Field checklist
Birds of Puerto Rico
140 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide’s Warbler E | Setophaga adelaidae | Parulidae | LC | |
| American Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | Apodidae | VU | |
| American Coot | Fulica americana | Rallidae | LC | |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | Falconidae | LC | |
| American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | Haematopodidae | LC | |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | Parulidae | LC | |
| Antillean Crested Hummingbird | Orthorhyncus cristatus | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | Parulidae | LC | |
| 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-winged Teal | Spatula discors | Anatidae | LC | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Laridae | LC | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Sulidae | NE | |
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | Laridae | LC | |
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| Cape May Warbler | Setophaga tigrina | Parulidae | LC | |
| Caribbean Elaenia | Elaenia martinica | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Caribbean Martin | Progne dominicensis | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Clapper Rail | Rallus crepitans | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Black Hawk | Buteogallus anthracinus | Accipitridae | 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 | |
| Eastern Red-legged Thrush | Turdus ardosiaceus | Turdidae | LC | |
| Elfin Woods Warbler E | Setophaga angelae | Parulidae | EN | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | Passerellidae | LC | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Greater Antillean Grackle | Quiscalus niger | Icteridae | LC | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Green Mango E | Anthracothorax viridis | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Green-throated Carib | Eulampis holosericeus | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Grey Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | VU | |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | Laridae | LC | |
| Key West Quail-Dove | Geotrygon chrysia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Charadriidae | NT | |
| Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | Laridae | LC | |
| 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 Antillean Pewee | Contopus latirostris | Tyrannidae | 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 | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Parkesia motacilla | Parulidae | LC | |
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | Fregatidae | LC | |
| Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Mangrove Warbler | Setophaga petechia | Parulidae | NE | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae | LC | |
| Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus | Anatidae | LC | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | Falconidae | LC | |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | Columbidae | LC | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | Mimidae | LC | |
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | Parulidae | LC | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | Parulidae | LC | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae | LC | |
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | Parulidae | 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 | |
| Plain Pigeon | Patagioenas inornata | Columbidae | NT | |
| Prairie Warbler | Setophaga discolor | Parulidae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Amazon E | Amazona vittata | Psittacidae | CR | |
| Puerto Rican Bullfinch E | Melopyrrha portoricensis | Thraupidae | VU | |
| Puerto Rican Emerald E | Riccordia maugaeus | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Euphonia E | Chlorophonia sclateri | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Flycatcher E | Myiarchus antillarum | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo E | Coccyzus vieilloti | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Mango | Anthracothorax aurulentus | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Nightjar E | Antrostomus noctitherus | Caprimulgidae | VU | |
| Puerto Rican Oriole E | Icterus portoricensis | Icteridae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Owl | Gymnasio nudipes | Strigidae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Spindalis E | Spindalis portoricensis | Spindalidae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Tanager E | Nesospingus speculiferus | Nesospingidae | VU | |
| Puerto Rican Tody E | Todus mexicanus | Todidae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Vireo E | Vireo latimeri | Vireonidae | LC | |
| Puerto Rican Woodpecker E | Melanerpes portoricensis | Picidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | Vireonidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Sulidae | LC | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | Laridae | LC | |
| Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus | Laridae | NE | |
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | Anatidae | NE | |
| Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana | Columbidae | LC | |
| 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 | |
| Scaly-naped Pigeon | Patagioenas squamosa | Columbidae | 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 | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus | Charadriidae | NT | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | Laridae | LC | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | Ardeidae | LC | |
| West Indian Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna arborea | Anatidae | NT | |
| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Tytonidae | NE | |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | Anatidae | LC | |
| White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | Columbidae | NT | |
| 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 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Yellow-breasted Crake | Laterallus flaviventer | Rallidae | LC | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Yellow-shouldered Blackbird E | Agelaius xanthomus | Icteridae | EN | |
| 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.