Cuba

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Cuba is based on the taxonomy used in Dickinson (2003). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Dickinson, E.C. (Ed.)(2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged third edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Br = migratory species that is a breeding endemic

Accipiter gundlachii (Accipitridae) Gundlach's Hawk

Cyanolimnas cerverai (Rallidae) Zapata Rail

Starnoenas cyanocephala (Columbidae) Blue-headed Quail-Dove

Aratinga euops (Psittacidae) Cuban Parakeet

Glaucidium siju (Strigidae) Cuban Pygmy Owl

Gymnoglaux lawrencii (Strigidae) Cuban Screech Owl

Mellisuga helenae (Trochilidae) Bee Hummingbird

Priotelus temnurus (Trogonidae) Cuban Trogon

Todus multicolor (Todidae) Cuban Tody

Colaptes fernandinae (Picidae) Fernandina's Flicker

Xiphidiopicus percussus (Picidae) Cuban Green Woodpecker

Tyrannus cubensis (Tyrannidae) Giant Kingbird

Vireo gundlachii (Vireonidae) Cuban Vireo

Progne cryptoleuca (Hirundinidae) Cuban Swallow Br

Ferminia cerverai (Troglodytidae) Zapata Wren

Polioptila lembeyei (Polioptilidae) Cuban Gnatcatcher

Myadestes elisabeth (Turdidae) Cuban Solitaire

Teretistris fernandinae (Parulidae) Yellow-headed Warbler

Teretistris fornsi (Parulidae) Oriente Warbler

Agelaius assimilis (Icteridae) Red-shouldered Blackbird

Dives atroviolaceus (Icteridae) Cuban Blackbird

Tiaris canorus (Emberizidae) Cuban Grassquit

Torreornis inexpectata (Emberizidae) Zapata Sparrow