Birds of Puerto Rico

289 species recorded at 25 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

BananaquitBananaquitCoereba flaveolaGrey KingbirdGrey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisGreater Antillean GrackleGreater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus nigerZenaida DoveZenaida DoveZenaida auritaBlack-faced GrassquitBlack-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolorPuerto Rican WoodpeckerPuerto Rican WoodpeckerMelanerpes portoricensisNorthern MockingbirdNorthern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosCommon Ground DoveCommon Ground DoveColumbina passerinaGreat EgretGreat EgretArdea albaWestern Red-legged ThrushWestern Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeusAdelaide's WarblerAdelaide's WarblerSetophaga adelaidaeWhite-winged DoveWhite-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaPuerto Rican FlycatcherPuerto Rican FlycatcherMyiarchus antillarumNorthern ParulaNorthern ParulaSetophaga americana

Most recorded

Smooth-billed AniSmooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniScaly-naped PigeonScaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosaTurkey VultureTurkey VultureCathartes auraCommon GallinuleCommon GallinuleGallinula galeataGreen HeronGreen HeronButorides virescensPearly-eyed ThrasherPearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatusWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisPuerto Rican SpindalisPuerto Rican SpindalisSpindalis portoricensisMangrove CuckooMangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorPuerto Rican TodyPuerto Rican TodyTodus mexicanusRed-tailed HawkRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisBrown PelicanBrown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisBlack-necked StiltBlack-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusCave SwallowCave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Hacienda La EsperanzaManatí192 species
  2. Laguna Cartagena - West EndLajas159 species
  3. Refugio de Vida Silvestre de BoquerónCabo Rojo163 species
  4. Bosque Estatal de CambalacheArecibo136 species
  5. Bosque Estatal de Río AbajoArecibo112 species
  6. Reserva Natural Laguna CartagenaLajas165 species
  7. PN Julio Enrique MonagaBayamón124 species
  8. Bosque Estatal de PiñonesLoíza143 species
  9. Bosque Estatal de MaricaoSan Germán107 species
  10. Viejo San JuanSan Juan162 species
  11. Laguna Cartagena – TowerLajas145 species
  12. Reserva Natural de HumacaoHumacao160 species
All 25 hotspots
  1. Parque Central de San JuanSan Juan138 species
  2. Salinas de Cabo Rojo-Centro Interpretativo y VeredasCabo Rojo164 species
  3. Charca Salobre Los AmadoresCamuy136 species
  4. 26 HDLTrujillo Alto86 species
  5. Cabo Rojo - Salt FlatsCabo Rojo160 species
  6. Reserva Natural Las CucharasPonce135 species
  7. Charca YeguadaCamuy129 species
  8. Reserva Natural Punta GuaniquillaCabo Rojo159 species
  9. Cabo Rojo NWRCabo Rojo180 species
  10. La Parguera – town and nearest environsLajas148 species
  11. Jardín Botánico de la UPRSan Juan101 species
  12. Bosque Estatal de Maricao – trail at km 16.8Maricao89 species
  13. Gramas Lindas, Toa BajaToa Baja116 species

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All species recorded · 289