# Birds of Puerto Rico — species directory

> Published records in this guide; not an exhaustive island checklist. Follow a species link for its text. Cite the canonical HTML species URL provided in each record.

- [African Collared-Dove](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/60/African-Collared-Dove.md): Streptopelia roseogrisea; group: dove.
- [American Coot](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/108/American-Coot.md): Fulica americana; group: rail.
- [American Kestrel](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/192/American-Kestrel.md): Falco sparverius; group: falcon.
- [American Oystercatcher](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/112/American-Oystercatcher.md): Haematopus palliatus; group: oystercatcher.
- [Antillean Crested Hummingbird](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/98/Antillean-Crested-Hummingbird.md): Orthorhyncus cristatus; group: hummingbird.
- [Antillean Euphonia](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/264/Antillean-Euphonia.md): Chlorophonia musica; group: finch.
- [Antillean Mango](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/90/Antillean-Mango.md): Anthracothorax dominicus; group: hummingbird.
- [Antillean Nighthawk](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/84/Antillean-Nighthawk.md): Chordeiles gundlachii; group: nightjar.
- [Bananaquit](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/290/Bananaquit.md): Coereba flaveola; group: tanager.
- [Black Swift](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/88/Black-Swift.md): Cypseloides niger; group: swift.
- [Black-crowned Night-Heron](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/168/Black-crowned-Night-Heron.md): Nycticorax nycticorax; group: heron.
- [Black-faced Grassquit](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/294/Black-faced-Grassquit.md): Melanospiza bicolor; group: tanager.
- [Black-necked Stilt](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/110/Black-necked-Stilt.md): Himantopus mexicanus; group: stilt.
- [Black-whiskered Vireo](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/226/Black-whiskered-Vireo.md): Vireo altiloquus; group: vireo.
- [Blue-and-yellow Macaw](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/200/Blue-and-yellow-Macaw.md): Ara ararauna; group: macaw.
- [Bridled Quail-Dove](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/68/Bridled-Quail-Dove.md): Geotrygon mystacea; group: dove.
- [Bridled Tern](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/128/Bridled-Tern.md): Onychoprion anaethetus; group: gull.
- [Broad-winged Hawk](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/180/Broad-winged-Hawk.md): Buteo platypterus; group: hawk.
- [Bronze Mannikin](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/252/Bronze-Mannikin.md): Spermestes cucullata; group: finch.
- [Brown Booby](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/148/Brown-Booby.md): Sula leucogaster; group: booby.
- [Brown Noddy](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/124/Brown-Noddy.md): Anous stolidus; group: gull.
- [Brown Pelican](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/152/Brown-Pelican.md): Pelecanus occidentalis; group: pelican.
- [Caribbean Elaenia](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/214/Caribbean-Elaenia.md): Elaenia martinica; group: flycatcher.
- [Caribbean Martin](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/228/Caribbean-Martin.md): Progne dominicensis; group: swallow.
- [Cattle Egret](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/164/Cattle-Egret.md): Bubulcus ibis; group: heron.
- [Cave Swallow](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/230/Cave-Swallow.md): Petrochelidon fulva; group: swallow.
- [Clapper Rail](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/100/Clapper-Rail.md): Rallus crepitans; group: rail.
- [Common Gallinule](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/106/Common-Gallinule.md): Gallinula galeata; group: rail.
- [Common Ground-Dove](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/62/Common-Ground-Dove.md): Columbina passerina; group: dove.
- [Eurasian Collared-Dove](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/58/Eurasian-Collared-Dove.md): Streptopelia decaocto; group: dove.
- [European Starling](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/234/European-Starling.md): Sturnus vulgaris; group: starling.
- [Glossy Ibis](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/174/Glossy-Ibis.md): Plegadis falcinellus; group: threskiornithidae.
- [Grasshopper Sparrow](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/266/Grasshopper-Sparrow.md): Ammodramus savannarum; group: sparrow.
- [Gray Kingbird](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/218/Gray-Kingbird.md): Tyrannus dominicensis; group: flycatcher.
- [Great Egret](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/156/Great-Egret.md): Ardea alba; group: heron.
- [Great Myna](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/232/Great-Myna.md): Acridotheres grandis; group: starling.
- [Greater Antillean Grackle](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/280/Greater-Antillean-Grackle.md): Quiscalus niger; group: icterids.
- [Green Heron](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/166/Green-Heron.md): Butorides virescens; group: heron.
- [Green Mango](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/92/Green-Mango.md): Anthracothorax viridis; group: hummingbird.
- [Green-throated Carib](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/94/Green-throated-Carib.md): Eulampis holosericeus; group: hummingbird.
- [Hispaniolan Parrot](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/212/Hispaniolan-Parrot.md): Amazona ventralis; group: parrot.
- [House Sparrow](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/262/House-Sparrow.md): Passer domesticus; group: sparrow.
- [Indian Silverbill](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/254/Indian-Silverbill.md): Euodice malabarica; group: finch.
