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# Species:447
# Excl Vagrants:447
# Endemics:100
# Near Endemics:1

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1West Indian Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arboreaNENT
2Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosaE 
3White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala NT
4Plain PigeonPatagioenas inornataENT
5Ring-tailed PigeonPatagioenas caribaeaEV
6Crested Quail-DoveGeotrygon versicolorENT
7White-fronted Quail-DoveGeotrygon leucometopiaEEN
8Bridled Quail-DoveGeotrygon mystaceaE 
9Chestnut-bellied CuckooCoccyzus pluvialisE 
10Bay-breasted CuckooCoccyzus rufigularisEEN
11Jamaican Lizard-CuckooCoccyzus vetulaE 
12Puerto Rican Lizard-CuckooCoccyzus vieillotiE 
13Hispaniolan Lizard-CuckooCoccyzus longirostrisE 
14Least PauraqueSiphonorhis brewsteriENT
15/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensis NT
16Hispaniolan NightjarAntrostomus ekmaniE 
17Puerto Rican NightjarAntrostomus noctitherusEEN
18Black SwiftCypseloides niger V
19|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagica V
20Antillean Palm SwiftTachornis phoenicobiaE 
21Hispaniolan MangoAnthracothorax dominicusE 
22Puerto Rican MangoAnthracothorax aurulentusE 
23Green MangoAnthracothorax viridisE 
24Jamaican MangoAnthracothorax mangoE 
25Purple-throated CaribEulampis jugularisE 
26Green-throated CaribEulampis holosericeusE 
27Vervain HummingbirdMellisuga minimaE 
28Hispaniolan EmeraldRiccordia swainsoniiE 
29Puerto Rican EmeraldRiccordia maugaeusE 
30Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatusE 
31Red-billed StreamertailTrochilus polytmusE 
32Black-billed StreamertailTrochilus scitulusE 
33/Piping Plover/Charadrius melodus NT
34Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus NT
35|Red Knot|Calidris canutus NT
36#Curlew Sandpiper#Calidris ferruginea NT
37|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis NT
38/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla NT
39#Leach's Storm-Petrel#Hydrobates leucorhoa V
40(Black-capped Petrel)Pterodroma hasitata EN
41#Sooty Shearwater#Ardenna griseus NT
42Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens NT
43Ridgway's HawkButeo ridgwayiECR
44Ashy-faced OwlTyto glaucopsE 
45Puerto Rican OwlGymnasio nudipesE 
46Jamaican OwlAsio grammicusE 
47Hispaniolan TrogonPriotelus roseigasterE 
48Broad-billed TodyTodus subulatusE 
49Narrow-billed TodyTodus angustirostrisE 
50Jamaican TodyTodus todusE 
51Puerto Rican TodyTodus mexicanusE 
52Antillean PiculetNesoctites micromegasE 
53Puerto Rican WoodpeckerMelanerpes portoricensisE 
54Hispaniolan WoodpeckerMelanerpes striatusE 
55Jamaican WoodpeckerMelanerpes radiolatusE 
56Tanimbar CorellaCacatua goffiniana NT
57Salmon-crested CockatooCacatua moluccensis V
58Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri NT
59Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliata CR
60Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrix EN
61Turquoise-fronted AmazonAmazona aestiva NT
62Black-billed AmazonAmazona agilisEEN
63Yellow-billed AmazonAmazona collariaEV
64Hispaniolan AmazonAmazona ventralisEV
65Puerto Rican AmazonAmazona vittataECR
66Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana NT
67Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularis V
68Military MacawAra militaris V
69Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys NT
70Hispaniolan ParakeetPsittacara chloropterusEV
71Jamaican BecardPachyramphus nigerE 
72Jamaican ElaeniaMyiopagis cottaE 
73Greater Antillean ElaeniaElaenia fallaxE 
74Jamaican PeweeContopus pallidusE 
75Hispaniolan PeweeContopus hispaniolensisE 
76Lesser Antillean PeweeContopus latirostrisE 
77Sad FlycatcherMyiarchus barbirostrisE 
78Rufous-tailed FlycatcherMyiarchus validusE 
79Stolid FlycatcherMyiarchus stolidusE 
80Puerto Rican FlycatcherMyiarchus antillarumE 
81Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatusE 
82Jamaican VireoVireo modestusE 
83Puerto Rican VireoVireo latimeriE 
84Flat-billed VireoVireo nanusE 
85Blue Mountain VireoVireo osburniENT
86Hispaniolan Palm-CrowCorvus palmarumE 
87White-necked CrowCorvus leucognaphalusEV
88Jamaican CrowCorvus jamaicensisENT
89Golden SwallowTachycineta euchryseaEV
90Cuban MartinProgne cryptoleucaE 
91Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatusE 
92Rufous-throated SolitaireMyadestes genibarbisE 
93/Bicknell's Thrush/Catharus bicknelli V
94White-chinned ThrushTurdus aurantiusE 
95Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeusE 
96La Selle ThrushTurdus swalesiEV
97White-eyed ThrushTurdus jamaicensisE 
98PalmchatDulus dominicusE 
99Hispaniolan EuphoniaChlorophonia musicaE 
100Puerto Rican EuphoniaChlorophonia sclateriE 
101Jamaican EuphoniaEuphonia jamaicaE 
102Hispaniolan CrossbillLoxia megaplagaEEN
103Antillean SiskinSpinus dominicensisE 
104Black-crowned Palm-TanagerPhaenicophilus palmarumE 
105Puerto Rican TanagerNesospingus speculiferusEV
106Jamaican SpindalisSpindalis nigricephalaE 
107Hispaniolan SpindalisSpindalis dominicensisE 
108Puerto Rican SpindalisSpindalis portoricensisE 
109Hispaniolan OrioleIcterus dominicensisE 
110Puerto Rican OrioleIcterus portoricensisE 
111Jamaican OrioleIcterus leucopteryxE 
112Jamaican BlackbirdNesopsar nigerrimusEEN
113Yellow-shouldered BlackbirdAgelaius xanthomusEEN
114Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus nigerE 
115|Golden-winged Warbler|Vermivora chrysoptera NT
116Elfin-woods WarblerSetophaga angelaeEEN
117Arrowhead WarblerSetophaga pharetraE 
118/Kirtland's Warbler/Setophaga kirtlandii NT
119|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga cerulea NT
120|Blackpoll Warbler|Setophaga striata NT
121Adelaide's WarblerSetophaga adelaidaeE 
122White-winged WarblerXenoligea montanaEV
123Green-tailed WarblerMicroligea palustrisE 
124OrangequitEuneornis campestrisE 
125Puerto Rican BullfinchMelopyrrha portoricensisE 
126Greater Antillean BullfinchMelopyrrha violaceaE 
127Yellow-shouldered GrassquitLoxipasser anoxanthusE 
128Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctisE 
129Western Chat-TanagerCalyptophilus tertiusEV
130Eastern Chat-TanagerCalyptophilus frugivorusENT

 

 *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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor6
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient6
##Non-breeding Dispersal3
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant3
[]Accidental16

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic181
LCLocal0
NENear Endemic3
RRRestricted Range0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened28
VVulnerable18
ENEndangered11
CRCritically Endangered3

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.