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# Species:258
# Excl Vagrants:258
# Endemics:39
# Near Endemics:1

TARGET BIRD LIST

List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near-endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.

color codes

1West Indian Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arboreaNE
2Plain PigeonPatagioenas inornataE
3Ring-tailed PigeonPatagioenas caribaeaE
4Crested Quail-DoveGeotrygon versicolorE
5Chestnut-bellied CuckooCoccyzus pluvialisE
6Jamaican Lizard-CuckooCoccyzus vetulaE
7Antillean Palm SwiftTachornis phoenicobiaE
8Jamaican MangoAnthracothorax mangoE
9Vervain HummingbirdMellisuga minimaE
10Red-billed StreamertailTrochilus polytmusE
11Black-billed StreamertailTrochilus scitulusE
12Jamaican OwlAsio grammicusE
13Jamaican TodyTodus todusE
14Jamaican WoodpeckerMelanerpes radiolatusE
15Black-billed AmazonAmazona agilisE
16Yellow-billed AmazonAmazona collariaE
17Jamaican BecardPachyramphus nigerE
18Jamaican ElaeniaMyiopagis cottaE
19Blue Mountain ElaeniaElaenia fallaxE
20Jamaican PeweeContopus pallidusE
21Sad FlycatcherMyiarchus barbirostrisE
22Rufous-tailed FlycatcherMyiarchus validusE
23Stolid FlycatcherMyiarchus stolidusE
24Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatusE
25Jamaican VireoVireo modestusE
26Blue Mountain VireoVireo osburniE
27Jamaican CrowCorvus jamaicensisE
28Golden SwallowTachycineta euchryseaE
29Rufous-throated SolitaireMyadestes genibarbisE
30White-chinned ThrushTurdus aurantiusE
31White-eyed ThrushTurdus jamaicensisE
32Jamaican EuphoniaEuphonia jamaicaE
33Jamaican SpindalisSpindalis nigricephalaE
34Jamaican OrioleIcterus leucopteryxE
35Jamaican BlackbirdNesopsar nigerrimusE
36Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus nigerE
37Arrowhead WarblerSetophaga pharetraE
38OrangequitEuneornis campestrisE
39Greater Antillean BullfinchMelopyrrha violaceaE
40Yellow-shouldered GrassquitLoxipasser anoxanthusE

 

 *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.