CURACAO
WEST INDIESLOCALE
| # Species: | 273 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 267 |
| # Endemics: | 3 |
| # Near Endemics: | 1 |
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 | Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis |
| 3 | Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis sylvicola |
| 4 | Orinoco Goose | Oressochen jubata |
| 5 | /Blue-winged Teal/ | Spatula discors |
| 6 | /Northern Shoveler/ | Spatula clypeata |
| 7 | /American Wigeon/ | Mareca americana |
| 8 | White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis |
| 9 | Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca |
| 10 | /Ring-necked Duck/ | Aythya collaris |
| 11 | /Lesser Scaup/ | Aythya affinis |
| 12 | Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola |
| 13 | Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus |
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| 14 | Crested Bobwhite | Colinus cristatus |
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| 15 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 16 | Scaly-naped Pigeon | Patagioenas squamosa |
| 17 | Bare-eyed Pigeon | Patagioenas corensis |
| 18 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| 19 | Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina |
| 20 | White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi |
| 21 | Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata |
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| 22 | Guira Cuckoo | Guira guira |
| 23 | Greater Ani | Crotophaga major |
| 24 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani |
| 25 | Groove-billed Ani | Crotophaga sulcirostris |
| 26 | Gray-capped Cuckoo | Coccyzus lansbergi |
| 27 | (Yellow-billed Cuckoo) | Coccyzus americanus |
| 28 | Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor |
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| 29 | Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis |
| 30 | |Common Nighthawk| | Chordeiles minor |
| 31 | Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii |
| 32 | White-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis cayennensis |
| 33 | /Chuck-will's-widow/ | Antrostomus carolinensis |
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| 34 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger |
| 35 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica |
| 36 | Chapman's Swift | Chaetura chapmani |
| 37 | Common Swift | Apus apus |
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| 38 | White-necked Jacobin | Florisuga mellivora |
| 39 | Rufous-breasted Hermit | Glaucis hirsutus |
| 40 | Ruby-topaz Hummingbird | Chrysolampis mosquitus |
| 41 | Blue-tailed Emerald | Chlorostilbon mellisugus |
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| 42 | /Sora/ | Porzana carolina |
| 43 | Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata |
| 44 | American Coot | Fulica americana |
| 45 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica |
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| 46 | Double-striped Thick-knee | Hesperoburhinus bistriatus |
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| 47 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
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| 48 | American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus |
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| 49 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 50 | |American Golden-Plover| | Pluvialis dominica |
| 51 | Pied Plover | Hoploxypterus cayanus |
| 52 | Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus |
| 53 | /Semipalmated Plover/ | Charadrius semipalmatus |
| 54 | Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis |
| 55 | Wilson's Plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia |
| 56 | Collared Plover | Anarhynchus collaris |
| 57 | Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus |
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| 58 | Wattled Jacana | Jacana jacana |
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| 59 | |Upland Sandpiper| | Bartramia longicauda |
| 60 | |Whimbrel| | Numenius phaeopus |
| 61 | |Hudsonian Godwit| | Limosa haemastica |
| 62 | /Short-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus griseus |
| 63 | /Long-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus scolopaceus |
| 64 | /Wilson's Snipe/ | Gallinago delicata |
| 65 | Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor |
| 66 | Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus |
| 67 | /Spotted Sandpiper/ | Actitis macularius |
| 68 | /Solitary Sandpiper/ | Tringa solitaria |
| 69 | /Lesser Yellowlegs/ | Tringa flavipes |
| 70 | /Willet/ | Tringa semipalmata |
| 71 | /Greater Yellowlegs/ | Tringa melanoleuca |
| 72 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 73 | |Red Knot| | Calidris canutus |
| 74 | Ruff | Calidris pugnax |
| 75 | /Stilt Sandpiper/ | Calidris himantopus |
| 76 | |Buff-breasted Sandpiper| | Calidris subruficollis |
| 77 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
| 78 | /Dunlin/ | Calidris alpina |
| 79 | Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii |
| 80 | |White-rumped Sandpiper| | Calidris fuscicollis |
| 81 | /Least Sandpiper/ | Calidris minutilla |
| 82 | |Pectoral Sandpiper| | Calidris melanotos |
| 83 | /Western Sandpiper/ | Calidris mauri |
| 84 | /Semipalmated Sandpiper/ | Calidris pusilla |
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| 85 | |Long-tailed Jaeger| | Stercorarius longicaudus |
| 86 | |Parasitic Jaeger| | Stercorarius parasiticus |
| 87 | Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus |
| 88 | Great Skua | Stercorarius skua |
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| 89 | /Bonaparte's Gull/ | Chroicocephalus philadelphia |
| 90 | Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla |
| 91 | /American Herring Gull/ | Larus smithsonianus |
| 92 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
| 93 | Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger |
| 94 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus |
