List of Birds of Hispaniola

List Of Birds Of Hispaniola

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Hispaniola. The avifauna of Hispaniola includes a total of 317 species, of which 30 are endemic, 8 have been introduced by humans, and 141 are rare or accidental. 15 species are globally threatened. Separate bird lists also are available for the two nations comprising Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 6th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Hispaniola.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species.

  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Hispaniola.
  • (E) Endemic A species endemic to Hispaniola.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to Hispaniola as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.


Table of contents

Non-passerines: Grebes . Shearwaters and Petrels . Storm petrels . Tropicbirds . Pelicans . Boobies and Gannets . Cormorants . Darters . Frigatebirds . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Storks . Ibises and Spoonbills . Flamingos . Ducks, Geese and Swans . New World vultures . Osprey . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Caracaras and Falcons . New World quails . Pheasants and Partridges . Guineafowl . Limpkins . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Jacanas . Oystercatchers . Avocets and Stilts . Thick-knees . Plovers and Lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Skuas and Jaegers . Gulls . Terns . Skimmers . Pigeons and Doves . Parrots, Macaws and allies . Cuckoos and Anis . Barn owls . Typical owls . Potoos . Nightjars . Swifts . Hummingbirds . Trogons and Quetzals . Kingfishers . Todies . Woodpeckers and allies .

Passerines: Tyrant flycatchers . Swallows and Martins . Wagtails and Pipits . Kinglets . Waxwings . Palmchat . Wrens . Mockingbirds and Thrashers . Thrushes and allies . Gnatcatchers . Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies . Weavers and allies . Waxbills and allies . Indigobirds . Vireos . New World warblers . Bananaquit . Tanagers . Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and allies . Saltators, Cardinals and allies . Troupials and allies . Siskins, Crossbills and allies . Sparrows .

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Read more about List Of Birds Of Hispaniola:  Grebes, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm Petrels, Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Boobies and Gannets, Cormorants, Darters, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills, Flamingos, Ducks, Geese and Swans, New World Vultures, Osprey, Hawks, Kites and Eagles, Caracaras and Falcons, New World Quails, Pheasants and Partridges, Guineafowl, Limpkins, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots, Jacanas, Oystercatchers, Avocets and Stilts, Thick-knees, Plovers and Lapwings, Sandpipers and Allies, Skuas and Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers, Pigeons and Doves, Parrots, Macaws and Allies, Cuckoos and Anis, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Potoos, Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Trogons and Quetzals, Kingfishers, Todies, Woodpeckers and Allies, Tyrant Flycatchers, Swallows and Martins, Wagtails and Pipits, Kinglets, Waxwings, Palmchat, Wrens, Mockingbirds and Thrashers, Thrushes and Allies, Gnatcatchers, Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies, Weavers and Allies, Waxbills and Allies, Indigobirds, Vireos, New World Warblers, Bananaquit, Tanagers, Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and Allies, Saltators, Cardinals and Allies, Troupials and Allies, Siskins, Crossbills and Allies, Sparrows

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