- [Java Sparrow](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/256/Java-Sparrow.md): Padda oryzivora; group: finch.
- [Key West Quail-Dove](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/66/Key-West-Quail-Dove.md): Geotrygon chrysia; group: dove.
- [Killdeer](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/114/Killdeer.md): Charadrius vociferus; group: plover.
- [Laughing Gull](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/122/Laughing-Gull.md): Leucophaeus atricilla; group: gull.
- [Least Bittern](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/154/Least-Bittern.md): Ixobrychus exilis; group: heron.
- [Least Grebe](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/46/Least-Grebe.md): Tachybaptus dominicus; group: grebe.
- [Least Tern](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/130/Least-Tern.md): Sternula antillarum; group: gull.
- [Lesser Antillean Pewee](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/222/Lesser-Antillean-Pewee.md): Contopus latirostris; group: flycatcher.
- [Little Blue Heron](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/160/Little-Blue-Heron.md): Egretta caerulea; group: heron.
- [Loggerhead Kingbird](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/220/Loggerhead-Kingbird.md): Tyrannus caudifasciatus; group: flycatcher.
- [Magnificent Frigatebird](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/144/Magnificent-Frigatebird.md): Fregata magnificens; group: frigatebird.
- [Mangrove Cuckoo](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/80/Mangrove-Cuckoo.md): Coccyzus minor; group: cuckoo.
- [Masked Booby](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/146/Masked-Booby.md): Sula dactylatra; group: booby.
- [Masked Duck](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/42/Masked-Duck.md): Nomonyx dominicus; group: duck.
- [Monk Parakeet](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/196/Monk-Parakeet.md): Myiopsitta monachus; group: parakeet.
- [Mourning Dove](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/74/Mourning-Dove.md): Zenaida macroura; group: dove.
- [Northern Mockingbird](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/240/Northern-Mockingbird.md): Mimus polyglottos; group: mimid.
- [Northern Red Bishop](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/242/Northern-Red-Bishop.md): Euplectes franciscanus; group: bishop.
- [Orange-cheeked Waxbill](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/248/Orange-cheeked-Waxbill.md): Estrilda melpoda; group: finch.
- [Orange-fronted Parakeet](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/198/Orange-fronted-Parakeet.md): Eupsittula canicularis; group: parakeet.
- [Orange-winged Parrot](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/208/Orange-winged-Parrot.md): Amazona amazonica; group: parrot.
- [Pearly-eyed Thrasher](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/238/Pearly-eyed-Thrasher.md): Margarops fuscatus; group: mimid.
- [Pied-billed Grebe](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/48/Pied-billed-Grebe.md): Podilymbus podiceps; group: grebe.
- [Pin-tailed Whydah](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/246/Pin-tailed-Whydah.md): Vidua macroura; group: whydah.
- [Plain Pigeon](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/56/Plain-Pigeon.md): Patagioenas inornata; group: pigeon.
- [Puerto Rican Bullfinch](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/296/Puerto-Rican-Bullfinch.md): Melopyrrha portoricensis; group: tanager.
- [Puerto Rican Emerald](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/96/Puerto-Rican-Emerald.md): Riccordia maugeaus; group: hummingbird.
- [Puerto Rican Flycatcher](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/216/Puerto-Rican-Flycatcher.md): Myiarchus antillarum; group: flycatcher.
- [Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/82/Puerto-Rican-Lizard-Cuckoo.md): Coccyzus vieilloti; group: cuckoo.
- [Puerto Rican Nightjar](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/86/Puerto-Rican-Nightjar.md): Antrostomus noctitherus; group: nightjar.
- [Puerto Rican Oriole](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/272/Puerto-Rican-Oriole.md): Icterus portoricensis; group: blackbird.
- [Puerto Rican Owl](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/184/Puerto-Rican-Owl.md): Gymnasio nudipes; group: owl.
- [Puerto Rican Spindalis](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/270/Puerto-Rican-Spindalis.md): Spindalis portoricensis; group: tanager.
- [Puerto Rican Tanager](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/268/Puerto-Rican-Tanager.md): Nesospingus speculiferus; group: tanager.
- [Puerto Rican Tody](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/188/Puerto-Rican-Tody.md): Todus mexicanus; group: tody.
- [Puerto Rican Vireo](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/224/Puerto-Rican-Vireo.md): Vireo latimeri; group: vireo.
- [Puerto Rican Woodpecker](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/190/Puerto-Rican-Woodpecker.md): Melanerpes portoricensis; group: woodpecker.
- [Purple Gallinule](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/104/Purple-Gallinule.md): ; group: rail.
- [Red Avadavat](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/250/Red-Avadavat.md): Amandava amandava; group: finch.
- [Red-billed Tropicbird](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/140/Red-billed-Tropicbird.md): Phaethon aethereus; group: tropicbird.
