Birds of Jamaica

Number of displayed species: 335

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Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Guineafowl / Numididae Guineafowl
  - Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl
    LC
- New World Quail / Odontophoridae New World Quail
  - Northern Bobwhite / Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
    NT
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Nyctibiiformes Nyctibiiformes
- Potoos / Nyctibiidae Potoos
  - Northern Potoo / Nyctibius jamaicensis Northern Potoo
    LC
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
- Hummingbirds / Trochilidae Hummingbirds
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Limpkin / Aramidae Limpkin
  - Limpkin / Aramus guarauna Limpkin
    LC
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
  - Least Grebe / Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe
    LC
  - Pied-billed Grebe / Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
    LC
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - American Flamingo / Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo
    LC
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
  - American Oystercatcher / Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher
    LC
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-necked Stilt / Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
    NE
  - American Avocet / Recurvirostra americana American Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Jacanas / Jacanidae Jacanas
  - Northern Jacana / Jacana spinosa Northern Jacana
    LC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontidae Tropicbirds
  - Red-billed Tropicbird / Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird
    LC
  - White-tailed Tropicbird / Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird
    LC
Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
  - Wilson's Storm Petrel / Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm Petrel
    LC
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
  - Leach's Storm Petrel / Hydrobates leucorhous Leach's Storm Petrel
    VU
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
  - Wood Stork / Mycteria americana Wood Stork
    LC
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Frigatebirds / Fregatidae Frigatebirds
  - Magnificent Frigatebird / Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird
    LC
- Gannets, Boobies / Sulidae Gannets, Boobies
- Anhingas, Darters / Anhingidae Anhingas, Darters
  - Anhinga / Anhinga anhinga Anhinga
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
  - Neotropic Cormorant / Nannopterum brasilianum Neotropic Cormorant
    LC
  - Double-crested Cormorant / Nannopterum auritum Double-crested Cormorant
    LC
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - American White Pelican / Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican
    LC
  - Brown Pelican / Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican
    LC
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- New World Vultures / Cathartidae New World Vultures
  - Black Vulture / Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
    LC
  - Turkey Vulture / Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
    LC
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - American Barn Owl / Tyto furcata American Barn Owl
    NE
  - Ashy-faced Owl / Tyto glaucops Ashy-faced Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
  - Jamaican Owl / Asio grammicus Jamaican Owl
    LC
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
  - Belted Kingfisher / Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher
    LC
- Todies / Todidae Todies
  - Jamaican Tody / Todus todus Jamaican Tody
    LC
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- African & New World Parrots / Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura / Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
  - Jamaican Elaenia / Myiopagis cotta Jamaican Elaenia
    LC
  - Greater Antillean Elaenia / Elaenia fallax Greater Antillean Elaenia
    LC
  - Western Wood Pewee / Contopus sordidulus Western Wood Pewee
    LC
  - Eastern Wood Pewee / Contopus virens Eastern Wood Pewee
    LC
  - Jamaican Pewee / Contopus pallidus Jamaican Pewee
    LC
  - Acadian Flycatcher / Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher
    LC
  - Willow Flycatcher / Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher
    LC
  - Fork-tailed Flycatcher / Tyrannus savana Fork-tailed Flycatcher
    LC
  - Eastern Kingbird / Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
    LC
  - Grey Kingbird / Tyrannus dominicensis Grey Kingbird
    LC
  - Loggerhead Kingbird / Tyrannus caudifasciatus Loggerhead Kingbird
    LC
  - Sad Flycatcher / Myiarchus barbirostris Sad Flycatcher
    LC
  - Great Crested Flycatcher / Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher
    LC
  - Rufous-tailed Flycatcher / Myiarchus validus Rufous-tailed Flycatcher
    LC
  - Stolid Flycatcher / Myiarchus stolidus Stolid Flycatcher
    LC
