Field checklist
Birds of Bahamas
229 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | Recurvirostridae | LC | |
| American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata | Tytonidae | NE | |
| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| American Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| American Coot | Fulica americana | Rallidae | LC | |
| American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | Phoenicopteridae | LC | |
| American Golden Plover | Pluvialis dominica | Charadriidae | LC | |
| American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | Laridae | NE | |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | Falconidae | LC | |
| American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | Haematopodidae | LC | |
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | Motacillidae | NE | |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | Parulidae | LC | |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | Turdidae | LC | |
| American White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | Anatidae | LC | |
| Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga | Anhingidae | LC | |
| Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Bahama Mockingbird | Mimus gundlachii | Mimidae | LC | |
| Bahama Nuthatch E | Sitta insularis | Sittidae | CR | |
| Bahama Oriole E | Icterus northropi | Icteridae | EN | |
| Bahama Swallow | Tachycineta cyaneoviridis | Hirundinidae | EN | |
| Bahama Warbler E | Setophaga flavescens | Parulidae | EN | |
| Bahama Woodstar E | Nesophlox evelynae | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Bahama Yellowthroat E | Geothlypis rostrata | Parulidae | LC | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | Icteridae | LC | |
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | Rallidae | NE | |
| Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger | Laridae | LC | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | Laridae | LC | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | Cathartidae | LC | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | Parulidae | LC | |
| Black-bellied Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis | Anatidae | LC | |
| Black-capped Petrel | Pterodroma hasitata | Procellariidae | EN | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-faced Grassquit | Melanospiza bicolor | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | Recurvirostridae | NE | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | Parulidae | LC | |
| Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireo altiloquus | Vireonidae | LC | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | Parulidae | NT | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Blue-grey Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | Polioptilidae | LC | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | Anatidae | LC | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus major | Icteridae | LC | |
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Icteridae | LC | |
| Bonaparte’s Gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | Laridae | LC | |
| Bridled Quail-Dove | Geotrygon mystacea | Columbidae | LC | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Laridae | LC | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Sulidae | NE | |
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | Laridae | LC | |
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | Mimidae | LC | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | Icteridae | LC | |
| Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | Strigidae | LC | |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | Anatidae | LC | |
| Cape May Warbler | Setophaga tigrina | Parulidae | LC | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Laridae | LC | |
| Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | Bombycillidae | LC | |
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | Apodidae | VU | |
| Chuck-will’s-widow | Antrostomus carolinensis | Caprimulgidae | NT | |
| Clapper Rail | Rallus crepitans | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | Columbidae | LC | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Laridae | LC | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | Parulidae | LC | |
| Cuban Amazon | Amazona leucocephala | Psittacidae | NT | |
| Cuban Crow | Corvus nasicus | Corvidae | LC | |
| Cuban Emerald | Riccordia ricordii | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Cuban Pewee | Contopus caribaeus | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Nannopterum auritum | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Double-striped Thick-knee | Hesperoburhinus bistriatus | Burhinidae | LC | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Fish Crow | Corvus ossifragus | Corvidae | LC | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | Laridae | LC | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Great Lizard Cuckoo | Coccyzus merlini | Cuculidae | NE | |
| Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Greater Antillean Bullfinch | Melopyrrha violacea | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | Anatidae | NE | |
| Grey Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | Mimidae | LC | |
| Grey Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | VU | |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | Laridae | LC | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Leuconotopicus villosus | Picidae | LC | |
| Hudsonian Godwit | Limosa haemastica | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Hudsonian Whimbrel | Numenius hudsonicus | Scolopacidae | NE | |
| Inagua Woodstar E | Nesophlox lyrura | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Key West Quail-Dove | Geotrygon chrysia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Charadriidae | NT | |
| Kirtland’s Warbler | Setophaga kirtlandii | Parulidae | NT | |
| La Sagra’s Flycatcher | Myiarchus sagrae | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | Laridae | LC | |
| Leach’s Storm Petrel | Hydrobates leucorhous | Hydrobatidae | VU | |
| Least Bittern | Botaurus exilis | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Least Tern | Sternula antillarum | Laridae | LC | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | Laridae | LC | |
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | Anatidae | LC | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | Aramidae | LC | |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Loggerhead Kingbird | Tyrannus caudifasciatus | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Laniidae | NT | |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | Fregatidae | LC | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | Parulidae | LC | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | LC | |
| Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Mangrove Warbler | Setophaga petechia | Parulidae | NE | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae | LC | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | Falconidae | LC | |
| Mottled Duck | Anas fulvigula | Anatidae | NE | |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | Columbidae | LC | |
| Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata | Anatidae | LC | |
| Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianum | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus | Sulidae | LC | |
| Northern Harrier | Circus hudsonius | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | Troglodytidae | NE | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | Mimidae | LC | |
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | Parulidae | LC | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | Hirundinidae | NE | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | Parulidae | LC | |
| Olive-capped Warbler | Setophaga pityophila | Parulidae | LC | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | Icteridae | NE | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae | LC | |
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | Parulidae | LC | |
| Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | Parulidae | LC | |
| Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Pearly-eyed Thrasher | Margarops fuscatus | Mimidae | LC | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus | Parulidae | LC | |
| Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus | Charadriidae | NT | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Prairie Warbler | Setophaga discolor | Parulidae | LC | |
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | Rallidae | LC | |
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | Anatidae | LC | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | Vireonidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Sulidae | LC | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | Icteridae | LC | |
| Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens | Ardeidae | NT | |
| Redhead | Aythya americana | Anatidae | LC | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | Anatidae | LC | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | Laridae | LC | |
| Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus | Laridae | NE | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | Anatidae | NE | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Sargasso Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri | Procellariidae | NE | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | Passerellidae | NE | |
| Scaly-naped Pigeon | Patagioenas squamosa | Columbidae | LC | |
| Scarlet Ibis | Eudocimus ruber | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | Icteridae | LC | |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | Strigidae | LC | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | Anatidae | LC | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus | Charadriidae | NT | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | Passerellidae | LC | |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | Laridae | LC | |
| Sora | Porzana carolina | Rallidae | LC | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Stolid Flycatcher | Myiarchus stolidus | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Thick-billed Vireo | Vireo crassirostris | Vireonidae | LC | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | Cathartidae | LC | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens | Turdidae | LC | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | Passerellidae | LC | |
| West Indian Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna arborea | Anatidae | NT | |
| West Indian Woodpecker | Melanerpes superciliaris | Picidae | LC | |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western Red-legged Thrush | Turdus plumbeus | Turdidae | NE | |
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Western Spindalis | Spindalis zena | Spindalidae | LC | |
| White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | Anatidae | LC | |
| White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | Columbidae | NT | |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | Columbidae | LC | |
| Willet | Tringa semipalmata | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Snipe | Gallinago delicata | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Oceanitidae | LC | |
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | Anatidae | LC | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorum | Parulidae | LC | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | Picidae | LC | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | Parulidae | NE | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Setophaga dominica | Parulidae | LC | |
| Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita | Columbidae | LC |
This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.