| Number of species:
168 |
| Number of endemics:
1 |
| Number of globally
threatened species: 3 |
| Number of introduced
species: 1 |
| Date last reviewed:
2005-05-01 |
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae |
| Pied-billed
Grebe |
Podilymbus podiceps |
Zampullín Picogrueso |
Rare/Accidental |
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae |
| Audubon's Shearwater |
Puffinus lherminieri |
Pardela Garrapatera |
Rare/Accidental |
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae |
| Wilson's Storm-Petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus |
Paíño de Wilson |
Rare/Accidental |
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae |
| Red-billed
Tropicbird |
Phaethon aethereus |
Rabijunco Etéreo |
Rare/Accidental |
| White-tailed
Tropicbird |
Phaethon lepturus |
Rabijunco Menor |
Rare/Accidental |
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae |
| Brown
Pelican |
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Pelícano Pardo |
Rare/Accidental |
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae |
| Masked
Booby |
Sula dactylatra |
Alcatraz Enmascarado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Red-footed
Booby |
Sula sula |
Piquero Patirrojo |
Rare/Accidental |
| Brown
Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
Piquero Pardo |
|
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae |
| Anhinga |
Anhinga anhinga |
Anhinga Americana |
Rare/Accidental |
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae |
| Magnificent
Frigatebird |
Fregata magnificens |
Rabihorcado Magnífico |
|
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae |
| Great
Blue Heron |
Ardea herodias |
Garza Azulada |
Rare/Accidental |
| Great
Egret |
Ardea alba |
Garceta Grande |
|
| Tricolored
Heron |
Egretta tricolor |
Garceta Tricolor |
Rare/Accidental |
| Little
Blue Heron |
Egretta caerulea |
Garceta Azul |
Rare/Accidental |
| Snowy
Egret |
Egretta thula |
Garceta Nívea |
Rare/Accidental |
| Cattle
Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
Garcilla Bueyera |
|
| Green
Heron |
Butorides virescens |
Garcita verdosau |
|
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
Martinete Común |
Rare/Accidental |
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
Nyctanassa violacea |
Martinete Coronado |
Rare/Accidental |
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae |
| Jabiru |
Jabiru mycteria |
Jabirú Americano |
|
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae |
| Scarlet
Ibis |
Eudocimus ruber |
Corocoro Rojo |
Rare/Accidental |
| Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
Morito Común |
|
| Roseate
Spoonbill |
Platalea ajaja |
Espátula Rosada |
|
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna bicolor |
Suirirí Bicolor |
Rare/Accidental |
| West
Indian Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna arborea |
Suirirí Yaguaza |
Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna autumnalis |
Suirirí Piquirrojo |
Rare/Accidental |
| American
Wigeon |
Anas americana |
Silbón Americano |
|
| Green-winged
Teal |
Anas carolinensis |
Cerceta americana |
|
| Northern
Pintail |
Anas acuta |
Ánade Rabudo |
|
| Blue-winged
Teal |
Anas discors |
Cerceta Aliazul |
Rare/Accidental |
| Northern
Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
Cuchara Común |
|
| Ring-necked
Duck |
Aythya collaris |
Porrón Acollarado |
|
| Lesser
Scaup |
Aythya affinis |
Porrón Bola |
|
| Masked
Duck |
Nomonyx dominica |
Malvasía Enmascarada |
|
| Ruddy
Duck |
Oxyura jamaicensis |
Pato Malvasia de Cara Blanca |
Rare/Accidental |
FALCONIFORMES: Cathartidae |
| Black
Vulture |
Coragyps atratus |
Zopilote Negro |
Rare/Accidental |
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
Águila Pescadora |
Rare/Accidental |
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae |
| Hook-billed
Kite |
Chondrohierax uncinatus |
Milano Picogarfio |