- Tityras, Becards, Sharpbill / Tityridae Tityras, Becards, Sharpbill
  - Jamaican Becard / Pachyramphus niger Jamaican Becard
    LC
- Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers / Vireonidae Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
  - Red-eyed Vireo / Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo
    LC
  - Black-whiskered Vireo / Vireo altiloquus Black-whiskered Vireo
    LC
  - Philadelphia Vireo / Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo
    LC
  - Warbling Vireo / Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Vireo / Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo
    LC
  - Blue-headed Vireo / Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo
    LC
  - Blue Mountain Vireo / Vireo osburni Blue Mountain Vireo
    NT
  - White-eyed Vireo / Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo
    LC
  - Jamaican Vireo / Vireo modestus Jamaican Vireo
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Black-billed Magpie / Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie
    LC
  - Jamaican Crow / Corvus jamaicensis Jamaican Crow
    NT
- Waxwings / Bombycillidae Waxwings
  - Cedar Waxwing / Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Eurasian Skylark / Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Tree Swallow / Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow
    LC
  - Golden Swallow / Tachycineta euchrysea Golden Swallow
    VU
  - Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow
    LC
  - Purple Martin / Progne subis Purple Martin
    LC
  - Caribbean Martin / Progne dominicensis Caribbean Martin
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - American Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon pyrrhonota American Cliff Swallow
    LC
  - Cave Swallow / Petrochelidon fulva Cave Swallow
    LC
- Goldcrests, Kinglets / Regulidae Goldcrests, Kinglets
  - Ruby-crowned Kinglet / Corthylio calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet
    LC
- Mockingbirds, Thrashers / Mimidae Mockingbirds, Thrashers
  - Grey Catbird / Dumetella carolinensis Grey Catbird
    LC
  - Northern Mockingbird / Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
    LC
  - Bahama Mockingbird / Mimus gundlachii Bahama Mockingbird
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Rufous-throated Solitaire / Myadestes genibarbis Rufous-throated Solitaire
    LC
  - Wood Thrush / Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
    LC
  - Swainson's Thrush / Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush
    LC
  - Grey-cheeked Thrush / Catharus minimus Grey-cheeked Thrush
    LC
  - Bicknell's Thrush / Catharus bicknelli Bicknell's Thrush
    VU
  - Veery / Catharus fuscescens Veery
    LC
  - American Robin / Turdus migratorius American Robin
    LC
  - Red-legged Thrush / Turdus plumbeus Red-legged Thrush
    LC
  - White-chinned Thrush / Turdus aurantius White-chinned Thrush
    LC
  - White-eyed Thrush / Turdus jamaicensis White-eyed Thrush
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  - Yellow-crowned Bishop / Euplectes afer Yellow-crowned Bishop
    LC
  - Northern Red Bishop / Euplectes franciscanus Northern Red Bishop
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - Scaly-breasted Munia / Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia
    LC
  - Tricolored Munia / Lonchura malacca Tricolored Munia
    LC
  - Chestnut Munia / Lonchura atricapilla Chestnut Munia
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Buff-bellied Pipit / Anthus rubescens Buff-bellied Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Hispaniolan Crossbill / Loxia megaplaga Hispaniolan Crossbill
    EN
  - Jamaican Euphonia / Euphonia jamaica Jamaican Euphonia
    LC
- New World Sparrows / Passerellidae New World Sparrows
  - Grasshopper Sparrow / Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
    LC
  - Lark Sparrow / Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow
    LC
  - Dark-eyed Junco / Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
    LC
  - White-crowned Sparrow / Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow
    LC
  - Savannah Sparrow / Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow
    LC
  - Lincoln's Sparrow / Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow
    LC
- Spindalises / Spindalidae Spindalises
  - Jamaican Spindalis / Spindalis nigricephala Jamaican Spindalis
    LC
- Yellow-breasted Chat / Icteriidae Yellow-breasted Chat
  - Yellow-breasted Chat / Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat
    LC
- Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds / Icteridae Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
  - Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink
    LC
  - Jamaican Oriole / Icterus leucopteryx Jamaican Oriole
    LC
  - Baltimore Oriole / Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole
    LC
  - Venezuelan Troupial / Icterus icterus Venezuelan Troupial
    LC
  - Orchard Oriole / Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole
    LC
  - Jamaican Blackbird / Nesopsar nigerrimus Jamaican Blackbird
