiE
15Bare-legged OwlMargarobyas lawrenciiE
16Cuban Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium sijuE
17Cuban TrogonPriotelus temnurusE
18Cuban TodyTodus multicolorE
19Cuban Green WoodpeckerXiphidiopicus percussusE
20West Indian WoodpeckerMelanerpes superciliarisE
21Ivory-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus principalisCR
22Fernandina's FlickerColaptes fernandinaeE
23Cuban AmazonAmazona leucocephalaE
24Cuban ParakeetPsittacara euopsE
25Cuban PeweeContopus caribaeusE
26La Sagra's FlycatcherMyiarchus sagraeBC
27Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatusE
28Giant KingbirdTyrannus cubensisE
29Cuban VireoVireo gundlachiiE
30Cuban Palm-CrowCorvus minutusE
31Cuban CrowCorvus nasicusE
32Cuban MartinProgne cryptoleucaE
33Caribbean MartinProgne dominicensisBC
34Cuban GnatcatcherPolioptila lembeyeiE
35Zapata WrenFerminia cerveraiE
36Cuban SolitaireMyadestes elisabethE
37Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeusE
38Zapata SparrowTorreornis inexpectataE
39Cuban OrioleIcterus melanopsisE
40Red-shouldered BlackbirdAgelaius assimilisE
41Cuban BlackbirdPtiloxena atroviolaceusE
42Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus nigerE
43Olive-capped WarblerSetophaga pityophilaE
44Yellow-headed WarblerTeretistris fernandinaeE
45Oriente WarblerTeretistris fornsiE
46Cuban BullfinchMelopyrrha nigraE
47Cuban GrassquitPhonipara canorusE

 

 *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.