| 95 | Black Noddy | Anous minutus |
| 96 | Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus |
| 97 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus |
| 98 | Least Tern | Sternula antillarum |
| 99 | Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| 100 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 101 | |Black Tern| | Chlidonias niger |
| 102 | (Roseate Tern) | Sterna dougallii |
| 103 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
| 104 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
| 105 | Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus |
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| 106 | American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber |
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| 107 | Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus |
| 108 | Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps |
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| 109 | #White-tailed Tropicbird# | Phaethon lepturus |
| 110 | #Red-billed Tropicbird# | Phaethon aethereus |
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| 111 | #Wilson's Storm-Petrel# | Oceanites oceanicus |
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| 112 | #Leach's Storm-Petrel# | Hydrobates leucorhoa |
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| 113 | (Black-capped Petrel) | Pterodroma hasitata |
| 114 | Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii |
| 115 | Manx Shearwater | Puffinus puffinus |
| 116 | Sargasso Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri |
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| 117 | /Magnificent Frigatebird/ | Fregata magnificens |
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| 118 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula |
| 119 | Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster |
| 120 | Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra |
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| 121 | Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianus |
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| 122 | White Ibis | Eudocimus albus |
| 123 | Scarlet Ibis | Eudocimus ruber |
| 124 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 125 | Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja |
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| 126 | Least Bittern | Botaurus exilis |
| 127 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea |
| 128 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 129 | Whistling Heron | Syrigma sibilatrix |
| 130 | Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea |
| 131 | Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor |
| 132 | Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens |
| 133 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
| 134 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 135 | Green Heron | Butorides virescens |
| 136 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 137 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 138 | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias |
| 139 | Cocoi Heron | Ardea cocoi |
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| 140 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
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| 141 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus |
| 142 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
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| 143 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 144 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus |
| 145 | Long-winged Harrier | Circus buffoni |
| 146 | /Northern Harrier/ | Circus hudsonius |
| 147 | White-tailed Hawk | Geranoaetus albicaudatus |
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| 148 | American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata |
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| 149 | Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata |
| 150 | Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon |
| 151 | Amazon Kingfisher | Chloroceryle amazona |
| 152 | American Pygmy Kingfisher | Chloroceryle aenea |
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| 153 | Green Aracari | Pteroglossus viridis |
| 154 | Channel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos vitellinus |
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| 155 | /Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/ | Sphyrapicus varius |
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| 156 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway |
| 157 | Yellow-headed Caracara | Daptrius chimachima |
| 158 | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
| 159 | /Merlin/ | Falco columbarius |
| 160 | Aplomado Falcon | Falco femoralis |
| 161 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 162 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
| 163 | Rosy-faced Lovebird | Agapornis roseicollis |
| 164 | Fischer's Lovebird | Agapornis fischeri |
| 165 | Yellow-collared Lovebird | Agapornis personatus |
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| 166 | Bronze-winged Parrot | Pionus chalcopterus |
| 167 | Red-lored Amazon | Amazona autumnalis |
| 168 | Yellow-crowned Amazon | Amazona ochrocephala |
| 169 | Yellow-shouldered Amazon | Amazona barbadensis |
| 170 | Orange-winged Amazon | Amazona amazonica |
| 171 | Green-rumped Parrotlet | Forpus passerinus |
| 172 | Red-fan Parrot | Deroptyus accipitrinus |
| 173 | Brown-throated Parakeet | Eupsittula pertinax |
| 174 | Blue-and-yellow Macaw | Ara ararauna |
| 175 | Red-and-green Macaw | Ara chloropterus |
| 176 | Chestnut-fronted Macaw | Ara severus |
| 177 | Blue-crowned Parakeet | Thectocercus acuticaudatus |
| 178 | Scarlet-fronted Parakeet | Psittacara wagleri |
| 179 | White-eyed Parakeet | Psittacara leucophthalmus |
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| 180 | Caribbean Elaenia | Elaenia martinica |
| 181 | Lesser Elaenia | Elaenia chiriquensis |
| 182 | |Eastern Wood-Pewee| | Contopus virens |
