List Of Vieques Birds
This is a list of birds recorded in the island of Vieques. Vieques is an island municipality of Puerto Rico located off the east coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, south of Culebra island and west of the Virgin Islands. It has a total area of 348.15 km², of which only 135 km² is land area. On May 1, 2001, the western end of Vieques National Wildlife Refuge was established and on May 1, 2003, the same day of the exit of the U.S. Navy from the island, the eastern end of the refuge was established.
There are a total of 142 species recorded from the island of Vieques. Some species, such as the Puerto Rican Parrot, have been extirpated from the island but are, nonetheless, included in this list. Extinct species are not included in this list.
This list presents the following information for each species: common and scientific name of each species, preferred habitat, breeding status in Vieques and frequency of occurrence for each season (Winter spans from December to February, Spring from March to May, Summer from June to August, Fall from September to November). Tags (described below) are used to describe this information for each species.
Read more about List Of Vieques Birds: Taxonomy, Grebes, Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Boobies, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets, Flamingos, Ducks, Geese, and Swans, Osprey, Hawks, Kites, and Eagles, Falcons, New World Quails, Rails, Gallinules, and Coots, Oystercatchers, Stilts and Avocets, Lapwings and Plovers, Sandpipers, Curlews, Stints, Godwits, Snipes, and Phalaropes, Gulls, Terns and Skimmers, Pigeons and Doves, Budgerigars, Parakeets and Parrots, Cuckoos, Typical Owls, Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, River Kingfishers, Woodpeckers and Sapsuckers, Tyrant Flycatchers, Swallows and Martins, Mockingbirds and Thrashers, Starlings, Estrildid Finchs, Whydahs, Vireos, New World Warblers, Bananaquit, Fringilline Finches, Cardueline Finches, and Allies, American Sparrows, Towhees, and Juncos, Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Grackles, and Orioles, Sparrows
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