List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. 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. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	West Indian Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna arborea	Many	NE
2	Scaly-naped Pigeon	Patagioenas squamosa	Many	E
3	Plain Pigeon	Patagioenas inornata	Many	E
4	Ring-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas caribaea	JA	E
5	Blue-headed Quail-Dove	Starnoenas cyanocephala	CBA	E
6	Crested Quail-Dove	Geotrygon versicolor	JA	E
7	Gray-fronted Quail-Dove	Geotrygon caniceps	CBA	E
8	White-fronted Quail-Dove	Geotrygon leucometopia	DR,GA	E
9	Bridled Quail-Dove	Geotrygon mystacea	Many	E
10	Grenada Dove	Leptotila wellsi	GR,LA	E
11	Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo	Coccyzus pluvialis	JA	E
12	Bay-breasted Cuckoo	Coccyzus rufigularis	DR,GA	E
13	Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo	Coccyzus vetula	JA	E
14	Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo	Coccyzus vieilloti	PR	E
15	Great Lizard-Cuckoo	Coccyzus merlini	BHS,CBA	E
16	Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo	Coccyzus longirostris	DR,GA,HI	E
17	Least Pauraque	Siphonorhis brewsteri	DR,GA	E
18	Cuban Nightjar	Antrostomus cubanensis	CBA	E
19	Puerto Rican Nightjar	Antrostomus noctitherus	PR	E
20	Lesser Antillean Swift	Chaetura martinica	Many	E
21	Antillean Palm Swift	Tachornis phoenicobia	Many	E
22	Hispaniolan Mango	Anthracothorax dominicus	DR,GA,HI	E
23	Puerto Rican Mango	Anthracothorax aurulentus	PR,VI	E
24	Green Mango	Anthracothorax viridis	PR	E
25	Jamaican Mango	Anthracothorax mango	JA	E
26	Purple-throated Carib	Eulampis jugularis	Many	E
27	Green-throated Carib	Eulampis holosericeus	Many	E
28	Bahama Woodstar	Nesophlox evelynae	BHS,TC	E
29	Inagua Woodstar	Nesophlox lyrura	BHS	E
30	Vervain Hummingbird	Mellisuga minima	Many	E
31	Bee Hummingbird	Mellisuga helenae	CBA	E
32	Cuban Emerald	Riccordia ricordii	BHS,CBA	E
33	Hispaniolan Emerald	Riccordia swainsonii	DR,GA,HI	E
34	Puerto Rican Emerald	Riccordia maugaeus	PR	E
35	Blue-headed Hummingbird	Riccordia bicolor	DI,LA,MI	E
36	Antillean Crested Hummingbird	Orthorhyncus cristatus	Many	E
37	Red-billed Streamertail	Trochilus polytmus	JA	E
38	Black-billed Streamertail	Trochilus scitulus	JA	E
39	Zapata Rail	Mustelirallus cerverai	CBA	E
40	Cuban Kite	Chondrohierax wilsonii	CBA	E
41	Gundlach's Hawk	Astur gundlachi	CBA	E
42	Cuban Black Hawk	Buteogallus gundlachii	CBA,CI,GA	E
43	Ridgway's Hawk	Buteo ridgwayi	DR,GA,HI	E
44	Ashy-faced Owl	Tyto glaucops	DR,GA,HI	E
45	Puerto Rican Owl	Gymnasio nudipes	PR	E
46	Bare-legged Owl	Margarobyas lawrencii	CBA	E
47	Cuban Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium siju	CBA	E
48	Jamaican Owl	Asio grammicus	JA	E
49	Cuban Trogon	Priotelus temnurus	CBA	E
50	Hispaniolan Trogon	Priotelus roseigaster	DR,GA,HI	E
51	Cuban Tody	Todus multicolor	CBA	E
52	Broad-billed Tody	Todus subulatus	DR,GA,HI	E
53	Narrow-billed Tody	Todus angustirostris	DR,GA,HI	E
54	Jamaican Tody	Todus todus	JA	E
55	Puerto Rican Tody	Todus mexicanus	PR	E
56	Antillean Piculet	Nesoctites micromegas	DR,GA,HI	E
57	Cuban Green Woodpecker	Xiphidiopicus percussus	CBA	E
58	Guadeloupe Woodpecker	Melanerpes herminieri	GI,LA	E
59	Puerto Rican Woodpecker	Melanerpes portoricensis	PR	E
60	Hispaniolan Woodpecker	Melanerpes striatus	DR,GA,HI	E
61	Jamaican Woodpecker	Melanerpes radiolatus	JA	E
62	West Indian Woodpecker	Melanerpes superciliaris	BHS,CBA,CI,GA	E
63	Ivory-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus principalis	CBA	CR
64	Fernandina's Flicker	Colaptes fernandinae	BHS,CBA	E
