GREATER ANTILLES EXCEPT CUBA AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
WEST INDIESLOCALE
# 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.
1 | West Indian Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna arborea | NE |
2 | Scaly-naped Pigeon | Patagioenas squamosa | E |
3 | Plain Pigeon | Patagioenas inornata | E |
4 | Ring-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas caribaea | E |
5 | Crested Quail-Dove | Geotrygon versicolor | E |
6 | White-fronted Quail-Dove | Geotrygon leucometopia | E |
7 | Bridled Quail-Dove | Geotrygon mystacea | E |
8 | Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo | Coccyzus pluvialis | E |
9 | Bay-breasted Cuckoo | Coccyzus rufigularis | E |
10 | Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo | Coccyzus vetula | E |
11 | Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo | Coccyzus vieilloti | E |
12 | Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo | Coccyzus longirostris | E |
13 | Least Pauraque | Siphonorhis brewsteri | E |
14 | Puerto Rican Nightjar | Antrostomus noctitherus | E |
15 | Antillean Palm Swift | Tachornis phoenicobia | E |
16 | Hispaniolan Mango | Anthracothorax dominicus | E |
17 | Puerto Rican Mango | Anthracothorax aurulentus | E |
18 | Green Mango | Anthracothorax viridis | E |
19 | Jamaican Mango | Anthracothorax mango | E |
20 | Purple-throated Carib | Eulampis jugularis | E |
21 | Green-throated Carib | Eulampis holosericeus | E |
22 | Vervain Hummingbird | Mellisuga minima | E |
23 | Hispaniolan Emerald | Riccordia swainsonii | E |
24 | Puerto Rican Emerald | Riccordia maugaeus | E |
25 | Antillean Crested Hummingbird | Orthorhyncus cristatus | E |
26 | Red-billed Streamertail | Trochilus polytmus | E |
27 | Black-billed Streamertail | Trochilus scitulus | E |
28 | Ridgway's Hawk | Buteo ridgwayi | E |
29 | Ashy-faced Owl | Tyto glaucops | E |
30 | Puerto Rican Owl | Gymnasio nudipes | E |
31 | Jamaican Owl | Asio grammicus | E |
32 | Hispaniolan Trogon | Priotelus roseigaster | E |
33 | Broad-billed Tody | Todus subulatus | E |
34 | Narrow-billed Tody | Todus angustirostris | E |
35 | Jamaican Tody | Todus todus | E |
36 | Puerto Rican Tody | Todus mexicanus | E |
37 | Antillean Piculet | Nesoctites micromegas | E |
38 | Puerto Rican Woodpecker | Melanerpes portoricensis | E |
39 | Hispaniolan Woodpecker | Melanerpes striatus | E |
40 | Jamaican Woodpecker | Melanerpes radiolatus | E |
41 | Black-billed Amazon | Amazona agilis | E |
42 | Yellow-billed Amazon | Amazona collaria | E |
43 | Hispaniolan Amazon | Amazona ventralis | E |
44 | Puerto Rican Amazon | Amazona vittata | E |
45 | Hispaniolan Parakeet | Psittacara chloropterus | E |
46 | Jamaican Becard | Pachyramphus niger | E |
47 | Jamaican Elaenia | Myiopagis cotta | E |
48 | Greater Antillean Elaenia | Elaenia fallax | E |
49 | Jamaican Pewee | Contopus pallidus | E |
50 | Hispaniolan Pewee | Contopus hispaniolensis | E |
51 | Lesser Antillean Pewee | Contopus latirostris | E |
52 | Sad Flycatcher | Myiarchus barbirostris | E |
53 | Rufous-tailed Flycatcher | Myiarchus validus | E |
54 | Stolid Flycatcher | Myiarchus stolidus | E |
55 | Puerto Rican Flycatcher | Myiarchus antillarum | E |
56 | Loggerhead Kingbird | Tyrannus caudifasciatus | E |
57 | Jamaican Vireo | Vireo modestus | E |
58 | Puerto Rican Vireo | Vireo latimeri | E |
59 | Flat-billed Vireo | Vireo nanus | E |
60 | Blue Mountain Vireo | Vireo osburni | E |
61 | Hispaniolan Palm-Crow | Corvus palmarum | E |
62 | White-necked Crow | Corvus leucognaphalus | E |
63 | Jamaican Crow | Corvus jamaicensis | E |
64 | Golden Swallow | Tachycineta euchrysea | E |
65 | Cuban Martin | Progne cryptoleuca | E |
66 | Caribbean Martin | Progne dominicensis | BC |
67 | Pearly-eyed Thrasher | Margarops fuscatus | E |
68 | Rufous-throated Solitaire | Myadestes genibarbis | E |
69 | White-chinned Thrush | Turdus aurantius | E |
70 | Red-legged Thrush | Turdus plumbeus | E |
71 | La Selle Thrush | Turdus swalesi | E |
72 | White-eyed Thrush | Turdus jamaicensis | E |
73 | Palmchat | Dulus dominicus | E |
74 | Hispaniolan Euphonia | Chlorophonia musica | E |
75 | Puerto Rican Euphonia | Chlorophonia sclateri | E |
76 | Jamaican Euphonia | Euphonia jamaica | E |
77 | Hispaniolan Crossbill | Loxia megaplaga | E |
78 | Antillean Siskin | Spinus dominicensis | E |
79 | Black-crowned Palm-Tanager | Phaenicophilus palmarum | E |
80 | Puerto Rican Tanager | Nesospingus speculiferus | E |
81 | Jamaican Spindalis | Spindalis nigricephala | E |
82 | Hispaniolan Spindalis | Spindalis dominicensis | E |
83 | Puerto Rican Spindalis | Spindalis portoricensis | E |
84 | Hispaniolan Oriole | Icterus dominicensis | E |
85 | Puerto Rican Oriole | Icterus portoricensis | E |
86 | Jamaican Oriole | Icterus leucopteryx | E |
87 | Jamaican Blackbird | Nesopsar nigerrimus | E |
88 | Yellow-shouldered Blackbird | Agelaius xanthomus | E |
89 | Greater Antillean Grackle | Quiscalus niger | E |
90 | Elfin-woods Warbler | Setophaga angelae | E |
91 | Arrowhead Warbler | Setophaga pharetra | E |
92 | Adelaide's Warbler | Setophaga adelaidae | E |
93 | White-winged Warbler | Xenoligea montana | E |
94 | Green-tailed Warbler | Microligea palustris | E |
95 | Orangequit | Euneornis campestris | E |
96 | Puerto Rican Bullfinch | Melopyrrha portoricensis | E |
97 | Greater Antillean Bullfinch | Melopyrrha violacea | E |
98 | Yellow-shouldered Grassquit | Loxipasser anoxanthus | E |
99 | Lesser Antillean Bullfinch | Loxigilla noctis | E |
100 | Western Chat-Tanager | Calyptophilus tertius | E |
101 | Eastern Chat-Tanager | Calyptophilus frugivorus | E |
*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
REASON CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 99 |
NE | Near Endemic | 1 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
EN | Endangered | 0 |
BC | Best Seen in This Country | 1 |
AT | Always a Target | 0 |