List Of Birds Of Puerto Rico
This is a categorized list of the bird species recorded in the archipelago of Puerto Rico which consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities off the east coast (Vieques and Culebra), three uninhabited islands off the west coast (Mona, Monito, and Desecheo) and more than 125 smaller cays and islands. The avifauna of Puerto Rico includes a total of 349 species, of which 166 (47.56%) are accidental, 42 (12.03%) are introduced by humans and 16 (4.58%) are endemic. Around 120 of these species breed in Puerto Rico while the majority of the others overwinter in the archipelago. This list does not include extinct species.
Read more about List Of Birds Of Puerto Rico: Taxonomy, Grebes, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm-Petrels, Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Boobies, Cormorants, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets, Ibises and Spoonbills, Flamingos, Ducks, Geese, and Swans, New World Vultures, Osprey, Hawks, Kites, and Eagles, Falcons, New World Quails, Junglefowls and Pheasants, Guineafowls, Limpkin, Rails, Gallinules, and Coots, Jacanas, Oystercatchers, Stilts and Avocets, Lapwings and Plovers, Sandpipers, Curlews, Stints, Godwits, Snipes, and Phalaropes, Skuas and Jaegers, Gulls, Terns and Skimmers, Pigeons and Doves, Cockatoos, Budgerigars, Parakeets and Parrots, Cuckoos, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Potoos, Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Water Kingfisher, Todies, Woodpeckers and Sapsuckers, Tyrant Flycatchers, Swallows and Martins, Waxwings, Mockingbirds and Thrashers, Thrushes, Old World Flycatchers, Crows, Starlings, Weavers, Estrildid Finchs, Whydahs, Vireos, New World Warblers, Bananaquit, Tanagers, American Sparrows, Towhees, Juncos, and Longspurs, Cardinals, Saltators, and Grosbeaks, Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Grackles, and Orioles, Fringilline Finches, Cardueline Finches, and Allies, Sparrows
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