The Checklist of the Birds of Cuba

Anseriformes

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

1. White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
2. Black-bellied whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
3. West Indian whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
4. Fulvous whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
5. Snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
6. Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
7. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
8. Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)
9. Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
10. Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
11. Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors)
12. Cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
13. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
14. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
15. Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope)
16. American wigeon (Mareca americana)
17. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
18. American black duck (Anas rubripes)
19. White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis)
20. Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
21. Green-winged teal (Anas crecca)
22. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
23. Redhead (Aythya americana)
24. Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris)
25. Greater scaup (Aythya marila)
26. Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
27. Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
28. White-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
29. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
30. Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
31. Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
32. Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
33. Masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus)
34. Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Galliformes

Guineafowl

35. Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)


New World quail

36. Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)


Pheasants, grouse, and allies

37. Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Phoenicopteriformes

Flamingos

38. American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Podicipediformes

Grebes

39. Least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)
40. Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

Columbiformes

Pigeons and doves

41. Rock pigeon (Columba livia)
42. Scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa)
43. White-crowned pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)
44. Plain pigeon (Patagioenas inornata)
45. Eurasian collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
46. Common ground dove (Columbina passerina)
47. Blue-headed quail-dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala)
48. Ruddy quail-dove (Geotrygon montana)
49. Gray-fronted quail-dove (Geotrygon caniceps)
50. Key West quail-dove (Geotrygon chrysia)
51. White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica)
52. Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita)
53. Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)

Cuculiformes

Cuckoos

54. Smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)
55. Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
56. Mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)
57. Black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
58. Great lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini)

Caprimulgiformes

Nightjars and allies

59. Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
60. Antillean nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii)
61. Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis)
62. Greater Antillean nightjar (Antrostomus cubanensis)
63. Eastern whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)

Apodiformes

Swifts

64. Black swift (Cypseloides niger)
65. White-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
66. Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)
67. Antillean palm-swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)


Hummingbirds

68. Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
69. Bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae)
70. Bahama woodstar (Nesophlox evelynae)
71. Cuban emerald (Chlorostilbon ricordii)

Gruiformes

Rails, gallinules, and coots

72. Zapata rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai)
73. Spotted rail (Pardirallus maculatus)
74. Clapper rail (Rallus crepitans)
75. King rail (Rallus elegans)
76. Virginia rail (Rallus limicola)
77. Sora (Porzana carolina)
78. Common gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
79. American coot (Fulica americana)
80. Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
81. Yellow-breasted crake (Haplocrex flaviventer)
82. Black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)


Limpkin

83. Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)


Cranes

84. Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis)

Charadriiformes

Stilts and avocets

85. Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
86. American avocet (Recurvirostra americana)


Oystercatchers

87. American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)


Plovers and lapwings

88. Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
89. American golden-plover (Pluvialis dominica)
90. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
91. Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
92. Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
93. Wilson's plover (Charadrius wilsonia)
94. Snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus)


Jacanas

95. Northern jacana (Jacana spinosa)


Sandpipers and allies

96. Upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
97. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
98. Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus)
99. Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica)
100. Marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa)
101. Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
102. Red knot (Calidris canutus)
103. Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
104. Stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
105. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
106. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
107. Least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
108. White-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
109. Buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis)
110. Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
111. Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
112. Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
113. Short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
114. Long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
115. Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata)
116. Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
117. Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
118. Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
119. Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
120. Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
121. Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
122. Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
123. Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)


Auks, murres, and puffins

124. Dovekie (Alle alle)


Gulls, terns, and skimmers

125. Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
126. Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
127. Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
128. Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
129. Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
130. Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
131. Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
132. Herring gull (Larus argentatus)
133. Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
134. Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
135. Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
136. Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscata)
137. Bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
138. Least tern (Sternula antillarum)
139. Large-billed tern (Phaetusa simplex)
140. Gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
141. Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
142. Black tern (Chlidonias niger)
143. Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
144. Common tern (Sterna hirundo)
145. Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
146. Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri)
147. Royal tern (Thalasseus maxima)
148. Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
149. Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Phaethontiformes 