| 183 | Northern Scrub-Flycatcher | Sublegatus arenarum |
| 184 | Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus |
| 185 | Pied Water-Tyrant | Fluvicola pica |
| 186 | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus |
| 187 | Cattle Tyrant | Machetornis rixosa |
| 188 | Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus |
| 189 | Variegated Flycatcher | Empidonomus varius |
| 190 | Crowned Slaty Flycatcher | Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus |
| 191 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
| 192 | |Eastern Kingbird| | Tyrannus tyrannus |
| 193 | Gray Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis |
| 194 | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana |
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| 195 | /Yellow-throated Vireo/ | Vireo flavifrons |
| 196 | /Philadelphia Vireo/ | Vireo philadelphicus |
| 197 | |Red-eyed Vireo| | Vireo olivaceus |
| 198 | Chivi Vireo | Vireo chiri |
| 199 | Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireo altiloquus |
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| 200 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
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| 201 | |Bank Swallow| | Riparia riparia |
| 202 | White-winged Swallow | Tachycineta albiventer |
| 203 | White-rumped Swallow | Tachycineta leucorrhoa |
| 204 | Chilean Swallow | Tachycineta leucopyga |
| 205 | |Purple Martin| | Progne subis |
| 206 | Cuban Martin | Progne cryptoleuca |
| 207 | Caribbean Martin | Progne dominicensis |
| 208 | Brown-chested Martin | Progne tapera |
| 209 | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
| 210 | |Barn Swallow| | Hirundo rustica |
| 211 | |Cliff Swallow| | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
| 212 | Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva |
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| 213 | Common Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa |
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| 214 | Pearly-eyed Thrasher | Margarops fuscatus |
| 215 | Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum |
| 216 | Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus |
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| 217 | |Veery| | Catharus fuscescens |
| 218 | /Gray-cheeked Thrush/ | Catharus minimus |
| 219 | |Swainson's Thrush| | Catharus ustulatus |
| 220 | |Wood Thrush| | Hylocichla mustelina |
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| 221 | Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe |
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| 222 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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| 223 | Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum |
| 224 | Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis |
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| 225 | |Bobolink| | Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
| 226 | |Orchard Oriole| | Icterus spurius |
| 227 | Venezuelan Troupial | Icterus icterus |
| 228 | Yellow Oriole | Icterus nigrogularis |
| 229 | /Baltimore Oriole/ | Icterus galbula |
| 230 | Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis |
| 231 | Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
| 232 | Carib Grackle | Quiscalus lugubris |
| 233 | Yellow-hooded Blackbird | Chrysomus icterocephalus |
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| 234 | /Ovenbird/ | Seiurus aurocapilla |
| 235 | /Louisiana Waterthrush/ | Parkesia motacilla |
| 236 | /Northern Waterthrush/ | Parkesia noveboracensis |
| 237 | /Black-and-white Warbler/ | Mniotilta varia |
| 238 | /Prothonotary Warbler/ | Protonotaria citrea |
| 239 | |Tennessee Warbler| | Leiothlypis peregrina |
| 240 | |Connecticut Warbler| | Oporornis agilis |
| 241 | /Mourning Warbler/ | Geothlypis philadelphia |
| 242 | /Kentucky Warbler/ | Geothlypis formosa |
| 243 | /Common Yellowthroat/ | Geothlypis trichas |
| 244 | /Hooded Warbler/ | Setophaga citrina |
| 245 | /American Redstart/ | Setophaga ruticilla |
| 246 | /Cape May Warbler/ | Setophaga tigrina |
| 247 | /Northern Parula/ | Setophaga americana |
| 248 | /Magnolia Warbler/ | Setophaga magnolia |
| 249 | |Bay-breasted Warbler| | Setophaga castanea |
| 250 | |Blackburnian Warbler| | Setophaga fusca |
| 251 | /Yellow Warbler/ | Setophaga petechia |
| 252 | /Chestnut-sided Warbler/ | Setophaga pensylvanica |
| 253 | |Blackpoll Warbler| | Setophaga striata |
| 254 | /Palm Warbler/ | Setophaga palmarum |
| 255 | /Yellow-rumped Warbler/ | Setophaga coronata |
| 256 | /Prairie Warbler/ | Setophaga discolor |
| 257 | /Black-throated Green Warbler/ | Setophaga virens |
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| 258 | /Summer Tanager/ | Piranga rubra |
| 259 | |Scarlet Tanager| | Piranga olivacea |
| 260 | Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana |
| 261 | /Rose-breasted Grosbeak/ | Pheucticus ludovicianus |
| 262 | Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus |
| 263 | /Blue Grosbeak/ | Passerina caerulea |
| 264 | /Indigo Bunting/ | Passerina cyanea |
| 265 | |Dickcissel| | Spiza americana |
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| 266 | Swallow Tanager | Tersina viridis |
| 267 | Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus |
| 268 | Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola |
| 269 | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina |
| 270 | Lesson's Seedeater | Sporophila bouvronides |
| 271 | Yellow-bellied Seedeater | Sporophila nigricollis |
| 272 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola |
| 273 | 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 | 58 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 32 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 4 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 12 |
| [] | Accidental | 17 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 11 |
| V | Vulnerable | 3 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| 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.