Trip Report: Puerto Rico (2015-12-30 - 2016-01-06)
Puerto Rican Spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis)
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)
Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae)
Puerto Rican Emerald (Chlorostilbon maugaeus) - Male
Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
Puerto Rican Flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)
African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger)
Puerto Rican Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus)
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
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Puerto Rican Spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis)
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)
Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae)
Puerto Rican Emerald (Chlorostilbon maugaeus) - Male
Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
Puerto Rican Flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)
African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger)
Puerto Rican Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus)
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
A circumnavigation of Puerto Rico
Sites Visited
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (99 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(99 records)
Class: Birds
(94 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(3 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Order: Boobies
(1 record)
- Family: Boobies and Gannets
- Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Order: Cuckoos (3 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(8 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa)
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
- Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)
- White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
- Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)
- Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (4 records)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(2 records)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Family: Todies
- Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(2 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Puerto Rican Nightjar (Antrostomas noctitherus)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Puerto Rican Owl (Gymnasio nudipes)
- Order: Parrots
(2 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
- Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata)
- Order: Pelicans
(18 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Herons
- Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
- Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds (39 records)
- Family: Bananaquit
- Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch (Melopyrrha portoricensis)
- Family: Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae)
- Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
- Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Elfin-Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
- Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
- Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica)
- Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
- Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
- Family: Puerto Rican Tanagers
- Puerto Rican Tanager (Nesospingus speculiferus)
- Family: Spindalis
- Puerto Rican Spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Caribbean Elaenia (Elaenia martinica)
- Lesser Antillean Pewee (Contopus latirostris)
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
- Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
- Loggerhead Kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)
- Family: Vireos
- Puerto Rican Vireo (Vireo latimeri)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(5 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- Family: Plovers
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
Class: Reptiles
(5 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(4 records)
- Family: Anoles
- Puerto Rican Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus)
- Family: Boas
- Puerto Rican Boa (Chilabothrus inornatus)
- Family: Iguanas
- Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
- Family: Whiptails and Tegus
- Puerto Rican Giant Ameiva (Pholidoscelis exsul)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Antillean Slider (Trachemys stejnegeri )