|
| Northern
Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
Aguilucho Pálido |
|
| Common
Black-Hawk |
Buteogallus anthracinus |
Busardo-negro Norteño |
|
| Broad-winged
Hawk |
Buteo platypterus |
Busardo Aliancho |
Rare/Accidental |
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae |
| American
Kestrel |
Falco sparverius |
Cernícalo Americano |
Rare/Accidental |
| Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
Esmerejón |
Rare/Accidental |
| Peregrine
Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
Halcón Peregrino |
|
GALLIFORMES: Cracidae |
| Rufous-vented Chachalaca |
Ortalis ruficauda |
Chachalaca Culirroja |
|
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae |
| Sora |
Porzana carolina |
Polluela Sora |
Rare/Accidental |
| Purple Gallinule |
Porphyrio martinica |
Calamoncillo Americano |
|
| Common
Coot |
Gallinula chloropus |
Gallereta Común |
Rare/Accidental |
| American
Coot |
Fulica americana |
Focha Americana |
Rare/Accidental |
| Caribbean
Coot |
Fulica caribaea |
Focha Caribeña |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae |
| Black-necked
Stilt |
Himantopus mexicanus |
Cigüeñuela de Cuello Negro |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae |
| American Golden-Plover |
Pluvialis dominica |
Chorlito Dorado Americano |
Rare/Accidental |
| Black-bellied
plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
Chorlito Gris |
Rare/Accidental |
| Semipalmated Plover |
Charadrius semipalmatus |
Chorlitejo Semipalmeado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Wilson's
Plover |
Charadrius wilsonia |
Chorlitejo Piquigrueso |
Rare/Accidental |
| Killdeer |
Charadrius vociferus |
Chorlitejo Culirrojo |
Rare/Accidental |
| Collared
Plover |
Charadrius collaris |
Chorlitejo de Azara |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae |
| Wilson's
Snipe |
Gallinago delicata |
Becasina |
Rare/Accidental |
| Short-billed Dowitcher |
Limnodromus griseus |
Agujeta Gris |
Rare/Accidental |
| Marbled
Godwit |
Limosa fedoa |
Aguja Canela |
Rare/Accidental |
| Eskimo
Curlew |
Numenius borealis |
Zarapito Esquimal |
Rare/Accidental Critically
endangered (possibly extinct) |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
Zarapito Trinador |
|
| Upland
Sandpiper |
Bartramia longicauda |
Correlimos Batitú |
Rare/Accidental |
| Spotted
Redshank |
Actitis macularius |
Andarríos Maculado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Solitary
Sandpiper |
Tringa solitaria |
Andarríos Solitario |
Rare/Accidental |
| Greater
Yellowlegs |
Tringa melanoleuca |
Archibebe Patigualdo Grande |
Rare/Accidental |
| Willet |
Tringa semipalmata |
Playero Aliblanco |
Rare/Accidental |
| Lesser
Yellowlegs |
Tringa flavipes |
Archibebe Patigualdo Chico |
Rare/Accidental |
| Ruddy
Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
Vuelvepiedras Común |
Rare/Accidental |
| Red Knot |
Calidris canutus |
Correlimos Gordo |
Rare/Accidental |
| Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
Correlimos Tridáctilo |
Rare/Accidental |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
Calidris pusilla |
Correlimos Semipalmeado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Western
Sandpiper |
Calidris mauri |
Correlimos de Alaska |
Rare/Accidental |
| Least
Sandpiper |
Calidris minutilla |
Correlimos Menudillo |
Rare/Accidental |
| Pectoral
Sandpiper |
Calidris melanotos |
Correlimos Pectoral |
Rare/Accidental |
| Curlew
Sandpiper |
Calidris ferruginea |
Correlimos Zarapitín |
Rare/Accidental |
| Stilt
Sandpiper |
Calidris himantopus |
Correlimos Zancolín |
Rare/Accidental |
| Buff-breasted
Sandpipe |
Tryngites subruficollis |
Correlimos Canelo |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Ruff |
Philomachus pugnax |
Combatiente |
Rare/Accidental |
| Wilson's
Phalarope |
Phalaropus tricolor |
Falaropo Tricolor |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae |
