INTRODUCTION: The Checklist details the status of 265 species recorded in the oriental region. The area includes important habitat of the Sierra Maestra and Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa Mountain chains. Species names and order are in accordance with The A.O.U. Checklist of North American Birds, Seventh Edition.

These lists are made up from bibliographical reports, more than 25 years of fields works by the author and from data collection in some 1624 sites.

Author: Luis Omar Melián Hernández

Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad (BIOECO)

José A. Saco 601 Esq. Barnada C.P. 90 100 Cuba.

E-mail: melian@bioeco.ciges.inf.cu Teléfono 6 23277, 6 53539

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Santa Lucia #164 e/ Padre Pico y Corona Santiago de Santiago de Cuba.

C.P. 90 100 Cuba

E-mail: melianhernandez@yahoo.es

Cover Photo By: Peter Richteric

(Polioptila lembeyei Cuban Gnatcatcher, Sinsontillo)

PODICIPEDIFORMES
PODICIPEDIDAE
	Tachybaptus dominicus	Least Grebe	Rp-C
	Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Rpb-C
PROCELLARIIFORMES
PROCELLARIIDAE
	Pterodroma hasitata	Black-capped Petrel	Osr-R
	Calonectris diomedea	Cory's Shearwater	-V
HYDROBATIDAE
	Oceanodroma castro	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	-V
PHAETHONTIDAE
PELECANIFORMES
	Phaethon lepturus	White-tailed Tropicbird	Osr-R
	Phaethon aethereus	Red-billed Tropicbird	-V
SULIDAE
	Sula leucogaster	Brown Booby	Rp-C
	Sula sula	Red-footed Booby	-V
PELECANIDAE
	Pelecanus occidentalis	Brown Pelican	Rpb-C
PHALACROCORACIDAE
	Phalacrocorax brasilianus	Neotropic Cormorant	Rp-C
	Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Rpb-C
ANHINGIDAE
	Anhinga anhinga	Anhinga	Rp-C
FREGATIDAE
	Fregata magnificens	Magnificent Frigatebird	Rp-C
CICONIIFORMES
ARDEIDAE
	Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Wr-R
	Ixobrychus exilis	Least Bittern	Rpb-C
	Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Rpb-C
	Ardea alba	Great Egret	Rpb-C
	Egretta thula	Snowy Egret	Rpb-C
	Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Rpb-C
	Egretta tricolor	Tricolored Heron	Rpb-C
	Egretta rufescens	Reddish Egret	Rpb-C
	Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Rpb-C
	Butorides virescens	Green Heron	Rpb-C
	Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Rpb-C
	Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Rpb-C
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
	Eudocimus albus	White Ibis	Rp-C
	Plegadis falcinellus	Glossy Ibis	Rp-C
	Ajaia ajaja	Roseate Spoonbill	Rp-C
CATHARTIDAE
	Coragyps atratus	Black Vulture	-V
	Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Rpb-C
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
PHOENICOPTERIDAE
	Phoenicopterus ruber	Greater Flamingo	Rpb-C
ANSERIFORMES
ANATIDAE
	Dendrocygna autumnalis	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Rre-R
	Dendrocygna arborea	West Indian Whistling-Duck	Rp-C
	Dendrocygna bicolor	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Rp-C
	Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Rpb-C
