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Migrants & Vagrants

Passage migrants, winter visitors, seasonal movers, offshore visitors and rare vagrants recorded from Puerto Rico.

221birds in this collection
AI reconstruction of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)AI
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
AI reconstruction of Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)AI
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
AI reconstruction of Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)AI
Snow Goose

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Migrants & Vagrants

Passage migrants, winter visitors, seasonal movers, offshore visitors and rare vagrants recorded from Puerto Rico.

AI reconstruction of Brant (Branta bernicla)AI
0006
Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Brant

Ganso Carinegro

Branta bernicla

grasslands↗
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 Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)AI
0030
ResidentIUCN LC

Ruddy Duck

Pato Chorizo

Oxyura jamaicensis

Freshwater marshes; reservoirs; ponds↗
AI reconstruction of Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea)AI
0046
Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Bridled Quail-Dove

Paloma Perdiz de Martinica

Geotrygon mystacea

Moist forest; dense understory; montane woodland↗
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 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 Red Knot (Calidris canutus)AI
0117
Accidental / vagrantIUCN NT

Red Knot

Playero Rojizo

Calidris canutus

Mudflats; beaches; salt flats; tidal shallows↗
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 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 Merlin (Falco columbarius)AI
0233
Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Merlin

Falcón Migratorio

Falco columbarius

forests↗
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 Veery (Catharus fuscescens)AI
0297
Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Veery

Zorzalito Rojizo

Catharus fuscescens

forests↗

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