| American Herring
Gull |
Larus smithsonianus |
Gaviota Argéntea Americana |
|
| Black-headed
Gull |
Larus ridibundus |
Gaviota Reidora |
Rare/Accidental |
| Laughing
Gull |
Larus atricilla |
Gaviota Guanaguanare |
|
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae |
| Brown
Noddy |
Anous stolidus |
Tiñosa Boba |
|
| Sooty
Tern |
Onychoprion fuscatus |
Charrán Sombrío |
Rare/Accidental |
| Bridled
Tern |
Onychoprion anaethetus |
Charrán Embridado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Least
Tern |
Sternula antillarum |
Charrancito Americano |
Rare/Accidental |
| Black
Tern |
Chlidonias niger |
Fumarel Común |
Rare/Accidental |
| Roseate
Tern |
Sterna dougallii |
Charrán Rosado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Common
Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
Charrán Común |
Rare/Accidental |
| Royal
Tern |
Thalasseus maximus |
Charrán Real |
|
| Sandwich
Tern |
Thalasseus sandvicensis |
Charrán Patinegro |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rynchopidae |
| Black
Skimmer |
Rynchops niger |
Rayador Americano |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae |
| Parasitic
Jaeger |
Stercorarius parasiticus |
Págalo Parásito |
Rare/Accidental |
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae |
| Rock
Pigeon |
Columba livia |
Paloma Bravía |
Introduced species |
| Scaly-naped
Pigeon |
Patagioenas squamosa |
Paloma Isleña |
|
| Eared
Dove |
Zenaida auriculata |
Zenaida Torcaza |
|
| Zenaida
Dove |
Zenaida aurita |
Zenaida Caribeña |
|
| Common
Ground-Dove |
Columbina passerina |
Columbina Común |
|
| Grenada
Dove |
Leptotila wellsi |
Paloma Montaraz de Granada |
Endemic Critically endangered |
| Ruddy
Quail-Dove |
Geotrygon montana |
Paloma-perdiz Común |
|
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae |
| Mangrove
Cuckoo |
Coccyzus minor |
Cuclillo de Manglar |
|
| Dark-billed
Cuckoo |
Coccyzus melacoryphus |
Cuclillo Canela |
Rare/Accidental |
| Smooth-billed
Ani |
Crotophaga ani |
Garrapatero Aní |
|
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae |
| Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
Lechuza Común |
|
APODIFORMES: Apodidae |
| Black
Swift |
Cypseloides niger |
Vencejo Negro |
Rare/Accidental |
| White-collared Swift |
Streptoprocne zonaris |
Vencejo Acollarado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Grey-rumped
Swift |
Chaetura cinereiventris |
Vencejo Ceniciento |
|
| Short-tailed
Swift |
Chaetura brachyura |
Vencejo de Cola Blanca |
|
APODIFORMES: Trochilidae |
| Rufous-breasted
Hermit |
Glaucis hirsutus |
Ermitaño Hirsuto |
|
| White-necked Jacobin |
Florisuga mellivora |
Colibrí Nuquiblanco |
|
| Green-throated
Mango |
Anthracothorax viridigula |
Mango Gorgiverde |
|
| Purple-throated
Carib |
Eulampis jugularis |
Colibrí Caribeño Gorgimorado |
|
| Green-throated
Carib |
Eulampis holosericeus |
Colibrí Caribeño Gorgiverde |
|
| Ruby-topaz
Hummingbird |
Chrysolampis mosquitus |
Colibrí Rubí |
|
| Antillean Crested Hummingbird |
Orthorhyncus cristatus |
Colibrí Crestado |
|
| White-chested Emerald |
Agyrtria brevirostris |
Amazilia Pechiblanca |
|
| Copper-rumped Hummingbird |
Saucerottia tobaci |
Amazilia de Tobago |
|
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae |
| Belted
Kingfisher |
Megaceryle alcyon |
Martín Gigante Norteamericano |
Rare/Accidental |
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae |
| Caribbean
Elaenia |
Elaenia martinica |
Fiofío Caribeño |
|
| Yellow-bellied Elaenia |
Elaenia flavogaster |
Fiofío Ventriamarillo |
|
| Euler's
Flycatcher |
Lathrotriccus euleri |
Mosquero de Euler |
Extirpated |
| Tropical
Kingbird |
Tyrannus melancholicus |
Tirano Melancólico |
Rare/Accidental |
| Grey
Kingbird |
Tyrannus dominicensis |
Tirano Dominicano |
|
| Fork-tailed Flycatcher |
Tyrannus savana |
Tijereta Sabanera |
Rare/Accidental |
| Grenada
Flycatcher |
Myiarchus nugator |
