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NEW-NUEVA Lista de aves de Oriente-East List

BIRDING IN CUBA

BY RAFAEL SANCHEZ 1-MARZO-2001

 

 

ORDER GAVIIFORMES

Common Loon, Gavia immer.

 

ORDER. PODICIPEDIFORMES

Least Grebe,Tachybaptus dominicus.

Pied-billed Grebe,Podilymbus podiceps.

 

 

ORDER. PROCELLARIFORMES

Leach´s Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa.

Wilson´s Storm-Petrel,Oceanites oceanicus.

Audubon´s Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri.

Black-capped Petrel, Pterodroma hasitata.

Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus.

 

ORDER.PELECANIFORMES

American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.

Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis.

Anhinga,Anhinga anhinga.

Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus.

Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus.

Brown Booby,Sula leucogaster.

Masked Booby,Sula dactylatra.

Red-footed Booby, Sula sula.

Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens.

White-tailed Tropicbird,Phaethon lepturus.

Red-billed Tropicbird,Phaethon aethereus.

 

 

ORDER.CICONIFORMES

American Bittern,Botaurus lentiginosus.

Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis.

Great Blue Heron,Ardea herodias.

Green Heron,Butorides virescens.

Little Blue Heron,Egretta caerulea.

Tricolored Heron,Egretta tricolor.

Black-crowned Night-Heron,Nycticorax nycticorax.

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nyctanassa violacea.

Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis.

Great Egret,Ardea alba.

Reddish Egret,Egretta rufescens.

Snowy Egret,Egretta thula.

 

White Ibis,Eudocimus albus.

Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus.

Roseate Spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja.

Wood Stork,Mycteria americana.

 

 

ORDER.PHOENICOPTERIFORMES

Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber ruber.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER.ANSERIFORMES

 

 

American Wigeon,Anas americana.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck,Dendrocygna autumnalis.

Blue-winged Teal,Anas discors.

Canvasback,Aythya valisineria.

Cinnamon Teal,Anas cyanoptera.

Fulvous Whistling-duck,Dendrocygna bicolor

Gadwal,Anas strepera.

Green-winged Teal,Anas crecca.

Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis.

Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos.

Masked Duck,Nomonyx dominicus.

Northern Pintail,Anas acuta.

Northern Shoveler,Anas clypeata.

Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator.

Redhead,Aythya americana.

Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris.

Ruddy Duck,Oxyura jamaicensis.

West Indian Whistling-duck,Dendrocygna arborea.

Wood Duck,Aix sponsa.

Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus.

 

ORDER.FALCONIFORMES

Turkey Vulture,Cathartes aura.

Black Vulture,Coragyps atratus.

Crested Caracara,Caracara plancus.

American Kestrel,Falco sparverius.

Broad-winged Hawk,Buteo platypterus.

Common Black Hawk,Buteogallus anthracinus.

Cuban Kite,Chondrohierax wilsoni.

Gundlach´s Hawk, Accipiter gundlachi.

Merlin,Falco columbarius.

Northern Harrier,Circus cyaneus.

Peregrine Falcon,Falco peregrinus.

Red-tailed Hawk,Buteo jamaicensis.

Sharp-shinned Hawk,Accipiter striatus.

Snail Kite,Rostrhamus sociabilis.

Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus.

 

Osprey,Pandion haliaetus.

 

 

 

 

ORDER.GALLIFORMES

Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus.

Helmeted Guineafowl,Numida meleagris.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER.GRUIFORMES

Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis nesiotes.

Limpkin,Aramus guarauna.

 

American Coot,Fulica americana.

Black Rail,Laterallus jamaicensis.

Caribbean Coot,Fulica caribaea.

Clapper Rail,Rallus longirostris.

Common Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus.

King Rail,Rallus elegans.

Purple Gallinule,Porphyrula martinica

Sora,Porzana carolina.

Spotted Rail,Pardirallus maculatus.

Virginia Rail,Rallus limicola.

Yellow-breasted Crake,Porzana flaviventer.

Cervera´s Rail,Cyanolimnas cerverai.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER CHARADRIFORMES

 

Black-bellied Plover,Pluvialis squatarola.

Killdeer,Charadrius vociferus.

American Golden Plover,Pluvialis dominica.

Piping Plover,Charadrius melodus.

Semipalmated Plover,Charadrius semipalmatus.

Snowy Plover,Charadrius alexandrinus.

Wilson´s Plover,Charadrius wilsonia.

 

 

American Oystercatcher,Haematopus palliatus.

Black-necked Stilt,Himantopus mexicanus.

American Avocet,Recurvirostra americana.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis.

Common Snipe,Gallinago gallinago.

Greater Yellowlegs,Tringa melanoleuca.

Hudsonian Godwit,Limosa haemastica.

Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla.

Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes.

Long-billed Curlew,Numenius americanus.

Marbled Godwit,Limosa fedoa.

Red Knot,Calidris canutus.

Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres.

Sanderling,Calidris alba.

Semipalmated Sandpiper,Calidris pusilla.

