List Of Birds Of Cuba
This is a list of birds species recorded in the archipelago of Cuba which consists of the main island of Cuba and over 1000 smaller cays and islands. The avifauna of Cuba includes a total of 368 species, of which 25 are endemic, 17 are globally threatened and 8 have been introduced by humans. Extinct species include the Passenger Pigeon and Cuban Red Macaw.
This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 6th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total species counts for Cuba.
The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.
- (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the archipelago of Cuba.
- (E) Endemic - a species endemic to the archipelago of Cuba.
- (I) Introduced - a species introduced to the archipelago of Cuba as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
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Non-passerines: Loons • Grebes • Shearwaters and petrels • Storm petrels • Tropicbirds • Pelicans • Gannets and boobies • Cormorants • Darters • Frigatebirds • Bitterns, herons, and egrets • Storks • Ibises and spoonbills • Flamingos • Ducks, geese, and swans • New World vultures • Osprey • Hawks and kites • Caracaras and falcons • New World quails • Pheasants • Guineafowls • Cranes • Limpkins • Rails, crakes, gallinules, and coots • Jacanas • Oystercatchers • Stilts and avocets • Plovers • Sandpipers, curlews, stints, godwits, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes • Skuas and jaegers • Gulls • Terns • Skimmers • Auks • Pigeons and doves • Parakeets and parrots • Cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis • Barn owls • Typical owls • Nightjars • Swifts • Hummingbirds • Trogons • Water kingfishers • Todies • Woodpeckers, flickers and sapsuckers |
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Passerines: Tyrant flycatchers • Swallows and martins • Kinglets • Waxwings • Wrens • Mockingbirds and thrashers • Thrushes, solitaires and bluebirds • Gnatcatchers • Old World flycatchers • Crows • Starlings • Estrildid finches • Vireos • New World warblers • Bananaquit • Tanagers • American sparrows, yellow-finches, honeycreepers and towhees • Cardinals, grosbeaks and North American buntings • Blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, and orioles • Cardueline finches • Sparrows |
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