Butterflies of Cuba
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      • Papilionidae : Papilioninae >
        • Battus devilliers - De Villiers' Swallowtail
        • Battus polydamas - Polydamas Swallowtail
        • Heraclides andraemon - Bahaman Swallowtail
        • Heraclides androgeus - Androgeus Swallowtail
        • Heraclides caiguanabus - Poey's Swallowtail
        • Heraclides oviedo - Oviedo's Swallowtail
        • Heraclides oxynius - Cuban Black Swallowtail
        • Heraclides pelaus - Pelaus Swallowtail
        • Heraclides ponceana - Dusky Swallowtail
        • Neographium celadon - Cuban Kite Swallowtail
        • Papilio demoleus - Lime Swallowtail
        • Papilio polyxenes - Black Swallowtail
        • Parides gundlachianus - Gundlach's Swallowtail
        • Pterourus palamedes - Palamedes Swallowtail
        • Pterourus troilus - Spicebush Swallowtail
      • Hesperiidae : Eudaminae >
        • Aguna asander - Gold-spotted Aguna
        • Aguna claxon - Emerald Aguna
        • Autochton potrillo - Potrillo Skipper
        • Cecropterus dorantes - Dorantes Longtial
        • Chioides marmorosa - Cuban Longtail
        • Epargyreus zestos - Zestos Skipper
        • Phocides pigmalion - Mangrove Skipper
        • Polygonus leo - Hammock Skipper
        • Proteides maysi - May's Skipper
        • Proteides mercurius - Cuban Mercurial Skipper
        • Telegonus anausis - Caribbean Yellow-tipped Flasher
        • Telegonus cassander - Cuban Flasher
        • Telegonus cellus - Golden-banded Skipper
        • Telegonus habana - Frosty Flasher
        • Telegonus talus - Green Flasher
        • Telegonus xagua - Antillean Flasher
        • Urbanus proteus - Common Long-tailed Skipper
      • Hesperiidae : Hesperiinae >
        • Asbolis capucinus - Monk Skipper
        • Atalopedes mesogramma - Mesogramma Skipper
        • Calpodes ethlius - Canna Skipper
        • Carystoides mexicana - Mexican Ruby-eye
        • Choranthus radians - Radians Skipper
        • Cymaenes tripunctus - Three-spotted Skipper
        • Euphyes cornelius - Cornelius Skipper
        • Euphyes singularis - Singularis Skipper
        • Holguinia holguin - Holguin Skipper
        • Hylephila phyleus - Fiery Skipper
        • Lerodea eufala - Eufala Skipper
        • Nyctelius nyctelius - Violet-banded Skipper
        • Oarisma bruneri - Bruner's Skipperling
        • Oarisma nanus - Nanus Skipperling
        • Panoquina corrupta - Corrupt Skipper
        • Panoquina lucas - Purple-washed Skipper
        • Panoquina ocola - Ocola Skipper
        • Panoquina panoquinoides - Obscure Skipper
        • Parachoranthus magdalia - Magdalia Skipper
        • Perichares philetes - Caribbean Ruby-eye
        • Polites baracoa - Baracoa Skipper
        • Pyrrhocalles antiqua - Caribbean Skipper
        • Rhinthon cubana - Cuban Rhinthon
        • Saliana esperi - Perching Saliana
        • Synapte malitiosa - Caribbean Faceted Skipper
        • Wallengrenia misera - Cuban Broken-dash
      • Hesperiidae : Pyrginae >
        • Anastrus sempiternus - Common Anastrus
        • Burca braco - Braco Skipper
        • Burca concolor - Concolorous Skipper
        • Burca cubensis - Cuban Skipper
        • Burnsius crisia - Antillean Checkered Skipper
        • Burnsius oileus - Tropical Checkered Skipper
        • Chiomara gundlachi - Gundlach's Duskywing
        • Eantis munroei - Munroe's Sicklewing
        • Eantis papinianus - Cuban Sicklewing
        • Ephyriades brunnea - Florida Duskywing