Short-billed Dowitcher,Limnodromus griseus.

Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria.

Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia.

Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus.

Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda.

Western Sandpiper,Calidris mauri.

Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus.

Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus.

Northern Jacana,Jacana spinosa.

 

 

Parasitic Jaeger,Stercorarius parasiticus.

Black Tern,Chlidonias niger.

Bonaparte´s Gull,Larus philadelphia.

Bridled Tern,Sterna anaethetus.

Brown Noddy,Anous stolidus.

Caspian Tern,Sterna caspia.

Common Tern,Sterna hirundo.

Forster´s Tern,Sterna forsteri.

Gull-billed Tern,Sterna nilotica.

Herring Gull,Larus argentatus.

Laughing Gull,Larus atricilla.

Least Tern,Sterna antillarum.

Ring-billed Gull,Larus delawarensis.

Roseate Tern,Sterna dougalli.

Royal Tern,Sterna maxima.

Sandwich Tern,Sterna sandvicensis.

Sooty Tern,Sterna fuscata.

Black Skimmer,Rynchops niger.

 

 

 

 

ORDER.COLUMBIFORMES

Blue-headed Quail Dove,Starnoenas cyanocephala.

Common Ground Dove,Columbina passerina.

Gray-headed Quail Dove,Geotrygon caniceps.

Key West Quail Dove,Geotrygon chrysia.

Mourning Dove,Zenaida macroura.

Plain Pigeon,Columba inornata.

Ruddy Quail Dove,Geotrygon montana.

Scaly-naped Pigeon,Columba squamosa.

White-crowned Pigeon,Columba leucocephala.

White-winged Dove,Zenaida asiatica.

Zenaida Dove,Zenaida aurita.

 

 

 

 

ORDER.PSITTACIFORMES

Cuban Parrot,Amazona leucocephala.

Cuban Parakeet,Aratinga euops.

 

 

 

 

ORDER.STRIGIFORMES

Bare-legged Owl, Gymnoglaux lawrencii.Otus lawrencii.

Barn Owl,Tyto alba furcata.

Burrowing Owl,Athene cunicularia.

Cuban Pygmy-Owl,Glaucidium siju.

Long-eared Owl,Asio otus.

Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus.

Stygian Owl,Asio stygius.

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER.CUCULIFORMES

Black-billed Cuckoo,Coccyzus erythropthalmus.

Great Lizard Cuckoo, Saurothera merlini.

Mangrove Cuckoo,Coccyzus minor.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus.

Smooth-billed Ani,Crotophaga ani.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER.CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Chuck-will´s-widow,Caprimulgus carolinensis.

Common Nighthawk,Chordeiles minor.

Antillean Nighthawk,Chordeiles gundlachii.

Greater Antillean Nightjar,Caprimulgus cubanensis.

Whip-poor-will,Caprimulgus vociferus.

 

 

ORDER.APODIFORMES

Antillean Black Swift,Cypseloides niger.

Antillean Palm Swift,Tachornis phoenicobia.

Chimney Swift,Chaetura pelagica.

White-collared Swift,Streptoprocne zonaris.

 

Bee Hummingbird,Mellisuga helenae.

Cuban Emerald,Chlorostilbon ricordii ricordii.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird,Archilochus colubris.

 

 

 

 

ORDER.TROGONIFORMES

Cuban Trogon,Priotelus temnurus.

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER.CORACIIFORMES

Belted Kingfisher,Ceryle alcyon.

Cuban Tody, Todus multicolor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER PICIFORMES

Cuban Green Woodpecker,Xiphidiopicus percussus.

Fernandina´s Flicker,Colaptes fernandinae.

Ivory-billed Woodpecker,Campephilus principalis bairdi.

Northern Flicker,Colaptes auratus.

West Indian Woodpecker,Melanerpes superciliaris superciliaris.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,Sphyrapicus varius.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER.PASSERIFORMES

Eastern Kingbird,Tyrannus tyrannus.

Giant Kingbird,Tyrannus cubensis.

Gray Kingbird,Tyrannus dominicensis.

Loggerhead Kingbird,Tyrannus caudifasciatus.

Crescent-eyed Pewee, or Greater Antillean Pewee,Contopus caribaeus

Eastern Wood-Pewee,Contopus virens.

Western Wood-Pewee,Contopus sordidulus.

 

Acadian Flycatcher,Empidonax virescens.

Great Crested Flycatcher,Myiarchus crinitus.

La Sagra´s Flycatcher,Myiarchus sagrae.

Willow Flycatcher,Empidonax trailli.

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher,Empidonax flaviventris.

Eastern Phoebe,Sayornis phoebe.

Cuban Martin,Progne cryptoleuca.

Purple Martin,Progne subis.

Bank Swallow,Riparia riparia.

Barn Swallow,Hirundo rustica.

Cave Swallow,Pterochelidon fulva.

Cliff Swallow,Pterochelidon pyrrhonota.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow,Stelgidopteryx serripennis.

Tree Swallow,Tachycineta bicolor.