Tropicbirds

150. White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
151. Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)

Gaviiformes

Loons

152. Common loon (Gavia immer)

Procellariiformes

Southern storm-petrels

153. Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)


Northern storm-petrels

154. Leach's storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
155. Band-rumped storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro)


Shearwaters and petrels

156. Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata)
157. Cory's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
158. Sooty shearwater (Ardenna griseus)
159. Great shearwater (Ardenna gravis)
160. Audubon's shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)

Ciconiiformes

Storks

161. Wood stork (Mycteria americana)

Suliformes

Frigatebirds

162. Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)


Boobies and gannets

163. Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
164. Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
165. Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
166. Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)


Anhingas

167. Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)


Cormorants and shags

168. Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
169. Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)

Pelecaniformes

Pelicans

170. American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
171. Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)


Pelecaniformes

172. American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
173. Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
174. Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
175. Great egret (Ardea alba)
176. Snowy egret (Egretta thula)
177. Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea)
178. Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor)
179. Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens)
180. Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
181. Green heron (Butorides virescens)
182. Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
183. Yellow-crowned night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea)


Ibises and spoonbills

184. White ibis (Eudocimus albus)
185. Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
186. Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
187. Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

Cathartiformes

New World vultures

188. Black vulture (Coragyps atratus)
189. Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)

Accipitriformes

Osprey

190. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)


Hawks, eagles, and kites

191. Hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus)
192. Swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus)
193. Northern harrier (Circus hudsonius)
194. Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus)
195. Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
196. Gundlach's hawk (Accipiter gundlachi)
197. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
198. Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
199. Snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
200. Common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)
201. Cuban black hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii)
202. Broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus)
203. Short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
204. Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
205. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Strigiformes

Barn-owls

206. Barn owl (Tyto alba)


Owls

207. Bare-legged owl (Margarobyas lawrencii)
208. Cuban pygmy-owl (Glaucidium siju)
209. Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)
210. Long-eared owl (Asio otus)
211. Stygian owl (Asio stygius)
212. Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Trogoniformes

Trogons

213. Cuban trogon (Priotelus temnurus)

Coraciiformes

Todies

214. Cuban tody (Todus multicolor)


Kingfishers

215. Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
216. Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Piciformes

Woodpeckers

217. West Indian woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris)
218. Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
219. Cuban green woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus)
220. Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)
221. Fernandina's flicker (Colaptes fernandinae)

Falconiformes

Falcons and caracaras

222. Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway)
223. American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
224. Merlin (Falco columbarius)
225. Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Psittaciformes

New World and African parrots

226. Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
227. Cuban macaw (Ara tricolor)
228. Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
229. Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus)
230. Cuban parakeet (Psittacara euops)
231. Cuban parrot (Amazona leucocephala)

Passeriformes

Tyrant flycatchers

232. Great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
233. La Sagra's flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae)
234. Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
235. Cassin's kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
236. Western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
237. Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
238. Gray kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
239. Loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)
240. Giant kingbird (Tyrannus cubensis)
241. Scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
242. Fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)
243. Western wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
244. Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens)
245. Cuban pewee (Contopus caribaeus)
246. Yellow-bellied flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
247. Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
248. Alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
249. Willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
250. Least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
251. Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
252. Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)


Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis

253. White-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus)
254. Thick-billed vireo (Vireo crassirostris)
255. Cuban vireo (Vireo gundlachii)
256. Yellow-throated vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
257. Blue-headed vireo (Vireo solitarius)
258. Philadelphia vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
259. Warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus)
260. Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
261. Black-whiskered vireo (Vireo altiloquus)