	Anas strepera	Gadwall	-V
	Anas americana	American Wigeon	Wr-C
	Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Wr-C
	Anas discors	Blue-winged Teal	Wr-C
	Anas cyanoptera	Cinnamon Teal	-V
	Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Wr-C
	Anas bahamensis	White-cheeked Pintail	Rp-C
	Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Wr-C
	Aythya americana	Redhead	-V
	Aythya collaris	Ring-necked Duck	Wr-C
	Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	Wr-C
	Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead	-V
	Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	-V
	Mergus serrator	Red-breasted Merganser	-V
	Nomonyx dominicus	Masked Duck	Rp-C
	Oxyura jamaicensis	Ruddy Duck	Rpb-R
FALCONIFORMES
ACCIPITRIDAE
	Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Rpb-C
	Chondrohierax uncinatus	Hook-billed Kite	Rp-C
	Elanoides forficatus	Swallow-tailed Kite	Tr- R
	Rostrhamus sociabilis	Snail Kite	Rp-C
	Circus cyaneus	Northern Harrier	Wr-C
	Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Rp-C
	Accipiter gundlachi	Gundlach's Hawk	En-T
	Buteogallus anthracinus	Common Black-Hawk	Rp-C
	Buteo platypterus	Broad-winged Hawk	Rpb-C
	Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk	Rp-C
FALCONIDAE
	Caracara cheriway	Crested Caracara	Rp-C
	Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Rpb-C
	Falco columbarius	Merlin	Wr-C
	Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Wr-C
GALLIFORMES
PHASIANIDAE
	Gallus gallus	Red Junglefowl	Rp-C
	Phasianus colchicus	Ring-necked Pheasant	Rp-C
	Numida meleagris	Helmeted Guineafowl	Rp-C
	Colinus virginianus	Northern Bobwhite	Rp-C
GRUIFORMES
RALLIDAE
	Laterallus jamaicensis	Black Rail	Rpb-R
	Rallus longirostris	Clapper Rail	Rp-C
	Rallus elegans	King Rail	Rp-C
	Rallus limicola	Virginia Rail	-V
	Porzana carolina	Sora	Wr-C
	Porphyrula martinica	Purple Gallinule	Rpb-C
	Gallinula chloropus	Common Moorhen	Rpb-C
	Fulica americana	American Coot	Rpb-C
	Fulica caribaea	Caribbean Coot	-V
ARAMIDAE
	Aramus guarauna	Limpkin	Rp-C
CHARADRIIFORMES
CHARADRIIDAE
	Pluvialis squatarola	Black-bellied Plover	Wr-C
	Pluvialis dominica	American Golden-Plover	-V
	Charadrius alexandrinus	Snowy Plover	Sr- T
	Charadrius wilsonia	Wilson's Plover	Rpb-C
	Charadrius semipalmatus	Semipalmated Plover	Wr-C
	Charadrius melodus	Piping Plover	Tr- R
	Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Rpb-C
HAEMATOPODIDAE
	Haematopus palliatus	American Oystercatcher	-V
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
	Himantopus mexicanus	Black-necked Stilt	Rpb-C
JACANIDAE
	Jacana spinosa	Northern Jacana	Rp-C
	Recurvirostra americana	American Avocet	Tr-R
SCOLOPACIDAE
	Tringa melanoleuca	Greater Yellowlegs	Wr-C
	Tringa flavipes	Lesser Yellowlegs	Wr-C
	Tringa solitaria	Solitary Sandpiper	Wr-C
	Catoptrophorus semipalmatus	Willet	Rpb-C
	Actitis macularia	Spotted Sandpiper	Wr-C
	Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel	Wr-R
	Arenaria interpres	Ruddy Turnstone	Wr-C
	Calidris pusilla	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Wr-C
