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Cuba: 1/25/2024 - 2/6/2024 (Center on Map)

Cuba

Barbara, '55 Chevy, and Chicken



Che Broken Down Car Taxi Pig Roast Vinales Farm Driving in Zapata Swamp
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Cuban Road Camaguey Copacabana
Cuban Tody (Todus multicolor) Cuban Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium siju) Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus) Cuban Pewee (Contopus caribaeus) Oriente Warbler (Teretistris fornsi)
Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii) Loggerhead Kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus) Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus) Cuban Parakeet (Psittacara euops) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) - Male Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
Eastern Giant Toad (Peltophryne peltocephala) West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) La Sagras Flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) West Cuban Anole (Anolis bartschi)
Cuban Emerald (Riccordia ricordii) Tarantula Wasp (Pepsis marginata) Cuban Parrot (Amazona leucocephala) Bare-legged Owl (Margarobyas lawrencii) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - White Morph

A trip to Cuba to look for endemic birds while we still can.

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Species Recorded (139)

Birds ( 127 )

Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Gundlach's Hawk - Accipiter gundlachi
Cuban Black Hawk - Buteogallus gundlachii
Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant - Nannopterum auritum
Neotropic Cormorant - Nannopterum brasilianum

Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga

Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron - Butorides virescens
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret - Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White Ibis - Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja

Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Wood Stork - Mycteria americana

Flamingos ( Phoenicopteridae )
American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis
Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator
Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors

New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Crested Caracara - Caracara plancus
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot - Fulica americana
Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata
Clapper Rail - Rallus crepitans

Limpkin ( Aramidae )
Limpkin - Aramus guarauna

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus

Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres
Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus
Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla
Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Common Ground-Dove - Columbina passerina
Gray-headed Quail-Dove - Geotrygon caniceps
Plain Pigeon - Patagioenas inornata
White-crowned Pigeon - Patagioenas leucocephala
Scaly-naped Pigeon - Patagioenas squamosa
Blue-headed Quail-Dove - Starnoenas cyanocephala
Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
Zenaida Dove - Zenaida aurita
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura

New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Cuban Parrot - Amazona leucocephala
Cuban Parakeet - Psittacara euops

Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani

( Todidae )
Cuban Tody - Todus multicolor

Barn Owl and Grass-owls ( Tytonidae )
Barn Owl - Tyto alba

Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Cuban Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium siju
Bare-legged Owl - Margarobyas lawrencii

Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Cuban Nightjar - Antrostomus cubanensis

Swifts ( Apodidae )
Antillean Palm-Swift - Tachornis phoenicobia

Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Bee Hummingbird - Mellisuga helenae
Cuban Emerald - Riccordia ricordii

Trogons ( Trogonidae )
Cuban Trogon - Priotelus temnurus

( Coccyzidae )
Great Lizard-Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini
Mangrove Cuckoo - Coccyzus minor

Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
Fernandina's Flicker - Colaptes fernandinae
West Indian Woodpecker - Melanerpes superciliaris
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius
Cuban Green Woodpecker - Xiphidiopicus percussus

Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Cuban Pewee - Contopus caribaeus
La Sagra's Flycatcher - Myiarchus sagrae
Loggerhead Kingbird - Tyrannus caudifasciatus
Giant Kingbird - Tyrannus cubensis

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Cave Swallow - Petrochelidon fulva
Cuban Martin - Progne cryptoleuca
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Cuban Palm-Crow - Corvus minutus
Cuban Crow - Corvus nasicus

Treecreepers ( Certhiidae )
Zapata Wren - Ferminia cerverai

Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea
Cuban Gnatcatcher - Polioptila lembeyei

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Cuban Solitaire - Myadestes elisabeth
Red-legged Thrush - Turdus plumbeus

Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos

Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Yellow-throated Vireo - Vireo flavifrons
White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus
Cuban Vireo - Vireo gundlachii

Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
Worm-eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorum
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia
Louisiana Waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula - Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler - Setophaga caerulescens
Prairie Warbler - Setophaga discolor
Yellow-throated Warbler - Setophaga dominica
Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum
Olive-capped Warbler - Setophaga pityophila
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler - Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens
Blue-winged Warbler - Vermivora cyanoptera

Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Red-legged Honeycreeper - Cyanerpes cyaneus

Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Western Spindalis - Spindalis zena

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Yellow-faced Grassquit - Tiaris olivaceus

American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-shouldered Blackbird - Agelaius assimilis
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird - Agelaius humeralis
Cuban Oriole - Icterus melanopsis
Cuban Blackbird - Ptiloxena atroviolacea
Greater Antillean Grackle - Quiscalus niger
Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Swainson's Warbler - Limnothlypis swainsonii
Cuban Bullfinch - Melopyrrha nigra
Yellow-headed Warbler - Teretistris fernandinae
Oriente Warbler - Teretistris fornsi
Zapata Sparrow - Torreornis inexpectata

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

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