        • Ephyriades zephodes - Zephodes Duskywing
        • Erynnis zarucco - Zarucco Skipper
        • Gesta gesta - Impostor Duskywing
        • Ouleus fridericus - Fridericus Spreadwing
      • Pieridae : Colladinae >
        • Abaeis nicippe - Sleepy Orange
        • Anteos clorinde - White-angled Sulphur
        • Anteos maerula - Yellow-angled Sulphur
        • Colias eurytheme - Orange Sulphur
        • Eurema amelia - Cuban Yellow
        • Eurema boisduvaliana - Boisduval's Yellow
        • Eurema daira - Barred Yellow
        • Eurema elathea - Banded Yellow
        • Eurema lucina - Smudged Yellow
        • Kricogonia cabrerai - Cuban Sulphur
        • Kricogonia lyside - Lyside Sulphur
        • Nathalis iole - Dainty Sulphur
        • Phoebis agarithe - Large Orange Sulphur
        • Phoebis argante - Apricot Sulphur
        • Phoebis avellaneda - Orange-washed Sulphur
        • Phoebis neleis - Neleis Sulphur
        • Phoebis orbis - Orbis Sulphur
        • Phoebis philea - Orange-barred Sulphur
        • Phoebis sennae - Cloudless Sulphur
        • Phoebis statira - Statira Sulphur
        • Pyrisitia chamberlaini - Chamberlain's Yellow
        • Pyrisitia dina - Bush Sulphur
        • Pyrisitia larae - Confusing Yellow
        • Pyrisitia lisa - Little Yellow
        • Pyrisitia messalina - Whitish Yellow
        • Pyrisitia nise - Mimosa Yellow
        • Pyrisitia proterpia - Tailed Orange
        • Pyrisitia venusta - Pale Yellow
        • Zerene cesonia - Southern Dogface
      • Pieridae : Dismorphiinae >
        • Dismorphia cubana - Cuban Mimic-White
      • Pieridae : Pierinae >
        • Ascia monuste - Great Southern White
        • Ganyra menciae - Cuban White
        • Glutophrissa drusilla - Florida White
        • Melete salacia - Black-striped White
        • Pontia protodice - Checkered White
      • Riodinidae >
        • Dianesia carteri - Caribbean Metalmark
      • Lycaenidae : Polyommatinae >
        • Brephidium exilis - Pygmy Blue
        • Cupido comyntas - Eastern Tailed-Blue
        • Cyclargus ammon - Nickerbean Blue
        • Cyclargus thomasi - Miami Blue
        • Hemiargus ceraunus - Ceraunus Blue
        • Leptotes cassius - Cassius Blue
        • Leptotes hedgesi - Hedges' Blue
        • Pseudochrysops bornoi - Antillean Blue
      • Lycaenidae : Theclinae >
        • Allosmaitia coelebs - Cuban Hairstreak
        • Chlorostrymon maesites - Amethyst Hairstreak
        • Chlorostrymon simaethis - Silver-banded Hairstreak
        • Electrostrymon angelia - Fulvous Hairstreak
        • Eumaeus atala - Atala Hairstreak
        • Ministrymon azia - Grey Ministreak
        • Nesiostrymon celida - Caribbean Hairstreak
        • Strymon acis - Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak
        • Strymon bazochii - Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
        • Strymon istapa - Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
        • Strymon limenia - Limenia Scrub-Hairstreak
        • Strymon martialis - Martial Scrub-Hairstreak
        • Strymon toussainti - Toussaint's Scrub-Hairstreak
      • Nymphalidae : Apaturinae >
        • Asterocampa idyja - Dusky Emperor
        • Doxocopa laure - Silver Emperor
      • Nymphalidae : Biblidinae >
        • Dynamine postverta - Mexican Sailor
        • Dynamine serina - Caribbean Sailor
        • Eunica heraclitus - Cuban Purplewing
        • Eunica monima - Dingy Purplewing
        • Eunica tatila - Florida Purplewing