65	Red-necked Amazon	Amazona arausiaca	DI,LA	E
66	St. Lucia Amazon	Amazona versicolor	LA,SLI	E
67	Yellow-shouldered Amazon	Amazona barbadensis	ARB,BOI,CUR	NE
68	Black-billed Amazon	Amazona agilis	JA	E
69	Yellow-billed Amazon	Amazona collaria	JA	E
70	Cuban Amazon	Amazona leucocephala	BHS,CBA,CI,GA	E
71	Hispaniolan Amazon	Amazona ventralis	DR,GA,HI,PR	E
72	Puerto Rican Amazon	Amazona vittata	PR	E
73	Imperial Amazon	Amazona imperialis	DI,LA	E
74	St. Vincent Amazon	Amazona guildingii	LA,SVG	E
75	Cuban Parakeet	Psittacara euops	CBA	E
76	Hispaniolan Parakeet	Psittacara chloropterus	Many	E
77	Jamaican Becard	Pachyramphus niger	JA	E
78	Jamaican Elaenia	Myiopagis cotta	JA	E
79	Blue Mountain Elaenia	Elaenia fallax	JA	E
80	Hispaniolan Elaenia	Elaenia cherriei	GA	E
81	Jamaican Pewee	Contopus pallidus	JA	E
82	Cuban Pewee	Contopus caribaeus	BHS,CBA	E
83	Hispaniolan Pewee	Contopus hispaniolensis	DR,GA,HI	E
84	Lesser Antillean Pewee	Contopus latirostris	Many	E
85	Sad Flycatcher	Myiarchus barbirostris	JA	E
86	Grenada Flycatcher	Myiarchus nugator	GR,LA,SVG	E
87	Rufous-tailed Flycatcher	Myiarchus validus	JA	E
88	La Sagra's Flycatcher	Myiarchus sagrae	BHS,CBA,CI,GA	BC
89	Stolid Flycatcher	Myiarchus stolidus	DR,GA,HI,JA	E
90	Puerto Rican Flycatcher	Myiarchus antillarum	PR,VI	E
91	Lesser Antillean Flycatcher	Myiarchus oberi	Many	E
92	Loggerhead Kingbird	Tyrannus caudifasciatus	Many	E
93	Giant Kingbird	Tyrannus cubensis	CBA	E
94	San Andres Vireo	Vireo caribaeus		BC
95	Jamaican Vireo	Vireo modestus	JA	E
96	Cuban Vireo	Vireo gundlachii	CBA	E
97	Puerto Rican Vireo	Vireo latimeri	PR	E
98	Flat-billed Vireo	Vireo nanus	DR,GA,HI	E
99	Blue Mountain Vireo	Vireo osburni	JA	E
100	Cuban Palm-Crow	Corvus minutus	CBA	E
101	Hispaniolan Palm-Crow	Corvus palmarum	DR,GA,HI	E
102	Cuban Crow	Corvus nasicus	CBA,TC	E
103	White-necked Crow	Corvus leucognaphalus	DR,GA,HI	E
104	Jamaican Crow	Corvus jamaicensis	JA	E
105	Golden Swallow	Tachycineta euchrysea	DR,GA,HI,JA	E
106	Cuban Martin	Progne cryptoleuca	Many	E
107	Bahama Nuthatch	Sitta insularis	BHS	E
108	Cuban Gnatcatcher	Polioptila lembeyei	CBA	E
109	Zapata Wren	Ferminia cerverai	CBA	E
110	Kalinago Wren	Troglodytes martinicensis	DI,LA	E
111	St. Lucia Wren	Troglodytes mesoleucus	LA,SLI	E
112	St. Vincent Wren	Troglodytes musicus	LA,SVG	E
113	Grenada Wren	Troglodytes grenadensis	GR,LA	E
114	Martinique Thrasher	Ramphocinclus brachyurus	LA,MI	E
115	St. Lucia Thrasher	Ramphocinclus sanctaeluciae	LA,SLI	E
116	Scaly-breasted Thrasher	Allenia fusca	Many	E
117	Pearly-eyed Thrasher	Margarops fuscatus	Many	E
118	Brown Trembler	Cinclocerthia ruficauda	Many	E
119	Gray Trembler	Cinclocerthia gutturalis	LA,MI,SLI	E
120	Cuban Solitaire	Myadestes elisabeth	CBA	E
121	Rufous-throated Solitaire	Myadestes genibarbis	Many	E
122	White-chinned Thrush	Turdus aurantius	JA	E
123	Western Red-legged Thrush	Turdus plumbeus	Many	E
124	Eastern Red-legged Thrush	Turdus ardosiaceus	Many	E
125	La Selle Thrush	Turdus swalesi	DR,GA,HI	E
126	White-eyed Thrush	Turdus jamaicensis	JA	E
127	Forest Thrush	Turdus lherminieri	Many	E
128	Palmchat	Dulus dominicus	DR,GA,HI	E
129	Hispaniolan Euphonia	Chlorophonia musica	DR,GA,HI	E
130	Puerto Rican Euphonia	Chlorophonia sclateri	PR	E
131	Lesser Antillean Euphonia	Chlorophonia flavifrons	Many	E
132	Jamaican Euphonia	Euphonia jamaica	JA	E
133	Hispaniolan Crossbill	Loxia megaplaga	DR,GA,HI	E
134	Antillean Siskin	Spinus dominicensis	DR,GA,HI	E
135	Zapata Sparrow	Torreornis inexpectata	CBA	E
136	Black-crowned Palm-Tanager	Phaenicophilus palmarum	DR,GA,HI	E
137	Gray-crowned Palm-Tanager	Phaenicophilus poliocephalus	GA,HI	E
138	Puerto Rican Tanager	Nesospingus speculiferus	PR	E
139	Jamaican Spindalis	Spindalis nigricephala	JA	E
140	Hispaniolan Spindalis	Spindalis dominicensis	DR,GA,HI	E
141	Puerto Rican Spindalis	Spindalis portoricensis	PR	E
142	Hispaniolan Oriole	Icterus dominicensis	DR,GA,HI	E
143	Cuban Oriole	Icterus melanopsis	CBA	E
144	Bahama Oriole	Icterus northropi	BHS	E
145	Puerto Rican Oriole	Icterus portoricensis	PR	E
146	St. Lucia Oriole	Icterus laudabilis	LA,SLI	E
147	Montserrat Oriole	Icterus oberi	LA,MT	E
148	Martinique Oriole	Icterus bonana	LA,MI	E
149	Jamaican Oriole	Icterus leucopteryx	JA	E
150	Jamaican Blackbird	Nesopsar nigerrimus	JA	E
151	Red-shouldered Blackbird	Agelaius assimilis	CBA	E
152	Yellow-shouldered Blackbird	Agelaius xanthomus	PR	E
153	Cuban Blackbird	Ptiloxena atroviolaceus	CBA	E
154	Greater Antillean Grackle	Quiscalus niger	Many	E
155	Semper's Warbler	Leucopeza semperi	LA,SLI	E
156	Bahama Yellowthroat	Geothlypis rostrata	BHS	E
157	Whistling Warbler	Catharopeza bishopi	LA,SVG	E
158	Plumbeous Warbler	Setophaga plumbea	DI,GI,LA	E
159	Elfin-woods Warbler	Setophaga angelae	PR	E
160	Arrowhead Warbler	Setophaga pharetra	JA	E
161	Olive-capped Warbler	Setophaga pityophila	BHS,CBA	E
162	Bahama Warbler	Setophaga flavescens	BHS	E
163	Vitelline Warbler	Setophaga vitellina	CI,GA	BC
164	Adelaide's Warbler	Setophaga adelaidae	PR,VI	E
165	Barbuda Warbler	Setophaga subita	ABI,LA	E
166	St. Lucia Warbler	Setophaga delicata	LA,SLI	E
167	White-winged Warbler	Xenoligea montana	DR,GA,HI	E
168	Green-tailed Warbler	Microligea palustris	DR,GA,HI	E
169	Yellow-headed Warbler	Teretistris fernandinae	CBA	E
170	Oriente Warbler	Teretistris fornsi	CBA	E
171	Lesser Antillean Tanager	Stilpnia cucullata	GR,LA,SVG	E
172	Orangequit	Euneornis campestris	JA	E
173	Puerto Rican Bullfinch	Melopyrrha portoricensis	PR	E
174	St. Kitts Bullfinch	Melopyrrha grandis	LA,SKN	E
175	Cuban Bullfinch	Melopyrrha nigra	CBA	E
176	Grand Cayman Bullfinch	Melopyrrha taylon	CI,GA	E
177	Greater Antillean Bullfinch	Melopyrrha violacea	Many	E
178	Yellow-shouldered Grassquit	Loxipasser anoxanthus	JA	E
179	Cuban Grassquit	Phonipara canorus	BHS,CBA	E
180	Lesser Antillean Bullfinch	Loxigilla noctis	Many	E
181	Barbados Bullfinch	Loxigilla barbadensis	BI,LA	E
182	St. Lucia Black Finch	Melanospiza richardsoni	LA,SLI	E
183	Lesser Antillean Saltator	Saltator albicollis	Many	E
184	Western Chat-Tanager	Calyptophilus tertius	DR,GA,HI	E
185	Eastern Chat-Tanager	Calyptophilus frugivorus	DR,GA	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.

OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE NEOTROPICS

• Argentina
• Belize
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• French Guiana
• Galapagos
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad/Tobago
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

BIRDING LOCALES

• Anguilla (AI)
• Antigua and Barbuda (ABI)
• Aruba (ARB)
• Bahamas (BHS)
• Barbados (BI)
• Bonaire (BOI)
• Cayman Islands (CI)
• Cuba (CBA)
• Curacao (CUR)
• Dominica (DI)
• Dominican Republic (DR)
• Greater Antilles Except Cuba and the Virgin Islands (GA)
• Grenada (GR)
• Guadeloupe (GI)
• Haiti (HI)
• Jamaica (JA)
• Lesser Antilles except Aruba, Trinidad, & Tobago (LA)
• Martinique (MI)
• Montserrat (MT)
• Puerto Rico (PR)
• Saint Kitts & Nevis (SKN)
• Saint Vincent & the Grenadines (SVG)
• Santa Lucia (SLI)
• Turks & Caicos (TC)
• Virgin Islands (VI)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	180
NE	Near Endemic	2
CR	Critically Endangered	1
EN	Endangered	0
BC	Best Seen in This Country	2
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.