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WEST INDIESLOCALE

# Species:396
# Excl Vagrants:396
# Endemics:45
# 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
4Bridled Quail-DoveGeotrygon mystaceaE 
5Grenada DoveLeptotila wellsiECR
6/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensis NT
7Black SwiftCypseloides niger V
8Lesser Antillean SwiftChaetura martinicaE 
9|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagica V
10Purple-throated CaribEulampis jugularisE 
11Green-throated CaribEulampis holosericeusE 
12Blue-headed HummingbirdRiccordia bicolorE 
13Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatusE 
14/Piping Plover/Charadrius melodus NT
15Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus NT
16Eskimo CurlewNumenius borealis CR
17|Red Knot|Calidris canutus NT
18#Curlew Sandpiper#Calidris ferruginea NT
19|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis NT
20/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla NT
21#Leach's Storm-Petrel#Hydrobates leucorhoa V
22Trindade PetrelPterodroma arminjoniana V
23(Black-capped Petrel)Pterodroma hasitata EN
24#Sooty Shearwater#Ardenna griseus NT
25Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens NT
26Guadeloupe WoodpeckerMelanerpes herminieriE 
27Red-necked AmazonAmazona arausiacaEV
28St. Lucia AmazonAmazona versicolorEV
29Imperial AmazonAmazona imperialisECR
30St. Vincent AmazonAmazona guildingiiEV
31Hispaniolan ParakeetPsittacara chloropterusEV
32Lesser Antillean PeweeContopus latirostrisE 
33Grenada FlycatcherMyiarchus nugatorE 
34Lesser Antillean FlycatcherMyiarchus oberiE 
35Cuban MartinProgne cryptoleucaE 
36Kalinago WrenTroglodytes martinicensisE 
37St. Lucia WrenTroglodytes mesoleucusE 
38St. Vincent WrenTroglodytes musicusE 
39Grenada WrenTroglodytes grenadensisE 
40Martinique ThrasherRamphocinclus brachyurusEEN
41St. Lucia ThrasherRamphocinclus sanctaeluciaeEEN
42Scaly-breasted ThrasherAllenia fuscaE 
43Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatusE 
44Brown TremblerCinclocerthia ruficaudaE 
45Gray TremblerCinclocerthia gutturalisE 
46Rufous-throated SolitaireMyadestes genibarbisE 
47Forest ThrushTurdus lherminieriENT
48Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeusE 
49Lesser Antillean EuphoniaChlorophonia flavifronsE 
50St. Lucia OrioleIcterus laudabilisEEN
51Montserrat OrioleIcterus oberiEV
52Martinique OrioleIcterus bonanaEV
53|Golden-winged Warbler|Vermivora chrysoptera NT
54Semper's WarblerLeucopeza semperiECR
55Whistling WarblerCatharopeza bishopiEEN
56Plumbeous WarblerSetophaga plumbeaE 
57|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga cerulea NT
58|Blackpoll Warbler|Setophaga striata NT
59Barbuda WarblerSetophaga subitaEV
60St. Lucia WarblerSetophaga delicataE 
61Lesser Antillean TanagerStilpnia cucullataE 
62Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctisE 
63Barbados BullfinchLoxigilla barbadensisE 
64St. Lucia Black FinchMelanospiza richardsoniEEN
65Lesser Antillean SaltatorSaltator albicollisE 

 

 *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.

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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 Threatened19
VVulnerable13
ENEndangered7
CRCritically Endangered4

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.