Birds of Puerto Rico

Number of displayed species: 386

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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
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
  - Red Junglefowl / Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl
    LC
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
- 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
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
  - Ringed Kingfisher / Megaceryle torquata Ringed Kingfisher
    LC
  - Belted Kingfisher / Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher
    LC
- Todies / Todidae Todies
  - Puerto Rican Tody / Todus mexicanus Puerto Rican 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
  - Caribbean Elaenia / Elaenia martinica Caribbean Elaenia
    LC
  - Eastern Wood Pewee / Contopus virens Eastern Wood Pewee
    LC
  - Hispaniolan Pewee / Contopus hispaniolensis Hispaniolan Pewee
    LC
  - Lesser Antillean Pewee / Contopus latirostris Lesser Antillean Pewee
    LC
  - Acadian Flycatcher / Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher
    LC
  - Willow Flycatcher / Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher
    LC
  - Western Kingbird / Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird
    LC
  - Scissor-tailed Flycatcher / Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed 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
  - Great Crested Flycatcher / Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher
    LC
  - Puerto Rican Flycatcher / Myiarchus antillarum Puerto Rican Flycatcher
    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
  - White-eyed Vireo / Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo
    LC
  - Puerto Rican Vireo / Vireo latimeri Puerto Rican Vireo
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - White-necked Crow / Corvus leucognaphalus White-necked Crow
    VU
- Waxwings / Bombycillidae Waxwings
  - Cedar Waxwing / Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Tree Swallow / Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow
    LC
  - Violet-green Swallow / Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow
    LC
  - Brown-chested Martin / Progne tapera Brown-chested Martin
    LC
  - Purple Martin / Progne subis Purple Martin
    LC
  - Cuban Martin / Progne cryptoleuca Cuban Martin
    LC
  - Caribbean Martin / Progne dominicensis Caribbean Martin
    LC
  - Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - American Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon pyrrhonota American Cliff Swallow
    LC
  - Cave Swallow / Petrochelidon fulva Cave Swallow
    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
  - Pearly-eyed Thrasher / Margarops fuscatus Pearly-eyed Thrasher
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Common Hill Myna / Gracula religiosa Common Hill Myna
    LC
  - Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - 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
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    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
  - Bronze Mannikin / Spermestes cucullata Bronze Mannikin
    LC
  - Indian Silverbill / Euodice malabarica Indian Silverbill
    LC
  - Java Sparrow / Padda oryzivora Java Sparrow
    EN
  - Scaly-breasted Munia / Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia
    LC
  - Tricolored Munia / Lonchura malacca Tricolored Munia
    LC
  - Chestnut Munia / Lonchura atricapilla Chestnut Munia
    LC
  - Orange-cheeked Waxbill / Estrilda melpoda Orange-cheeked Waxbill
    LC
  - Black-rumped Waxbill / Estrilda troglodytes Black-rumped Waxbill
    LC
  - Red Avadavat / Amandava amandava Red Avadavat
    LC
- Indigobirds, Whydahs / Viduidae Indigobirds, Whydahs
  - Pin-tailed Whydah / Vidua macroura Pin-tailed Whydah
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Puerto Rican Euphonia / Chlorophonia sclateri Puerto Rican Euphonia
    LC
- New World Sparrows / Passerellidae New World Sparrows
  - Grasshopper Sparrow / Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
    LC
  - Dark-eyed Junco / Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
    LC
  - White-throated Sparrow / Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow
    LC
  - Lincoln's Sparrow / Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow
    LC
- Puerto Rican Tanager / Nesospingidae Puerto Rican Tanager
  - Puerto Rican Tanager / Nesospingus speculiferus Puerto Rican Tanager
    VU
- Spindalises / Spindalidae Spindalises
  - Puerto Rican Spindalis / Spindalis portoricensis Puerto Rican Spindalis
    LC
- Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds / Icteridae Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
  - Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird
    LC
  - Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink
    LC
  - Bullock's Oriole / Icterus bullockii Bullock's Oriole
    LC
  - Baltimore Oriole / Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole
    LC
  - Venezuelan Troupial / Icterus icterus Venezuelan Troupial
    LC
  - Orchard Oriole / Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole
    LC
  - Puerto Rican Oriole / Icterus portoricensis Puerto Rican Oriole
    LC
  - Yellow-shouldered Blackbird / Agelaius xanthomus Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
    EN
  - Red-winged Blackbird / Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird
    LC
  - Shiny Cowbird / Molothrus bonariensis Shiny Cowbird
    LC
  - Brown-headed Cowbird / Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird
    LC
  - Greater Antillean Grackle / Quiscalus niger Greater Antillean Grackle
    LC
  - Great-tailed Grackle / Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle
    LC
  - Yellow-hooded Blackbird / Chrysomus icterocephalus Yellow-hooded Blackbird
    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
  - 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
  - Elfin Woods Warbler / Setophaga angelae Elfin Woods Warbler
    EN
  - Hooded Warbler / Setophaga citrina Hooded Warbler
    LC
  - American Redstart / Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart
    LC
  - 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
  - American Yellow Warbler / Setophaga aestiva American Yellow Warbler
    NE
  - 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
  - Yellow-throated Warbler / Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated Warbler
    LC
  - Prairie Warbler / Setophaga discolor Prairie Warbler
    LC
  - Adelaide's Warbler / Setophaga adelaidae Adelaide's Warbler
    LC
  - Townsend's Warbler / Setophaga townsendi Townsend's 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
- Tanagers & Allies / Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
  - Bananaquit / Coereba flaveola Bananaquit
    LC
  - Yellow-faced Grassquit / Tiaris olivaceus Yellow-faced Grassquit
    LC
  - Puerto Rican Bullfinch / Melopyrrha portoricensis Puerto Rican Bullfinch
    VU
  - Lesser Antillean Bullfinch / Loxigilla noctis Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
    LC
  - Black-faced Grassquit / Melanospiza bicolor Black-faced Grassquit
    LC
  - Saffron Finch / Sicalis flaveola Saffron Finch
    LC

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Puerto Rico types of birds

23 orders

63 families

206 genera

386 species

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico, island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. Officially known as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (a self-governing entity in association with the United States), it includes the offshore islands of Mona, Vieques, and Culebra. The capital and largest city is San Juan .

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