        • Hamadryas amphinome - Red Cracker
        • Hamadryas februa - Gray Cracker
        • Hamadryas feronia - Variable Cracker
        • Lucinia sida - Caribbean Banner
      • Nymphalidae : Charaxinae >
        • Anaea cubana - Cuban Leafwing
        • Archaeoprepona demophoon - Two-spotted Prepona
        • Cymatogramma echemus - Chestnut Leafwing
        • Hypna clytemnestra - Silver-studded Leafwing
        • Siderone galanthis - Red-striped Leafwing
      • Nymphalidae : Cyrestinae >
        • Marpesia chiron - Many-banded Daggerwing
        • Marpesia eleuchea - Caribbean Daggerwing
      • Nymphalidae : Danainae >
        • Anetia briarea - Many-spotted King
        • Anetia cubana - Cuban King
        • Anetia pantherata - Great King
        • Danaus eresimus - Soldier
        • Danaus gilippus - Queen
        • Danaus plexippus - Monarch
        • Greta cubana - Cuban Clearwing
        • Lycorea halia - Tiger Mimic Queen
      • Nymphalidae : Heliconiinae >
        • Agraulis vanillae - Gulf Fritillary
        • Dryas iulia - Flambeau
        • Eueides isabella - Isabella's Heliconian
        • Euptoieta claudia - Variegated Fritillary
        • Euptoieta hegesia - Mexican Fritillary
        • Heliconius charithonia - Zebra Heliconian
      • Nymphalidae : Libytheinae >
        • Libytheana carinenta - American Snout
        • Libytheana motya - Cuban Snout
        • Libytheana terena - Antillean Snout
      • Nymphalidae Limenitinae >
        • Adelpha iphicleola - Iphicleola Sister
        • Limenitis archippus - Viceroy
      • Nymphalidae : Nymphalinae >
        • Anartia chrysopelea - Cuban Peacock
        • Anartia jatrophae - White Peacock
        • Anthanassa frisia - Cuban Crescent
        • Antillea pelops - Antillean Crescent
        • Atlantea perezi - Cuban Checkerspot
        • Colobura dirce - Mosaic
        • Historis acheronta - Tailed Cecropian
        • Historis odius - Stinky Leafwing
        • Hypanartia paullus - Antillean Mapwing
        • Hypolimnas misippus - The Mimic
        • Junonia coenia - Common Buckeye
        • Junonia neildi - Mangrove Buckeye
        • Junonia zonalis - Tropical Buckeye
        • Phyciodes phaon - Phaon Crescent
        • Polygonia interrogationis - Question Mark
        • Siproeta stelenes - Malachite
        • Vanessa atalanta - Red Admiral
        • Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady
        • Vanessa virginiensis - American Lady
      • Nymphalidae : Satyrinae >
        • Calisto aquilum - Cuban Dark Calisto
        • Calisto bradleyi - Bradley's Calisto
        • Calisto brochei - Broche's Calisto
        • Calisto bruneri - Bruner's Calisto
        • Calisto disjunctus - Western Cuban Calisto
        • Calisto dissimulatum - Mimic Calisto
        • Calisto gundlachi - Gandlach's Calisto
        • Calisto herophile - Cuban Common Calisto
        • Calisto israeli - Israel's Calisto
        • Calisto lastrai - Lastra's Calisto
        • Calisto muripetens - Guamuahaya Calisto
        • Calisto occulta - Hidden Calisto
        • Calisto sharkeyae - Sharkey's Calisto
        • Calisto siguanensis - Sand Calisto
        • Calisto smintheus - Cuban Rusty Calisto
        • Calisto torrei - Torre's Calisto
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      • Pieridae - Whites & Yellows
      • Riodinidae / Lycaenidae - Metalmarks, Hairstreaks & Blues
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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.