Crows, jays, and magpies

262. House crow (Corvus splendens)
263. Palm crow (Corvus palmarum)
264. Cuban crow (Corvus nasicus)


Swallows

265. Bank swallow (Riparia riparia)
266. Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
267. Bahama swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)
268. Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
269. Purple martin (Progne subis)
270. Cuban martin (Progne cryptoleuca)
271. Caribbean martin (Progne dominicensis)
272. Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
273. Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
274. Cave swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)


Wrens

275. Zapata wren (Ferminia cerverai)
276. House wren (Troglodytes aedon)
277. Marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris)


Gnatcatchers

278. Blue-gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
279. Cuban gnatcatcher (Polioptila lembeyei)


Kinglets

280. Ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula)


Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies

281. Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)


Old World flycatchers

282. Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)


Thrushes and allies

283. Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
284. Cuban solitaire (Myadestes elisabeth)
285. Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
286. Gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus)
287. Bicknell's thrush (Catharus bicknelli)
288. Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
289. Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)
290. Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
291. American robin (Turdus migratorius)
292. Red-legged thrush (Turdus plumbeus)


Mockingbirds and thrashers

293. Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
294. Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
295. Bahama mockingbird (Mimus gundlachii)
296. Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)


Starlings

297. European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)


Waxwings

298. Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)


Waxbills and allies

299. Scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
300. Tricolored munia (Lonchura malacca)
301. Chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)


Old World sparrows

302. House sparrow (Passer domesticus)


Wagtails and pipits

303. American pipit (Anthus rubescens)


Finches, euphonias, and allies

304. American goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
305. House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)


Longspurs and snow buntings

306. Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)


New World sparrows

307. Grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
308. Lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
309. Chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina)
310. Clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida)
311. Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
312. White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
313. Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
314. Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
315. Zapata sparrow (Torreornis inexpectata)
316. Green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)


Spindalises

317. Western spindalis (Spindalis zena)


Cuban warblers

318. Yellow-headed warbler (Teretistris fernandinae)
319. Oriente warbler (Teretistris fornsi)


Yellow-breasted chat

320. Yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens)


Troupials and allies

321. Yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
322. Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
323. Eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
324. Cuban oriole (Icterus melanopsis)
325. Orchard oriole (Icterus spurius)
326. Hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
327. Yellow-tailed oriole (Icterus mesomelas)
328. Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis)
329. Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)
330. Red-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius assimilis)
331. Tawny-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius humeralis)
332. Shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
333. Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
334. Cuban blackbird (Dives atroviolacea)
335. Rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
336. Greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger)


New World warblers

337. Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
338. Worm-eating warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
339. Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
340. Northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
341. Bachman's warbler (Vermivora bachmanii)
342. Golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
343. Blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)
344. Black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia)
345. Prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
346. Swainson's warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
347. Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
348. Orange-crowned warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
349. Nashville warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
350. Virginia's warbler (Leiothlypis virginiae)
351. Connecticut warbler (Oporornis agilis)
352. Mourning warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
353. Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
354. Common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
355. Hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina)
356. American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
357. Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii)
358. Cape May warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
359. Cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
360. Northern parula (Setophaga americana)
361. Magnolia warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
362. Bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea)
363. Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca)
364. Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia)
365. Chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
366. Blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata)
367. Black-throated blue warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
368. Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
369. Olive-capped warbler (Setophaga pityophila)
370. Pine warbler (Setophaga pinus)
371. Yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata)
372. Yellow-throated warbler (Setophaga dominica)
373. Prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor)
374. Black-throated gray warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
375. Townsend's warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
376. Black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens)
377. Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
378. Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla)


Cardinals and allies

379. Summer tanager (Piranga rubra)
380. Scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea)
381. Western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
382. Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
383. Blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
384. Lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena)
385. Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)
386. Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
387. Dickcissel (Spiza americana)


Tanagers and allies

388. Saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola)
389. Blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
390. Red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)
391. Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
392. Yellow-faced grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
393. Cuban bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra)
394. Cuban grassquit (Phonipara canora)
395. Black-faced grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor)