Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis nesiotes (endemic subspecies) - Cuba May 2019 © Aslam Ibrahim Castellón Maure
Birds
Over 350 species of birds have been recorded in Cuba. Amongst these are 30 endemics found nowhere else in the world and include iconic birds like the Cuban Tody, Cuban Trogon and the Bee Hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world. This includes recent splits and taxonomic changes up to December 2017 but excludes Cuban Macaw Ara tricolor which is extinct.
About 150 species are resident on the island, some are wanderers that only occasionally reach Cuba and the remainder are regular migrants from North America that travel south to escape the harsh winters further north. Many of these winter in Cuba itself while others are seen mainly on spring and autumn migration from wintering grounds in South America.
Over 350 species of birds have been recorded in Cuba. Amongst these are 30 endemics found nowhere else in the world and include iconic birds like the Cuban Tody, Cuban Trogon and the Bee Hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world. This includes recent splits and taxonomic changes up to December 2017 but excludes Cuban Macaw Ara tricolor which is extinct.
About 150 species are resident on the island, some are wanderers that only occasionally reach Cuba and the remainder are regular migrants from North America that travel south to escape the harsh winters further north. Many of these winter in Cuba itself while others are seen mainly on spring and autumn migration from wintering grounds in South America.
Cuban Endemics
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Blue-headed Quail-dove – Starnoenas cyanocephala Gray-fronted Quail-dove – Geotrygon caniceps Cuban Nightjar – Antrostomus cubanensis Bee Hummingbird – Mellisuga helenae Cuban Lizard-cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini Zapata Rail – Cyanolimnas cerverai Bare-legged Screech-owl – Margarobyas lawrencii Cuban Pygmy-owl – Glaucidium siju Cuban Kite - Chondrohierax wilsonii Gundlach’s Hawk – Accipiter gundlachi Cuban Black Hawk - Buteogallus gundlachii Cuban Trogon – Priotelus temnurus Cuban Tody – Todus multicolor Cuban Green Woodpecker – Xiphidiopicus percussus Fernandina’s Flicker – Colaptes fernandinae Cuban Parakeet – Psittacara euops Giant Kingbird - Tyrannus cubensis Cuban Vireo – Vireo gundlachii Cuban Martin - Progne cryptoleuca (Breeding) Cuban Gnatcatcher – Polioptila lembeyei Zapata Wren – Ferminia cerverai Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth Zapata Sparrow – Torreornis inexpectata Yellow-headed Warbler – Teretistris fernandinae Oriente Warbler – Teretistris fornsi Cuban Oriole – Icterus melanopsis Red-shouldered Blackbird – Agelaius assimilis Cuban Blackbird – Ptiloxena atroviolacea Cuban Bullfinch - Pyrrhulagra nigra Cuban Grassquit – Tiaris canorus |
West Indian Endemics
In addition to the above there are a further 21 species that are found on Cuba and are endemic to the West Indies ie found on Cuba plus at least one of the other islands in the Antilles.
In addition to the above there are a further 21 species that are found on Cuba and are endemic to the West Indies ie found on Cuba plus at least one of the other islands in the Antilles.
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Antillean Nighthawk - Chordeiles gundlachii Cuban Emerald - Chlorostilbon ricordii West Indian Woodpecker - Melanerpes superciliaris Cuban Peewee - Contopus caribaeus La Sagra's Flycatcher - Myiarchus sagrae Loggerhead Kingbird - Tyrannus caudifasciatus Red-legged Thrush - Turdus plumbeus Bahama Mockingbird - Mimus gundlachii Olive-capped Warbler - Setophaga pityophila Western Spindalis - Spindalis zena |
