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Seabirds & Open-Ocean Birds

Pelagic visitors and breeding seabirds connected to the waters, cliffs and islands surrounding Puerto Rico.

41birds in this collection
AI reconstruction of Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)AI
Red Phalarope
AI reconstruction of Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)AI
Long-tailed Jaeger
AI reconstruction of Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)AI
Pomarine Jaeger

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Seabirds & Open-Ocean Birds

Pelagic visitors and breeding seabirds connected to the waters, cliffs and islands surrounding Puerto Rico.

AI reconstruction of Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)AI
0150
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Sooty Tern

Charrán Oscuro

Onychoprion fuscatus

open-ocean↗
AI reconstruction of Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)AI
0152
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Least Tern

Charrán Mínimo

Sternula antillarum

Sandy beaches; salt flats; coastal cays↗
AI reconstruction of Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)AI
0160
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Roseate Tern

Charrán Rosado

Sterna dougallii

Offshore cays; sandy/rocky nesting islands; marine feeding waters↗
AI reconstruction of Sargasso Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)AI
0178
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Sargasso Shearwater

Pardela del Sargazo

Puffinus lherminieri

Pelagic waters; offshore cays and nesting crevices↗
AI reconstruction of Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)AI
0182
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Red-footed Booby

Bobo Patirrojo

Sula sula

Pelagic waters; wooded or scrubby offshore nesting islands↗
AI reconstruction of Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)AI
0184
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Masked Booby

Bobo Enmascarado

Sula dactylatra

Pelagic waters; offshore nesting islands↗
AI reconstruction of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)AI
0210
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Osprey

Águila Pescadora

Pandion haliaetus

coasts↗
AI reconstruction of Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)AI
0337
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN EN

Yellow-shouldered Blackbird

Mariquita

Agelaius xanthomus

Coastal dry forest and scrub; mangrove; pasture; offshore/island landscapes; Coastal dry forest; scrub; mangrove; pasture; Mona dry scrub and island habitats↗

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