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GREATER ANTILLES EXCEPT CUBA AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

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

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
4Ring-tailed PigeonPatagioenas caribaeaE
5Crested Quail-DoveGeotrygon versicolorE
6White-fronted Quail-DoveGeotrygon leucometopiaE
7Bridled Quail-DoveGeotrygon mystaceaE
8Chestnut-bellied CuckooCoccyzus pluvialisE
9Bay-breasted CuckooCoccyzus rufigularisE
10Jamaican Lizard-CuckooCoccyzus vetulaE
11Puerto Rican Lizard-CuckooCoccyzus vieillotiE
12Hispaniolan Lizard-CuckooCoccyzus longirostrisE
13Least PauraqueSiphonorhis brewsteriE
14Puerto Rican NightjarAntrostomus noctitherusE
15Antillean Palm SwiftTachornis phoenicobiaE
16Hispaniolan MangoAnthracothorax dominicusE
17Puerto Rican MangoAnthracothorax aurulentusE
18Green MangoAnthracothorax viridisE
19Jamaican MangoAnthracothorax mangoE
20Purple-throated CaribEulampis jugularisE
21Green-throated CaribEulampis holosericeusE
22Vervain HummingbirdMellisuga minimaE
23Hispaniolan EmeraldRiccordia swainsoniiE
24Puerto Rican EmeraldRiccordia maugaeusE
25Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatusE
26Red-billed StreamertailTrochilus polytmusE
27Black-billed StreamertailTrochilus scitulusE
28Ridgway's HawkButeo ridgwayiE
29Ashy-faced OwlTyto glaucopsE
30Puerto Rican OwlGymnasio nudipesE
31Jamaican OwlAsio grammicusE
32Hispaniolan TrogonPriotelus roseigasterE
33Broad-billed TodyTodus subulatusE
34Narrow-billed TodyTodus angustirostrisE
35Jamaican TodyTodus todusE
36Puerto Rican TodyTodus mexicanusE
37Antillean PiculetNesoctites micromegasE
38Puerto Rican WoodpeckerMelanerpes portoricensisE
39Hispaniolan WoodpeckerMelanerpes striatusE
40Jamaican WoodpeckerMelanerpes radiolatusE
41Black-billed AmazonAmazona agilisE
42Yellow-billed AmazonAmazona collariaE
43Hispaniolan AmazonAmazona ventralisE
44Puerto Rican AmazonAmazona vittataE
45Hispaniolan ParakeetPsittacara chloropterusE
46Jamaican BecardPachyramphus nigerE
47Jamaican ElaeniaMyiopagis cottaE
48Greater Antillean ElaeniaElaenia fallaxE
49Jamaican PeweeContopus pallidusE
50Hispaniolan PeweeContopus hispaniolensisE
51Lesser Antillean PeweeContopus latirostrisE
52Sad FlycatcherMyiarchus barbirostrisE
53Rufous-tailed FlycatcherMyiarchus validusE
54Stolid FlycatcherMyiarchus stolidusE
55Puerto Rican FlycatcherMyiarchus antillarumE
56Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatusE
57Jamaican VireoVireo modestusE
58Puerto Rican VireoVireo latimeriE
59Flat-billed VireoVireo nanusE
60Blue Mountain VireoVireo osburniE
61Hispaniolan Palm-CrowCorvus palmarumE
62White-necked CrowCorvus leucognaphalusE
63Jamaican CrowCorvus jamaicensisE
64Golden SwallowTachycineta euchryseaE
65Cuban MartinProgne cryptoleucaE
66Caribbean MartinProgne dominicensisBC
67Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatusE
68Rufous-throated SolitaireMyadestes genibarbisE
69White-chinned ThrushTurdus aurantiusE
70Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeusE
71La Selle ThrushTurdus swalesiE
72White-eyed ThrushTurdus jamaicensisE
73PalmchatDulus dominicusE
74Hispaniolan EuphoniaChlorophonia musicaE
75Puerto Rican EuphoniaChlorophonia sclateriE
76Jamaican EuphoniaEuphonia jamaicaE
77Hispaniolan CrossbillLoxia megaplagaE
78Antillean SiskinSpinus dominicensisE
79Black-crowned Palm-TanagerPhaenicophilus palmarumE
80Puerto Rican TanagerNesospingus speculiferusE
81Jamaican SpindalisSpindalis nigricephalaE
82Hispaniolan SpindalisSpindalis dominicensisE
83Puerto Rican SpindalisSpindalis portoricensisE
84Hispaniolan OrioleIcterus dominicensisE
85Puerto Rican OrioleIcterus portoricensisE
86Jamaican OrioleIcterus leucopteryxE
87Jamaican BlackbirdNesopsar nigerrimusE
88Yellow-shouldered BlackbirdAgelaius xanthomusE
89Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus nigerE
90Elfin-woods WarblerSetophaga angelaeE
91Arrowhead WarblerSetophaga pharetraE
92Adelaide's WarblerSetophaga adelaidaeE
93White-winged WarblerXenoligea montanaE
94Green-tailed WarblerMicroligea palustrisE
95OrangequitEuneornis campestrisE
96Puerto Rican BullfinchMelopyrrha portoricensisE
97Greater Antillean BullfinchMelopyrrha violaceaE
98Yellow-shouldered GrassquitLoxipasser anoxanthusE
99Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctisE
100Western Chat-TanagerCalyptophilus tertiusE
101Eastern Chat-TanagerCalyptophilus frugivorusE

 

 *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.