    EN
  - Shiny Cowbird / Molothrus bonariensis Shiny Cowbird
    LC
  - Greater Antillean Grackle / Quiscalus niger Greater Antillean Grackle
    LC
  - Great-tailed Grackle / Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle
    LC
- New World Warblers / Parulidae New World Warblers
  - Ovenbird / Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird
    LC
  - Worm-eating Warbler / Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating Warbler
    LC
  - Louisiana Waterthrush / Parkesia motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush
    LC
  - Northern Waterthrush / Parkesia noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush
    LC
  - Golden-winged Warbler / Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler
    NT
  - Blue-winged Warbler / Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged Warbler
    LC
  - Black-and-white Warbler / Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler
    LC
  - Prothonotary Warbler / Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
    LC
  - Swainson's Warbler / Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's Warbler
    LC
  - Tennessee Warbler / Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee Warbler
    LC
  - Orange-crowned Warbler / Leiothlypis celata Orange-crowned Warbler
    LC
  - Nashville Warbler / Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville Warbler
    LC
  - Connecticut Warbler / Oporornis agilis Connecticut Warbler
    LC
  - Mourning Warbler / Geothlypis philadelphia Mourning Warbler
    LC
  - Kentucky Warbler / Geothlypis formosa Kentucky Warbler
    LC
  - Common Yellowthroat / Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat
    LC
  - Arrowhead Warbler / Setophaga pharetra Arrowhead Warbler
    LC
  - Hooded Warbler / Setophaga citrina Hooded Warbler
    LC
  - American Redstart / Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart
    LC
  - Kirtland's Warbler / Setophaga kirtlandii Kirtland's Warbler
    NT
  - Cape May Warbler / Setophaga tigrina Cape May Warbler
    LC
  - Cerulean Warbler / Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler
    NT
  - Northern Parula / Setophaga americana Northern Parula
    LC
  - Magnolia Warbler / Setophaga magnolia Magnolia Warbler
    LC
  - Bay-breasted Warbler / Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted Warbler
    LC
  - Blackburnian Warbler / Setophaga fusca Blackburnian Warbler
    LC
  - Mangrove Warbler / Setophaga petechia Mangrove Warbler
    LC
  - Chestnut-sided Warbler / Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler
    LC
  - Blackpoll Warbler / Setophaga striata Blackpoll Warbler
    NT
  - Black-throated Blue Warbler / Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler
    LC
  - Palm Warbler / Setophaga palmarum Palm Warbler
    LC
  - Pine Warbler / Setophaga pinus Pine Warbler
    LC
  - Myrtle Warbler / Setophaga coronata Myrtle Warbler
    LC
  - Audubon's Warbler / Setophaga auduboni Audubon's Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Warbler / Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated Warbler
    LC
  - Prairie Warbler / Setophaga discolor Prairie Warbler
    LC
  - Black-throated Green Warbler / Setophaga virens Black-throated Green Warbler
    LC
  - Canada Warbler / Cardellina canadensis Canada Warbler
    LC
  - Wilson's Warbler / Cardellina pusilla Wilson's Warbler
    LC
- Cardinals & Allies / Cardinalidae Cardinals & Allies
  - Summer Tanager / Piranga rubra Summer Tanager
    LC
  - Scarlet Tanager / Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
    LC
  - Rose-breasted Grosbeak / Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
    LC
  - Dickcissel / Spiza americana Dickcissel
    LC
  - Blue Grosbeak / Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak
    LC
  - Indigo Bunting / Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
    LC
  - Painted Bunting / Passerina ciris Painted Bunting
    LC
- Tanagers & Allies / Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
  - Red-legged Honeycreeper / Cyanerpes cyaneus Red-legged Honeycreeper
    LC
  - Bananaquit / Coereba flaveola Bananaquit
    LC
  - Yellow-faced Grassquit / Tiaris olivaceus Yellow-faced Grassquit
    LC
  - Orangequit / Euneornis campestris Orangequit
    LC
  - Greater Antillean Bullfinch / Melopyrrha violacea Greater Antillean Bullfinch
    LC
  - Yellow-shouldered Grassquit / Loxipasser anoxanthus Yellow-shouldered Grassquit
    LC
  - Black-faced Grassquit / Melanospiza bicolor Black-faced Grassquit
    LC
  - Saffron Finch / Sicalis flaveola Saffron Finch
    LC

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Jamaica types of birds

23 orders

65 families

195 genera

335 species

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island in the West Indies, 90 mi (145 km) south of Cuba and 100 mi (161 km) west of Haiti. It is a little smaller than Connecticut. The island is made up of coastal lowlands, a limestone plateau, and the Blue Mountains, a group of volcanic hills, in the east.

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