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Wetland Birds

Waterbirds and wetland specialists found around marshes, ponds, reservoirs, lagoons and seasonally flooded ground.

116birds in this collection
AI reconstruction of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)AI
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
AI reconstruction of West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)AI
West Indian Whistling-Duck
AI reconstruction of Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)AI
Fulvous Whistling-Duck

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Wetland Birds

Waterbirds and wetland specialists found around marshes, ponds, reservoirs, lagoons and seasonally flooded ground.

AI reconstruction of Garganey (Spatula querquedula)AI
0010
Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Garganey

Pato Carretón

Spatula querquedula

wetlands↗
AI reconstruction of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)AI
0017
Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Mallard

Pato Cabeciverde

Anas platyrhynchos

wetlands↗
AI reconstruction of Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus)AI
0029
ResidentIUCN LC

Masked Duck

Pato Dominico

Nomonyx dominicus

Freshwater marshes; vegetated ponds and lagoons↗
AI reconstruction of Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)AI
0030
ResidentIUCN LC

Ruddy Duck

Pato Chorizo

Oxyura jamaicensis

Freshwater marshes; reservoirs; ponds↗
AI reconstruction of Sora (Porzana carolina)AI
0077
Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Sora

Gallito Sora

Porzana carolina

wetlands↗
AI reconstruction of American Coot (Fulica americana)AI
0079
ResidentIUCN LC

American Coot

Gallinazo Caribeño

Fulica americana

Freshwater marshes; reservoirs; lagoons↗
AI reconstruction of Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)AI
0089
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN NT

Killdeer

Chorlito Sabanero

Charadrius vociferus

wetlands↗
AI reconstruction of Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)AI
0091
Accidental / vagrantIUCN NT

Piping Plover

Chorlito Melódico

Charadrius melodus

Sandy beaches; tidal flats; coastal lagoons↗
AI reconstruction of Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia)AI
0093
ResidentIUCN LC

Wilson's Plover

Chorlito Marítimo

Anarhynchus wilsonia

Sandy beaches; salt flats; mudflats; coastal lagoons↗
AI reconstruction of Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)AI
0094
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN NT

Snowy Plover

Chorlito Blanco

Anarhynchus nivosus

Open sandy beaches; salt flats; coastal lagoons↗
AI reconstruction of Ruff (Calidris pugnax)AI
0118
Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Ruff

Combatiente

Calidris pugnax

wetlands↗
AI reconstruction of Dunlin (Calidris alpina)AI
0123
Accidental / vagrantIUCN NT

Dunlin

Playero Espaldicolorado

Calidris alpina

wetlands↗
AI reconstruction of Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)AI
0164
ResidentIUCN LC

Least Grebe

Zaramago Menor

Tachybaptus dominicus

Vegetated ponds; marshes; reservoirs↗
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 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)AI
0235
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Peregrine Falcon

Halcón Peregrino

Falco peregrinus

Coasts; wetlands; cliffs; urban and open landscapes↗
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↗
AI reconstruction of Antillean Cave Rail (Nesotrochis debooyi)AI
0399
ExtinctIUCN NE

Antillean Cave Rail

Rascón de Cuevas Antillano

Nesotrochis debooyi

Caves preserve remains; inferred terrestrial wetland/forest-edge habitats↗

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