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Resident Birds

Birds documented as year-round residents or resident breeders in the source catalog and Puerto Rico context records.

47birds in this collection
AI reconstruction of West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)AI
West Indian Whistling-Duck
AI reconstruction of Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti)AI
Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo
AI reconstruction of Puerto Rican Mango (Anthracothorax aurulentus)AI
Puerto Rican Mango

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Resident Birds

Birds documented as year-round residents or resident breeders in the source catalog and Puerto Rico context records.

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 Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata)AI
0038
ResidentIUCN NT

Plain Pigeon

Paloma Sabanera

Patagioenas inornata

Montane and karst forest; forest-agriculture mosaic↗
AI reconstruction of Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)AI
0042
ResidentIUCN LC

Common Ground Dove

Rolita

Columbina passerina

Dry woodland; scrub; grassland; farms and urban edge; Dry scrub and open habitats on Mona↗
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 Puerto Rican Nightjar (Antrostomus noctitherus)AI
0059
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN VU

Puerto Rican Nightjar

Guabairo de Puerto Rico

Antrostomus noctitherus

Subtropical dry limestone forest; coastal dry forest; scrub↗
AI reconstruction of Puerto Rican Mango (Anthracothorax aurulentus)AI
0067
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC

Puerto Rican Mango

Zumbador Grande de Puerto Rico

Anthracothorax aurulentus

Forest edge; dry and moist woodland; gardens; coastal scrub↗
AI reconstruction of Green Mango (Anthracothorax viridis)AI
0068
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC

Green Mango

Zumbador Verde

Anthracothorax viridis

Montane and moist forest; forest edge; shade coffee↗
AI reconstruction of Puerto Rican Emerald (Riccordia maugaeus)AI
0073
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC

Puerto Rican Emerald

Zumbadorcito de Puerto Rico

Riccordia maugaeus

Dry and moist forest; woodland; plantations and gardens↗
AI reconstruction of American Coot (Fulica americana)AI
0079
ResidentIUCN LC

American Coot

Gallinazo Caribeño

Fulica americana

Freshwater marshes; reservoirs; 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 Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)AI
0164
ResidentIUCN LC

Least Grebe

Zaramago Menor

Tachybaptus dominicus

Vegetated ponds; marshes; reservoirs↗
AI reconstruction of Puerto Rican Owl (Gymnasio nudipes)AI
0222
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC

Puerto Rican Owl

Múcaro Común

Gymnasio nudipes

Forest; woodland; karst; plantations and shade coffee↗
AI reconstruction of Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)AI
0226
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC

Puerto Rican Tody

San Pedrito

Todus mexicanus

Forest; woodland; karst; coffee and shaded plantations↗
AI reconstruction of Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)AI
0230
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC

Puerto Rican Woodpecker

Carpintero de Puerto Rico

Melanerpes portoricensis

Dry and moist forest; mangrove; plantations; parks and gardens↗
AI reconstruction of Puerto Rican Amazon (Amazona vittata)AI
0245
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN CR

Puerto Rican Amazon

Cotorra Puertorriqueña

Amazona vittata

Montane wet forest; karst forest; recovery aviary and reintroduction landscapes; Historical dry forest/woodland on Culebra↗
AI reconstruction of Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)AI
0289
ResidentIUCN LC

Cave Swallow

Golondrina de Cuevas

Petrochelidon fulva

Caves; cliffs; bridges and structures; open foraging airspace↗
AI reconstruction of Puerto Rican Euphonia (Chlorophonia sclateri)AI
0319
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC

Puerto Rican Euphonia

Eufonia de Puerto Rico

Chlorophonia sclateri

Forest and woodland; forest edge; fruiting trees; shade coffee↗
AI reconstruction of Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis)AI
0331
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC

Puerto Rican Oriole

Calandria

Icterus portoricensis

Palm-rich woodland; dry and moist forest; plantations and gardens↗
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 Elfin-woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae)AI
0358
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN EN

Elfin-woods Warbler

Reinita de Bosque Enano

Setophaga angelae

Montane wet forest; cloud forest; elfin woodland↗
AI reconstruction of Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae)AI
0377
Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC

Adelaide's Warbler

Reinita Mariposera

Setophaga adelaidae

Dry forest and scrub; karst; woodland and forest edge↗
AI reconstruction of Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)AI
0390
ResidentIUCN LC

Bananaquit

Reinita Común

Coereba flaveola

Nearly all wooded and human-modified habitats; gardens↗

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