 

Cuban Palm Crow,Corvus minutus.

Cuban Crow,Corvus nasicus.

 

Cervera´s Wren,Ferminia cerverai.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,Polioptila caerulea.

Cuban Gnatcatcher,Polioptila lembeyei.

Cuban Solitaire,Myadestes elisabeth.

Veery,Catharus fuscescens.

Bicknell´s Thrush,Catharus bicknelli.

Gray-cheeked Thrush,Catharus minimus.

Red-legged Thrush,Turdus plumbeus.

Swainson´s Thrush,Catharus ustulatus.

Wood Thrush,Hylocichla mustelina.

American Robin,Turdus migratorius.

 

Gray Catbird,Dumetella carolinensis.

Bahama Mockingbird,Mimus gundlachii.

Northern Mockingbird,Mimus polyglottos.

Brown Thrasher,Toxostoma rufum.

Cedar Waxwing,Bombycilla cedrorum.

European Starling,Sturnus vulgaris.

 

Black-whiskered Vireo,Vireo altiloquus.

Cuban Vireo,Vireo gundlachii.

Philadelphia Vireo,Vireo philadelphicus.

Red-eyed Vireo,Vireo olivaceus.

Thick-billed Vireo,Vireo crassirostris.

White-eyed Vireo,Vireo griseus.

Yellow-throated Vireo,Vireo flavifrons.

 

 

Bachman´s Warbler,Vermivora bachmanii.

Bay-breasted Warbler,Dendroica castanea.

Black-and-White Warbler,Mniotilta varia.

Blackburnian Warbler,Dendroica fusca.

Blackpoll Warbler,Dendroica striata.

Black-throated Blue Warbler,Dendroica caerulescens.

Blue-winged Warbler,Vermivora pinus.

Canada Warbler,Wilsonia canadensis.

Cape May Warbler,Dendroica tigrina.

Cerulean Warbler,Dendroica cerulea.

Chestnut-sided Warbler,Dendroica pensylvanica.

Connecticut Warbler,Oporornis agilis.

Golden-winged Warbler,Vermivora chrysoptera.

Hooded Warbler,Wilsonia citrina.

Kentucky Warbler,Oporornis formosus.

Magnolia Warbler,Dendroica magnolia.

Olive-capped Warbler,Dendroica pityophila.

Oriente Warbler,Teretistris fornsi.

Palm Warbler,Dendroica palmarum.

Pine Warbler,Dendroica pinus.

Prairie Warbler,Dendroica discolor.

Prothonotary Warbler,Protonotaria citrea.

Swainson´s Warbler,Limnothlypis swainsonii.

Tennesee Warbler,Vermivora peregrina.

Wilson´s Warbler,Wilsonia pusilla.

Worm-eating Warbler,Helmitheros vermivorus.

Yellow Rumped Warbler,Dendroica coronata.

Yellow Warbler,Dendroica petechia.

Yellow-headed Warbler,Teretistris fernandinae.

Yellow-throated Warbler,Dendroica dominica.

Northern Parula,Parula americana.

American Redstart,Setophaga ruticilla.

Ovenbird,Seiurus aurocapillus.

Louisiana Waterthrush,Seiurus motacilla.

Northern Waterthrush,Seiurus noveboracensis.

Common Yellowthroat,Geothlypis trichas.

Yellow-breasted Chat,Icteria virens.

Bananaquit,Coereba flaveola.

Red-legged Honeycreeper,Cyanerpes cyaneus.

Scarlet Tanager,Piranga olivacea.

Summer Tanager,Piranga rubra.

Western Stripe-headed Tanager,Piranga ludoviciana.

Blue Grosbeak,Guiraca caerulea.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,Pheuctitus ludovicianus.

Indigo Bunting,Passerina cyanea.

Painted Bunting,Passerina ciris.

Dickcissel,Spiza americana.

Cuban Bullfinch,Melopyrrha nigra.

 

Black-faced Grassquit,Tiaris bicolor.

Cuban Grassquit,Tiaris canora.

Yellow-faced Grassquit,Tiaris olivacea.

Chipping Sparrow,Spizella passerina.

Grasshopper Sparrow,Ammodramus savannarum.

House Sparrow,Passer domesticus.

Lincoln´s Sparrow,Melospiza lincolnii.

Savannah Sparrow,Passerculus sandwichensis.

White-crowned Sparrow,Zonotrichia leucophrys.

Zapata Sparrow,Torreornis inexpectata.

Nutmeg Mannikin,Lonchura punctulata.

Chestnut Mannikin,Lonchura malacca.

Bobolink,Dolichonyx oryzivorus.

Cuban Blackbird,Dives atroviolacea.

Red-shouldered Blackbird,Agelaius assimilis.

Tawny-shouldered Blackbird,Agelaius humeralis.

Eastern Meadowlark,Sturnella magna.

Greater Antillean Grackle,Quiscalus niger.

Shiny Cowbird,Molothrus bonariensis.

Black-cowled Oriole,Icterus dominicensis.

Baltimore Oriole,Icterus galbula.