PUERTO RICO
WEST INDIES
LOCALE
| # Species: | 351 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 351 |
| # Endemics: | 35 |
| # Near Endemics: | 1 |
SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | West Indian Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna arborea | NE | NT |
| 2 | Scaly-naped Pigeon | Patagioenas squamosa | E | |
| 3 | White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | NT | |
| 4 | Plain Pigeon | Patagioenas inornata | E | NT |
| 5 | Bridled Quail-Dove | Geotrygon mystacea | E | |
| 6 | Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo | Coccyzus vieilloti | E | |
| 7 | /Chuck-will's-widow/ | Antrostomus carolinensis | NT | |
| 8 | Puerto Rican Nightjar | Antrostomus noctitherus | E | EN |
| 9 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | V | |
| 10 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica | V | |
| 11 | Antillean Palm Swift | Tachornis phoenicobia | E | |
| 12 | Puerto Rican Mango | Anthracothorax aurulentus | E | |
| 13 | Green Mango | Anthracothorax viridis | E | |
| 14 | Purple-throated Carib | Eulampis jugularis | E | |
| 15 | Green-throated Carib | Eulampis holosericeus | E | |
| 16 | Vervain Hummingbird | Mellisuga minima | E | |
| 17 | Puerto Rican Emerald | Riccordia maugaeus | E | |
| 18 | Antillean Crested Hummingbird | Orthorhyncus cristatus | E | |
| 19 | /Piping Plover/ | Charadrius melodus | NT | |
| 20 | Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus | NT | |
| 21 | |Red Knot| | Calidris canutus | NT | |
| 22 | #Curlew Sandpiper# | Calidris ferruginea | NT | |
| 23 | |Buff-breasted Sandpiper| | Calidris subruficollis | NT | |
| 24 | /Semipalmated Sandpiper/ | Calidris pusilla | NT | |
| 25 | #Leach's Storm-Petrel# | Hydrobates leucorhoa | V | |
| 26 | (Black-capped Petrel) | Pterodroma hasitata | EN | |
| 27 | #Sooty Shearwater# | Ardenna griseus | NT | |
| 28 | Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens | NT | |
| 29 | Puerto Rican Owl | Gymnasio nudipes | E | |
| 30 | Puerto Rican Tody | Todus mexicanus | E | |
| 31 | Puerto Rican Woodpecker | Melanerpes portoricensis | E | |
| 32 | Tanimbar Corella | Cacatua goffiniana | NT | |
| 33 | Salmon-crested Cockatoo | Cacatua moluccensis | V | |
| 34 | Fischer's Lovebird | Agapornis fischeri | NT | |
| 35 | Yellow-headed Amazon | Amazona oratrix | EN | |
| 36 | Turquoise-fronted Amazon | Amazona aestiva | NT | |
| 37 | Hispaniolan Amazon | Amazona ventralis | E | V |
| 38 | Puerto Rican Amazon | Amazona vittata | E | CR |
| 39 | Olive-throated Parakeet | Eupsittula nana | NT | |
| 40 | Orange-fronted Parakeet | Eupsittula canicularis | V | |
| 41 | Military Macaw | Ara militaris | V | |
| 42 | Red-masked Parakeet | Psittacara erythrogenys | NT | |
| 43 | Lesser Antillean Pewee | Contopus latirostris | E | |
| 44 | Puerto Rican Flycatcher | Myiarchus antillarum | E | |
| 45 | Loggerhead Kingbird | Tyrannus caudifasciatus | E | |
| 46 | Puerto Rican Vireo | Vireo latimeri | E | |
| 47 | Cuban Martin | Progne cryptoleuca | E | |
| 48 | Pearly-eyed Thrasher | Margarops fuscatus | E | |
| 49 | /Bicknell's Thrush/ | Catharus bicknelli | V | |
| 50 | Western Red-legged Thrush | Turdus plumbeus | E | |
| 51 | Puerto Rican Euphonia | Chlorophonia sclateri | E | |
| 52 | Puerto Rican Tanager | Nesospingus speculiferus | E | V |
| 53 | Puerto Rican Spindalis | Spindalis portoricensis | E | |
| 54 | Puerto Rican Oriole | Icterus portoricensis | E | |
| 55 | Yellow-shouldered Blackbird | Agelaius xanthomus | E | EN |
| 56 | Greater Antillean Grackle | Quiscalus niger | E | |
| 57 | |Golden-winged Warbler| | Vermivora chrysoptera | NT | |
| 58 | Elfin-woods Warbler | Setophaga angelae | E | EN |
| 59 | |Cerulean Warbler| | Setophaga cerulea | NT | |
| 60 | |Blackpoll Warbler| | Setophaga striata | NT | |
| 61 | Adelaide's Warbler | Setophaga adelaidae | E | |
| 62 | Puerto Rican Bullfinch | Melopyrrha portoricensis | E | |
| 63 | Lesser Antillean Bullfinch | Loxigilla noctis | E |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
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DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 183 |
| LC | Local | 0 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 3 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 20 |
| V | Vulnerable | 10 |
| EN | Endangered | 6 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.
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