List of birds of Vieques
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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 as 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.
Taxonomy
This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced, stray and extirpated species are included in the total species counts for Vieques.
The following tags have been used to describe the frequency of occurrence of each species in Vieques.
- (a) Abundant - a species that is commonly encountered in Vieques
- (c) Common - a species that commonly occurs in Vieques
- {u} Uncommon - a species that occurs uncommonly - it is present but rarely seen in Vieques
- (o) Occasional - a species that may not occur every year
- (r) Rare - a species that has been reported once or twice
The following tags have been used to describe the habitats in which a species occurs. Species may inhabit more than one type of habitat.
- (TS) Thorn scrub
- (IA) Inhabited areas
- (ML) Mangrove lagoons
- (DF) Dry forest
- (Sh) Shoreline
- (MF) Moist forest
The following tags have been used to describe the breeding status of each species in Vieques.
- (B) Breeder
- (PB) Probable breeder
- (NB) Non-breeder
- (WV) Winter visitor
- (M) Migrant
- (St) Stray
Grebes
Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae
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Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Pied-billed grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | ML | B | u | u | u | u |
Tropicbirds
Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their long wings have black markings, as does the head.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Red-billed tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | Sh | NB | - | r | - | - |
White-tailed tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | Sh | B | r | u | u | - |
Boobies
Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies with only boobies occurring in Vieques. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Brown booby | Sula leucogaster | Sh | NB | u | u | u | c |
Frigatebirds
Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae
Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black or black-and-white, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Magnificent frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | Sh | NB | c | c | c | c |
Pelicans
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae
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Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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American white pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | Sh | St | r | - | - | - |
Brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Sh | B | c | c | c | - |
Bitterns, herons and egrets
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae
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The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Great blue heron | Ardea herodias | ML | PB | u | u | u | u |
Great egret | Egretta alba | ML | PB | c | c | c | c |
Reddish egret | Egretta rufescens | ML | St | r | - | - | - |
Tricolored heron | Hydranassa tricolor | ML | B | c | c | c | c |
Little blue heron | Florida caerulea | ML | B | c | c | c | c |
Snowy egret | Egretta thula | ML | B | c | c | c | c |
Cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | IA | B | a | a | a | a |
Green heron | Butorides virescens | ML | B | u | u | u | - |
Black-crowned night heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | ML | PB | r | r | r | - |
Yellow-crowned night heron | Nyctanassa violacea | ML | B | r | r | - | - |
Least bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | ML | B | - | - | r | - |
Flamingos
Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos (genus Phoenicopterus monotypic in family Phoenicopteridae) are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Caribbean flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | ML | St | r | - | - | r |
Ducks, geese and swans
Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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West Indian whistling duck | Dendrocygna arborea | ML | St | - | - | r | - |
Northern shoveler | Anas clypeata | ML | WV | r | - | - | - |
White-cheeked pintail | Anas bahamensis | ML | B | u | u | u | u |
Blue-winged teal | Anas discors | WV | B | o | r | - | u |
Lesser scaup | Aythya affinis | B | - | - | - | - | |
Red-breasted merganser | Mergus serrator | Sh | St | r | - | - | - |
Ruddy duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | ML | B | r | - | r | - |
Osprey
Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae
The Pandionidae family contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a medium large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ML | WV | u | u | - | o |
Hawks, kites and eagles
Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
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Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Red-tailed hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | IA | B | u | u | u | u |
Falcons
Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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American kestrel | Falco sparverius | IA | B | u | u | u | u |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | ML | M | r | - | r | - |
Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | ML | WV | o | o | - | o |
New World quails
Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae
The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Northern bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | - | - | - | - |
Rails, gallinules and coots
Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. The most typical family members occupy dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Clapper rail | Rallus crepitans | ML | B | u | u | u | u |
Sora | Porzana carolina | ML | WV | r | - | - | - |
Common gallinule | Gallinula galeata | ML | B | u | u | u | u |
American coot | Fulica americana | ML | PB | r | - | r | - |
Oystercatchers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae
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The oystercatchers are large, obvious and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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American oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Sh | PB | r | r | - | r |
Stilts and avocets
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Black-necked stilt | Himantopus himantopus | ML | B | c | c | - | c |