Copetón de Granada |
Endemic (country/region) |
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae |
| Bank
Swallow |
Riparia riparia |
Avión Zapador |
Rare/Accidental |
| White-winged Swallow |
Tachycineta albiventer |
Golondrina Aliblanca |
Rare/Accidental |
| Caribbean
Martin |
Progne dominicensis |
Golondrina Caribeña |
|
| Barn
Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
Golondrina Común |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae |
| House
Wren |
Troglodytes aedon |
Ratona Común |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae |
| Tropical Mockingbird |
Mimus gilvus |
Sinsonte Tropical |
|
| Brown
Trembler |
Cinclocerthia ruficauda |
Temblador Castaño |
Rare/Accidental |
| Scaly-breasted Thrasher |
Allenia fusca |
Azotador de Pecho Escamoso |
Rare/Accidental |
| Pearly-eyed Thrasher |
Margarops fuscatus |
Azotador de Ojos Perlados |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae |
| Grey-cheeked
Thrush |
Catharus minimus |
Tordo de Cara Gris |
|
| Cocoa
Thrush |
Turdus fumigatus |
Tordo Acanelado |
|
| Bare-eyed
Thrush |
Turdus nudigenis |
Tordo Ojos de Candil |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae |
| Yellow-throated Vireo |
Vireo flavifrons |
Vireo de Cuello Amarilla |
Rare/Accidental |
| Black-whiskered Vireo |
Vireo altiloquus |
Vireo de Bigotes Negros |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae |
| Antillean
Euphonia |
Euphonia musica |
Eufonia capuchiazul |
Rare/Accidental |
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae |
| Northern
Parula |
Parula americana |
Párula de Pecho Dorado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Yellow
Warbler |
Dendroica petechia |
Chipe Amarillo |
|
| Cape
May Warbler |
Dendroica tigrina |
Chipe Tigre |
Rare/Accidental |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
Dendroica fusca |
Chipe de Garganta Anaranjada |
Rare/Accidental |
| Prairie
Warbler |
Dendroica discolor |
Chipe Galano |
Rare/Accidental |
| Blackpoll
Warbler |
Dendroica striata |
Chipe Estriado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
Mniotilta varia |
Chipe Rayado |
|
| American
Redstart |
Setophaga ruticilla |
Chipe Rey Americano |
Rare/Accidental |
| Prothonotary Warbler |
Protonotaria citrea |
Chipe Anaranjado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Northern Waterthrush |
Seiurus noveboracensis |
Chipe de Agua Norteño |
Rare/Accidental |
| Louisiana Waterthrush |
Seiurus motacilla |
Chipe de Agua Sureño |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Coerebidae |
| Bananaquit |
Coereba flaveola |
Platanera Común |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae |
| Scarlet
Tanager |
Piranga olivacea |
Quitrique Rojo |
Rare/Accidental |
| Summer
Tanager |
Piranga rubra |
Quitrique Colorado |
Rare/Accidental |
| Lesser
Antillean Tanager |
Tangara cucullata |
Tángara de las Antillas Menores |
Endemic (country/region) |
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae |
| Blue-black Grassquit |
Volatinia jacarina |
Negrito Chirrí |
|
| Yellow-bellied Seedeater |
Sporophila nigricollis |
Espiguero Corbatita Amarillo |
Rare/Accidental |
| Black-faced Grassquit |
Tiaris bicolor |
Semillerito Bicolor |
|
| Lesser
Antillean Bullfinch |
Loxigilla noctis |
Come Ñame Antillano |
|
| Grassland Yellow-Finch |
Sicalis luteola |
Semillero Chirigüe |
Rare/Accidental |
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Pheucticus ludovicianus |
Piquigrueso Degollado |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae |
| Bobolink |
Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
Soldadito Arrocero |
Rare/Accidental |
| Carib
Grackle |
Quiscalus lugubris |
Zanate Caribeño |
|
| Shiny
Cowbird |
Molothrus bonariensis |
Vaquero Mirlo |
|
| Venezuelan
Troupial |
Icterus icterus |
Trupial |
Rare/Accidental |
| Baltimore
Oriole |
Icterus galbula |
Ictérido anaranjado |
Rare/Accidental |