	Calidris mauri	Western Sandpiper	Wr-R
	Calidris minutilla	Least Sandpiper	Wr-C
	Calidris fuscicollis	White-rumped Sandpiper	Wr-C
	Calidris himantopus	Stilt Sandpiper.	Tr- C
	Limnodromus griseus	Short-billed Dowitcher	Wr-C
	Gallinago gallinago	Common Snipe	Wr-C
	Phalaropus lobatus	Red-necked Phalarope	-V
	Phalaropus fulicaria	Red Phalarope	-V
LARIDAE
	Stercorarius parasiticus	Parasitic Jaeger	-V
	Stercorarius longicaudus	Long-tailed Jaeger	-V
	Larus atricilla	Laughing Gull	Rp-C
	Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull	Wr- R
	Larus argentatus	Herring Gull	Wr-C
	Larus marinus	Great Black-backed Gull	Wr-C
	Xema sabini	Sabine's Gull	-V
	Rissa tridactyla	Black-legged Kittiwake	-V
	Sterna nilotica	Gull-billed Tern	Wr-C
	Sterna caspia	Caspian Tern	Wr-C
	Sterna maxima	Royal Tern	Rpb-C
	Sterna sandvicensis	Sandwich Tern	Osr-R
	Sterna dougallii	Roseate Tern	Osr-R
	Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	Tr- C
	Sterna forsteri	Forster's Tern	-V
	Sterna antillarum	Least Tern	Osr-C
	Sterna fuscata	Sooty Tern	Osr-R
	Phaetusa simplex	Large-billed Tern	-V
	Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	Tr- R
	Rynchops niger	Black Skimmer	Wr-C
COLUMBIFORMES
COLUMBIDAE
	Columba squamosa	Scaly-naped Pigeon	Rp-C
	Columba leucocephala	White-crowned Pigeon	Rp- C
	Columba inornata	Plain Pigeon	Rp-T
	Zenaida asiatica	White-winged Dove	Rp-C
	Zenaida aurita	Zenaida Dove	Rp-C
	Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Rp-C
	Columbina passerina	Common Ground-Dove	Rp-C
	Geotrygon chrysia	Key West Quail-Dove	Rp-C
	Geotrygon caniceps	Gray-headed Quail-Dove	Rp-R
	Geotrygon montana	Ruddy Quail-Dove	Rp-C
	Starnoenas cyanocephala	Blue-headed Quail-Dove	En-T
PSITTACIFORMES
PSITTACIDAE
	Aratinga euops	Cuban Parakeet	En-T
	Amazona leucocephala	Cuban Parrot	Rp-T
CUCULIFORMES
CUCULIDAE
	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Black-billed Cuckoo	Tr-R
	Coccyzus americanus	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Sr-R
	Coccyzus minor	Mangrove Cuckoo	Rp-C
	Saurothera merlini	Great Lizard-Cuckoo	Rp-C
	Crotophaga ani	Smooth-billed Ani	Rp-C
STRIGIFORMES
TYTONIDAE
	Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Rp-C
STRIGIDAE
	Otus lawrencii	Cuban Screech-Owl	En-C
	Glaucidium siju	Cuban Pygmy-Owl	En-C
	Athene cunicularia	Burrowing Owl	Rp-R
	Asio stygius	Stygian Owl	Rp-R
	Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Rp-C
CAPRIMULGIFORMES
CAPRIMULGIDAE
	Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk	Tr-R
	Chordeiles gundlachii	Antillean Nighthawk	Sr-C
	Caprimulgus carolinensis	Chuck-will's-widow	Wr-R
	Caprimulgus cubanensis	Greater Antillean Nightjar	Rp-C
APODIFORMES
APODIDAE
	Cypseloides niger	Black Swift	Rp-C
	Streptoprocne zonaris	White-collared Swift	Rp-C
	Tachornis phoenicobia	Antillean Palm-Swift	Rp-C
	Chlorostilbon ricordii	Cuban Emerald	Rp-C
	Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Tr-R
	Mellisuga helenae	Bee Hummingbird	En-R
TROGONIFORMES
TROGONIDAE
	Priotelus temnurus	Cuban Trogon	En-C
CORACIIFORMES
TODIDAE
	Todus multicolor	Cuban Tody	En-C