- [Red-crowned Parrot](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/210/Red-crowned-Parrot.md): Amazona viridigenalis; group: parrot.
- [Red-footed Booby](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/150/Red-footed-Booby.md): Sula sula; group: booby.
- [Red-legged Thrush](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/236/Red-legged-Thrush.md): Turdus plumbeus; group: thrush.
- [Red-masked Parakeet](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/202/Red-masked-Parakeet.md): Psittacara erythrogenys; group: parakeet.
- [Red-tailed Hawk](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/182/Red-tailed-Hawk.md): Buteo jamaicensis; group: hawk.
- [Rock Pigeon](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/50/Rock-Pigeon.md): Columba livia; group: pigeon.
- [Roseate Tern](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/132/Roseate-Tern.md): Sterna dougallii; group: gull.
- [Royal Tern](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/134/Royal-Tern.md): Thalasseus maximus; group: gull.
- [Ruddy Duck](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/44/Ruddy-Duck.md): Oxyura jamaicensis; group: duck.
- [Ruddy Quail-Dove](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/64/Ruddy-Quail-Dove.md): Geotrygon montana; group: dove.
- [Saffron Finch](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/288/Saffron-Finch.md): Sicalis flaveola; group: finch.
- [Sandwich Tern](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/136/Sandwich-Tern.md): Thalasseus sandvicensis; group: gull.
- [Scaly-breasted Munia](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/258/Scaly-breasted-Munia.md): Lonchura punctulata; group: finch.
- [Scaly-naped Pigeon](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/52/Scaly-naped-Pigeon.md): Patagioenas squamosa; group: pigeon.
- [Sharp-shinned Hawk](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/178/Sharp-shinned-Hawk.md): Accipiter striatus; group: hawk.
- [Shiny Cowbird](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/278/Shiny-Cowbird.md): Molothrus bonariensis; group: icterids.
- [Short-eared Owl](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/186/Short-eared-Owl.md): Asio flammeus; group: owl.
- [Smooth-billed Ani](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/76/Smooth-billed-Ani.md): Crotophaga ani; group: cuckoo.
- [Snowy Egret](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/158/Snowy-Egret.md): Egretta thula; group: heron.
- [Snowy Plover](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/118/Snowy-Plover.md): Charadrius nivosus; group: plover.
- [Sooty Tern](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/126/Sooty-Tern.md): Onychoprion fuscatus; group: gull.
- [Tricolored Heron](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/162/Tricolored-Heron.md): Egretta tricolor; group: heron.
- [Tricolored Munia](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/260/Tricolored-Munia.md): Lonchura malacca; group: finch.
- [Turkey Vulture](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/176/Turkey-Vulture.md): Cathartes aura; group: vulture.
- [Venezuelan Troupial](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/274/Venezuelan-Troupial.md): Icterus icterus; group: icterids.
- [West Indian Whistling-Duck](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/38/West-Indian-Whistling-Duck.md): Dendrocygna arborea; group: duck.
- [White Cockatoo](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/194/White-Cockatoo.md): Cacatua alba; group: cockatoo.
- [White Ibis](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/172/White-Ibis.md): ; group: threskiornithidae.
- [White-cheeked Pintail](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/40/White-cheeked-Pintail.md): Anas bahamensis; group: duck.
- [White-crowned Pigeon](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/54/White-crowned-Pigeon.md): Patagioenas leucocephala; group: pigeon.
- [White-fronted Parrot](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/206/White-fronted-Parrot.md): Amazona albifrons; group: parrot.
- [White-tailed Tropicbird](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/138/White-tailed-Tropicbird.md): (Phaethon lepturus); group: tropicbird.
- [White-winged Dove](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/70/White-winged-Dove.md): Zenaida asiatica; group: dove.
- [White-winged Parakeet](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/204/White-winged-Parakeet.md): Brotogeris versicolurus; group: parakeet.
- [Willet](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/120/Willet.md): Tringa semipalmata; group: sandpiper.
- [Yellow Warbler](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/284/Yellow-Warbler.md): Setophaga petechia; group: warbler.
- [Yellow-billed Cuckoo](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/78/Yellow-billed-Cuckoo.md): Coccyzus americanus; group: cuckoo.
- [Yellow-breasted Crake](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/102/Yellow-breasted-Crake.md): Laterallus flaviventer; group: rail.
- [Yellow-crowned Bishop](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/244/Yellow-crowned-Bishop.md): Euplectes afer; group: bishop.
- [Yellow-crowned Night-Heron](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/170/Yellow-crowned-Night-Heron.md): Nyctanassa violacea; group: heron.
- [Yellow-faced Grassquit](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/292/Yellow-faced-Grassquit.md): Tiaris olivaceus; group: tanager.
- [Yellow-shouldered Blackbird](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/276/Yellow-shouldered-Blackbird.md): Agelaius xanthomus; group: blackbird.
- [Zenaida Dove](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/72/Zenaida-Dove.md): Zenaida aurita; group: dove.