Lapwings and plovers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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American golden-plover | Pluvialis dominica | IA | M | - | - | - | r |
Black-bellied plover | Squatarola squatarola | ML | WV | u | u | u | - |
Semipalmated plover | Charadrius semipulmatus | ML | WV | r | r | - | - |
Wilson's plover | Charadrius wilsonia | ML | B | u | u | u | - |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | IA | B | u | u | u | - |
Sandpipers, curlews, stints, godwits, snipes and phalaropes
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Common snipe | Gallinago gallinago | ML | WV | r | - | - | - |
Short-billed dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | ML | WV | u | u | - | u |
Hudsonian godwit | Limosa haemastica | ML | St | - | - | - | r |
Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | ML | WV | r | r | - | - |
Greater yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ML | WV | c | c | - | u |
Lesser yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ML | WV | c | u | - | u |
Solitary sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ML | M | - | r | - | - |
Willet | Tringa semipalmata | ML | WV | u | u | - | - |
Spotted sandpiper | Actitis macularia | ML | B | c | c | - | c |
Ruddy turnstone | Arenaria interpres | ML | WV | u | u | o | u |
Semipalmated sandpiper | Ereunetes pusillus | ML | WV | o | o | o | - |
Western sandpiper | Calidris mauri | ML | WV | - | o | - | r |
Least sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ML | WV | o | o | - | - |
White-rumped sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | ML | St | - | - | - | r |
Pectoral sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | ML | M | - | r | - | r |
Stilt sandpiper | Micropalama himantopus | ML | WV | o | o | - | - |
Gulls, terns and skimmers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae
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Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, kittiwakes, terns and skimmers. They are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 25–30 years.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Laughing gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | Sh | NB | - | - | u | - |
Caspian tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Sh | St | - | - | r | - |
Sandwich tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | Sh | NB | - | r | u | - |
Royal tern | Thalasseus maximus | Sh | NB | c | c | - | c |
Roseate tern | Sterna sandvicensis | Sh | B | - | - | u | - |
Least tern | Sternula albifrons | Sh | B | - | - | u | - |
Bridled tern | Onychoprion albifrons | Sh | NB | - | - | - | - |
Sooty tern | Onychoprion albifrons | Sh | NB | - | - | - | - |
Pigeons and doves
Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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White-crowned pigeon | Columba leucocephala | ML | B | u | u | u | - |
Scaly-naped pigeon | Columba squamosa | MF | B | u | u | - | - |
Zenaida dove | Zenaida aurita | TS/ML | B | u | u | u | u |
White-winged dove | Zenaida asiatica | TS | B | u | u | - | - |
Mourning dove | Zenaida macroura | TS | B | r | - | - | - |
Common ground dove | Columbina passerina | TS | B | a | a | a | a |
Key West quail-dove | Geotrygon chrysia | DF | PB | - | - | r | - |
Bridled quail-dove | Geotrygon mystacea | DF | PB | - | - | r | - |
Ruddy quail-dove | Geotrygon montana | DF | B | - | - | r | - |
Budgerigars, parakeets and parrots
Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae
Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and they have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Puerto Rican parrot | Amazona vittata | NB | - | - | - | - |
Cuckoos
Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Yellow-billed cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | DF | B | - | u | - | - |
Mangrove cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | ML | B | u | u | u | u |
Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo | Saurothera vieilloti | St | - | - | - | - | |
Smooth-billed ani | Crotophaga ani | TS | B | u | u | u | u |
Typical owls
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Puerto Rican screech owl | Megascops nudipes | PB | - | - | - | - | |
Short-eared owl | Asio flammeus | IA | B | - | u | - | - |
Nightjars
Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically colored to resemble bark or leaves.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Antillean nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachi | TS | PB | - | - | - | - |
Chuck-will's-widow | Antrostomus carolinensis | TS | WV | u | - | - | - |
Swifts
Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae
Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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White-collared swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | DF | St | - | - | r | - |
Hummingbirds
Order: Trochiliformes Family: Trochilidae
Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Antillean mango | Anthracothorax dominicus | FB | - | - | - | - | |
Green-throated carib | Eulampis holosericeus | TS/DF | B | c | c | c | c |
Antillean crested hummingbird | Orthorhyncus cristatus | TS/DF | B | c | c | c | c |
Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Belted kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | ML | WV | u | u | u | u |
Woodpeckers and sapsuckers
Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Puerto Rican woodpecker | Melanerpes portoricensis | DF | B | u | u | u | u |
Yellow-bellied sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | St | - | - | r | - |
Tyrant flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae
Tyrant flycatchers are Passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Caribbean elaenia | Elaenia martinica | TS | B | c | c | c | c |
Puerto Rican flycatcher | Miarchus antillarum | MF | PB | u | u | u | u |
Gray kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis | TS/IA | B | a | a | a | a |
Loggerhead kingbird | Tyrannus caudifasciatus | DF | B | u | u | u | u |
Swallows and martins
Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae
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The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Caribbean martin | Progne dominicensis | Sh | B | o | o | o | o |
Bank swallow | Riparia riparia | Sh | M | - | r | - | - |
Cliff swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Sh | M | - | r | - | - |
Cave swallow | Petrochelidon fulva | IA | NB | - | - | - | - |
Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica | IA | WV | r | - | - | - |
Mockingbirds and thrashers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae
The mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalization, especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. The species tend towards dull grays and browns in their appearance.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Northern mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | TS/IA | B | c | c | c | c |
Pearly-eyed thrasher | Margarops fuscatus | TS/IA | B | c | c | c | c |
Starlings
Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are medium-sized passerines with strong feet. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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European starling | Sturnus vulgaris | St | - | r | - | - |
Estrildid finchs
Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colors and patterns.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Bronze mannikin | Lonchura cucullata | IA | B | u | u | - | - |
Nutmeg mannikin | Lonchura punctulata | DF | B | - | r | - | r |
Whydahs
Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae
The Viduidae is a family of small passerine birds native to Africa that includes indigobirds and whydahs. All species are brood parasites, which lay their eggs in the nests of estrildid finches. Species usually have black or indigo predominating in their plumage.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Pin-tailed whydah | Vidua macroura | DF | St | - | - | - | - |
Vireos
Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae
The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are typically greenish in color and resemble wood warblers apart from their heavier bills.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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White-eyed vireo | Vireo griseus | DF | WV | r | - | - | - |
Yellow-throated vireo | Vireo flavifrons | DF | St | - | - | r | - |
Black-whiskered vireo | Vireo altiloquus | MF/ML | B | - | - | r | - |
New World warblers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae
The New World warblers are a group of small often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are more terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Northern parula | Setophaga americana | TS/ML | WV | u | u | - | u |
Yellow warbler | Setophaga petechia | ML | B | c | c | c | c |
Magnolia warbler | Setophaga magnolia | ML | WV | r | r | - | - |
Cape May warbler | Setophaga tigrina | DF | WV | o | o | - | - |
Black-throated blue warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | ML | WV | r | r | - | - |
Yellow-rumped warbler | Setophaga coronata | TS | WV | o | - | - | - |
Yellow-throated warbler | Setophaga dominica | ML | WV | - | - | - | r |
Adelaide's warbler | Setophaga adelaidae | DF | B | u | u | u | u |
Pine warbler | Setophaga pinus | DF | M | r | - | - | r |
Prairie warbler | Setophaga discolor | TS | WV | u | u | - | o |
Palm warbler | Setophaga palmarum | ML | WV | u | - | - | - |
Blackpoll warbler | Setophaga striata | ML | M | - | - | - | r |
Hooded warbler | Setophaga citrina | ML | WV | r | - | - | r |
American redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | TS/ML | WV | o | o | - | o |
Black-and-white warbler | Mniotilta varia | DF | WV | o | - | - | o |
Prothonotary warbler | Protonotaria citrea | DF | WV | r | - | - | - |
Worm-eating warbler | Helmitheros vermivorus | DF | WV | r | - | - | - |
Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapillus | ML | WV | u | u | - | o |
Northern waterthrush | Parkesia novaboracensis | ML | WV | c | c | - | o |
Louisiana waterthrush * | Parkesia motacilla | - | - | - | - | ||
Mourning warbler | Geothlypis philadelphia | ML | St | r | - | - | - |
Common yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | ML | M | - | - | - | r |
Bananaquit
Order: Passeriformes Family: Coerebidae or Genus Coereba incertae sedis
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The bananaquit is a small passerine bird. It has a slender, curved bill, adapted to taking nectar from flowers. It is the only member of the genus Coereba (Vieillot, 1809) and is normally placed within the family Coerebidae, although there is uncertainty whether that placement is correct (hence the assignment Genus: Coereba Incertae sedis).
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | TS/IA | B | a | a | a | a |
Fringilline finches, cardueline finches and allies
Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Antillean euphonia[1] | Euphonia musica | - | - | - | - |
American sparrows, towhees and juncos
Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae
Emberizidae is a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. In Europe, most species are called buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Yellow-faced grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | DF | B | u | u | u | u |
Black-faced grassquit | Tiaris bicolor | DF | B | c | c | c | c |
Grasshopper sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | TS | B | r | - | r | - |
Blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles and orioles
Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae
The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds and New World orioles. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | - | - | - | - | ||
Greater Antillean grackle | Quiscalus niger | IA | B | a | a | a | a |
Shiny cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | ML | B | u | u | u | - |
Greater Antillean oriole[2] | Icterus dominicensis | ML | S | r | r | - | - |
Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Passer_domesticus2.jpg/220px-Passer_domesticus2.jpg)
Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small plump brownish or grayish birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.
Common name | Species | Habitat | Breeding status | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
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House sparrow | Passer domesticus | IA | B | u | u | u | u |
See also
Notes
References
- Sorrié, Bruce A. (June 1975). "Observations on the Birds of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico" (PDF). Caribbean Journal of Science. 15 (1–2): 89–103. Retrieved 2006-05-20.
- "Vieques Birdlist". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Archived from the original on September 4, 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2006.
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