ALCEDINIDAE
	Ceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher	Wr-C
PICIFORMES
PICIDAE
	Melanerpes superciliaris	West Indian Woodpecker	Rp-C
	Sphyrapicus varius	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Wr-C
	Xiphidiopicus percussus	Cuban Green Woodpecker	En-C
	Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Rp-C
	Colaptes fernandinae	Fernandina's Flicker	En-R
†	Campephilus principalis	Ivory-billed Woodpecker	Rp-E
PASSERIFORMES
TYRANNIDAE
	Contopus caribaeus	Cuban Pewee	Rp-C
	Myiarchus crinitus	Great Crested Flycatcher	Tr-R
	Myiarchus sagrae	La Sagra's Flycatcher	Rp-C
	Tyrannus dominicensis	Gray Kingbird	Sr-C
	Tyrannus caudifasciatus	Loggerhead Kingbird	Rp-C
	Tyrannus cubensis	Giant Kingbird	Rp-C
VIREONIDAE
	Vireo griseus	White-eyed Vireo	Wr-R
	Vireo gundlachii	Cuban Vireo	En-C
	Vireo flavifrons	Yellow-throated Vireo	Wr-R
	Vireo philadelphicus	Philadelphia Vireo	Wr-R
	Vireo olivaceus	Red-eyed Vireo	Tr-C
	Vireo altiloquus	Black-whiskered Vireo	Sr-C
CORVIDAE
	Corvus nasicus	Cuban Crow	Rp-C
HIRUNDINIDAE
	Progne subis	Purple Martin	Tr-C
	Progne cryptoleuca	Cuban Martin	Sr-C
	Tachycineta bicolor	Tree Swallow	Wr-R
	Tachycineta cyaneoviridis	Bahama Swallow	Wr-R
	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Tr-R
	Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	Tr-C
	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Cliff Swallow	Tr-C
	Petrochelidon fulva	Cave Swallow	Sr-C
	Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Tr-C
REGULIDAE
	Regulus calendula	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	-V
SYLVIIDAE
	Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Wr-C
	Polioptila lembeyei	Cuban Gnatcatcher	En-C
MIMIDAE
	Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird	Wr-C
	Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Rp-C
STURNIDAE
	Sturnus vulgaris (I)	European Starling	-V
BOMBYCILLIDAE
	Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Tr-R
PARULIDAE
	Vermivora bachmanii	Bachman's Warbler	Wr-T
	Vermivora pinus	Blue-winged Warbler	Wr-R
	Vermivora chrysoptera	Golden-winged Warbler	Wr-R
	Vermivora peregrina	Tennessee Warbler	Tr-R
	Parula americana	Northern Parula	Wr-C
	Dendroica petechia	Yellow Warbler	Rp-C
	Dendroica pensylvanica	Chestnut-sided Warbler	Wr-R
	Dendroica magnolia	Magnolia Warbler	Wr-C
	Dendroica tigrina	Cape May Warbler	Wr-C
	Dendroica caerulescens	Black-throated Blue Warbler	Wr-C
	Dendroica coronata	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Wr-C
	Dendroica virens	Black-throated Green Warbler	Wr-C
	Dendroica fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Tr-R
	Dendroica dominica	Yellow-throated Warbler	Wr-C
	Dendroica pityophila	Olive-capped Warbler	Rp-C
	Dendroica pinus	Pine Warbler	-V
	Dendroica discolor	Prairie Warbler	Wr-C
	Dendroica palmarum	Palm Warbler	Wr-C
	Dendroica striata	Blackpoll Warbler	Tr-C
	Dendroica cerulea	Cerulean Warbler	Wr-C
	Mniotilta varia	Black-and-white Warbler	Wr-C
	Setophaga ruticilla	American Redstart	Wr-C
	Protonotaria citrea	Prothonotary Warbler	Tr-R
	Helmitheros vermivorus	Worm-eating Warbler	Wr-C
	Limnothlypis swainsonii	Swainson's Warbler	Wr-R
	Seiurus aurocapillus	Ovenbird	Wr-C
	Seiurus noveboracensis	Northern Waterthrush	Wr-C
	Seiurus motacilla	Louisiana Waterthrush	Wr-C
	Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Wr-C
	Teretistris fornsi	Oriente Warbler	En-C
	Wilsonia citrina	Hooded Warbler	Wr-C
	Wilsonia pusilla	Wilson's Warbler	Wr-R
COEREBIDAE
	Coereba flaveola	Bananaquit	Tr-R
THRAUPIDAE
	Piranga rubra	Summer Tanager	Wr-C
	Piranga olivacea	Scarlet Tanager	Tr-R
	Spindalis zena	Western Spindalis	Rp-C
	Cyanerpes cyaneus	Red-legged Honeycreeper	Rp-R
EMBERIZIDAE
	Melopyrrha nigra	Cuban Bullfinch	Rp-C
	Tiaris canora	Cuban Grassquit	En-C
	Tiaris olivacea	Yellow-faced Grassquit	Rp-C
	Tiaris bicolor	Black-faced Grassquit	Rp-R
	Torreornis inexpectata	Zapata Sparrow	En-R
	Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	-V
	Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Wr-C
	Ammodramus savannarum	Grasshopper Sparrow	Wr-R
	Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned Sparrow	Wr-C
CARDINALIDAE
	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Tr-R
	Guiraca caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Tr-R
	Passerina amoena	Lazuli Bunting	-V
	Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	Wr-C
	Passerina ciris	Painted Bunting	Wr-C
ICTERIDAE
	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Bobolink	Tr-R
	Agelaius humeralis	Tawny-shouldered Blackbird	Rp-C
	Sturnella magna	Eastern Meadowlark	Rp-C
	Xanthocephalus x.	Yellow-headed Blackbird	-V
	Dives atroviolacea	Cuban Blackbird	En-C
TURDIDAE
	Myadestes elisabeth	Cuban Solitaire	En-C
	Catharus bicknelli	Bicknell's Thrush	Wr-C
	Turdus plumbeus	Red-legged Thrush	Rp-C
	Quiscalus niger	Greater Antillean Grackle	Rp-C
	Molothrus bonariensis	Shiny Cowbird	Rp-C
	Icterus dominicensis	Greater Antillean Oriole	Rp-C
	Icterus galbula	Baltimore Oriole	Wr-C
PASSERIDAE
	Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Rp-C
ESTRILDIDAE
	Lonchura punctulata	Nutmeg Mannikin	Rpr-
	Lonchura malacca	Tricolored Munia	Rpr-C

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