Cuban Endemics
Blue-headed Quail-dove Starnoenas cyanocephala 3 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Blue-headed Quail-dove Starnoenas cyanocephala 6 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Gray-fronted Quail-dove Geotrygon caniceps 6 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Cuban Nightjar Anstrostomus cubanensis 16 Mar 2018 Zapata © Julia Wittmann
Cuban Nightjar Anstrostomus cubanensis 20 Jan 2018 Soplillar, Zapata © Douglas Fernandez
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae male 6 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae female 6 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini 19 Mar 2015 Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini 19 Mar 2017 Hanabanilla © Tim Norriss
Zapata Rail By Cyanolimnas_cerverai_by_Allan_Brooks.jpg: Allan Brooks, in Thomas Barbourderivative work: Totodu74 (talk) - Cyanolimnas_cerverai_by_Allan_Brooks.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16790786
Bare-legged Screech-owl Margarobyas lawrencii 7 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Bare-legged Screech-owl Margarobyas lawrencii 28 May 2019 Yaguajay © Karlos Ross
Cuban Pygmy-owl – Glaucidium siju 1 Mar 2014 Zapata © Tim Norriss
Cuban Pygmy-owl – Glaucidium siju 7 Dec 2014 nr Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss
Gundlach's Hawk by Jose Aquino - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9548079
Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii 24 Jun 2015 Guanahacabibes © Tim Norriss
Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii 24 Jun 2015 Guanahacabibes © Tim Norriss
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus 16 Jun 2016 Alejandro de Humboldt NP © Tim Norriss
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus 2 Mar 2018 La Belen © Christoph Moning
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor 7 Oct 2016 Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor 19 Mar 2015 Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss
Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus 16 Jun 2016 Alejandro de Humboldt NP © Tim Norriss
Fernandina’s Flicker Colaptes fernandinae 6 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Fernandina's Flicker Dec 2022 Zapata © Yadiel Veunes Alonso
Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops 1 Mar 2014 Zapata © Tim Norriss
Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops 2 Mar 2018 La Belen © Christoph Moning
Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis 23 Mar 2017 Topes de Collantes © Tim Norriss
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii 24 Feb 2018 Vinales © Christoph Moning
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii 6 Oct 2017 Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca male 7 Jun 2018 Habana © Tim Norriss
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca 8 Jun 2018 Habana © Tim Norriss
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei 21 Jun 2016 Yateritas © Tim Norriss
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei 21 Jun 2016 Yateritas © Tim Norriss
Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai 4 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai 4 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Cuban Solitaire by Francesco Veronesi 4 Jan 2012 CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpextata 26 Feb 2018 Cayo Coco © Christoph Moning
Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae 23 Jun 2015 Guanahacabibes © Tim Norriss
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi 25 Feb 2018 Cayo Coco © Christoph Moning
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis 6 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis 6 Mar 2018 Zapata © Christoph Moning
Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis - Cuba May 2019 © Aslam Ibrahim Castellón Maure
Cuban Blackbird Dives atroviolaceus 27 Nov 2015 Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss
Cuban Blackbird Dives atroviolaceus 31 Mar 2015 Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra 23 Feb 2018 Vinales © Christoph Moning
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra 7 Dec 2018 Pinares de Mayari © Tim Norriss
Cuban Grassquit Tiaris canorus 23 Feb 2018 Las Terrazzas © Christoph Moning




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.
Antillean Nighthawk 8 Jun 2018 Hanabanilla © Tim Norriss
Antillean Nighthawk Apr 2017 Holguin © Karlos Ross
Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii fem 20 Mar 2015 Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss
Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii male 15 Mar 2017 Hanabanilla © Tim Norriss
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris 9 Mar 2014 Jibacoa © Tim Norriss
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris 27 Jun 2015 Soroa © Tim Norriss
Cuban Peewee Contopus caribaeus 22 Feb 2014 Soroa © Tim Norriss
Cuban Peewee Contopus caribaeus 27 Mar 2015 Alto de Naranjo, Sierra Maestra © Tim Norriss
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae 22 Mar 2015 Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae 27 Jun 2015 Soroa © Tim Norriss
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus 25 Sept 2016 Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss
Loggerhead Kingbird 28 Mar 2017 Loma del Capiro, Santa Clara © Tim Norriss
Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus 8 Mar 2014 Jibacoa © Tim Norriss
Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachi 25 Jan 2017 Cayo Paredón Grande © Douglas Fernandez
Olive-capped Warbler Sethophaga pityofila 24 Feb 2018 Vinales © Christoph Moning
Olive-capped Warbler Sethophaga pityofila 24 Feb 2018 Vinales © Christoph Moning
male Western Spindalis Spindalis zena 26 Jun 2016 La Gran Piedra © Tim Norriss
female Western Spindalis Spindalis zena 25 Jun 2016 La Gran Piedra © Tim Norriss




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




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