Cuba: Caribbean birding at its best

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Cuba: Caribbean birding at its best
February 1 - 13, 2014
By Chris Lotz
What an amazing country! Not only is it full of endemics, wider Caribbean specials, and North
American migrants, but these birds can be cleaned up on quite easily, while enjoying the pleasant
climate, vibrant culture, 16th century Spanish architecture, stylish old American cars from the
50’s, and some of the world’s best snorkeling during lunch time siestas.
The top handful of birds:
Bee Hummingbird, many brilliant views of the smallest bird on earth, weighing less than the
water in half a teaspoon (1.6 – 1.9 grams),
Blue-headed Quail-Dove,
Fernandina’s Flicker and other magnificent woodpeckers,
Stygian Owl, fabulous views of this as well as the two Cuban endemic owl species,
Cuban Tody,
Cuban Trogon,
Cuban Gnatcatcher,
many great warblers including three endemic beauties.
Above is our usual Caribbean tour – on the current trip we did not do Jamaica but went further
west in Cuba than usual – right to the westernmost tip of the island (Guanahacabibes Peninsula).
From 2015 onwards, we’re adding the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico,
and Saint Lucia
Our planet’s smallest bird, Bee Hummingbird (photo Ken Borrie)
Our hotel in Havana (photo Ken Borrie)
Day 1, February 1st. Havana to San Diego de los Baños
After spending the previous day (before the trip itself started) in the incomparable old part of
Havana, we had a relaxed start, heading westwards to San Diego de los Baños, looking for
common birds en route. Before we even left Havana, though, we spent some time looking at
Cuban Martin, Red-legged Thrush, Cuban Blackbird, Royal Tern, the absolutely abundant
Turkey Vulture, and others. Enjoying the pleasant coastal drive as we headed out of the capital
city and eventually into the mountains of the Sierra de los Órganos, we made several productive
birding stops, adding our first water-associated birds, such as Least Sandpiper, Brown Pelican,
and many others. Arriving at the Hotel Mirador (where we would overnight) in time for lunch,
we enjoyed our first Antillean Palm Swift and Cuban Emerald hummingbird, both of them up
close and personal (the former were flying around their roosts in the thatch above the lunch table,
and the latter were all around the hedge in front of us as we enjoyed beers during our lunch-time
“siesta”). After our lunch-time break, we checked our Cuban Grassquit spot, finding Gundlach’s
Hawk nice and early in the trip – this is one of the toughest Cuban endemics to find and usually
needs loads of time and effort (plus a large dose of luck) – finding the bird on the first day of the
tour bought us time! We also found West Indian Woodpecker and some other nice birds here.
We then headed out to the well-known Hacienda Cortina/La Güira National Park. Like a great
many areas in Cuba, the ruins and sprawling, well-wooded estate of the wealthy politician José
Manuel Cortina is not only a brilliant birding site, but also a beautiful and fascinating historical
place. Walking around the vast, overgrown estate generated great birds. We found Least Grebe,
lots of Smooth-billed Anis, our first of many Cuban Trogons (this bizarrely unique and
fabulously gorgeous trogon is Cuba’s national bird and is common and easy to see throughout
the island), Cuban Green Woodpecker, Cuban (Crescent-eyed) Pewee, La Sagra’s
Flycatcher, Loggerhead Kingbird, stacks of Red-legged Thrush, the endemic Olive-capped
Warbler (in a tiny patch of pines), our first pretty little Yellow-faced Grassquit, Cuban Oriole,
dazzling Western Spindalis, and loads more. We also found our first picking of overwintering
wood warblers, starting with the common ones, such as the abundant Palm Warbler and
American Redstart.
Not too rough a day in paradise – loads of great birds while simply having fun.
Cuban Oriole (photo Alan van Norman from a previous tour)
Day 2, February 2nd. La Güira and the Guanahacabibes peninsula
After an early breakfast we headed for the picturesque Cuevas de los Portales. Here we visited
Che Guevara’s hideout cave, where we also found the absolutely tiny Gervais’s funnel-eared bat
as well as the much larger Jamaican fruit bat, and loads of Cave Swallows. Near the cave we
found our main avian target with its beautiful, haunting song, Cuban Solitaire. The woods
proved excellent for warblers, including Cape May Warbler, very attractive Black-throated
Green Warbler, and our first of many Northern Parula. Scaly-naped Pigeon, the quite
abundant yet characterful and massive Great Lizard Cuckoo, our first Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker (another northern migrant), and the immaculate Cuban subspecies of Northern
Flicker were also seen here. We found or first of numerous Cuban Pygmy Owls.
After a successful session at the caves, we eventually headed back to our Cuban Grassquit site
and soon got saturation views of this beautiful little stonker. Unfortunately, it has become very
rare and localized because of the cage bird trade.
We then drove to the westernmost extremity of Cuba, the Guanahacabibes peninsula, adding star
birds en route, such as loads of herons (all kinds of species from tiny to massive), Northern
Jacana, Cuban Black Hawk, and American Kestrel (really common, both the beautiful white
morph and the red morph).
A short walk at the Guanahacabibes National Park office was incredible: here we had our first of
many sightings of Cuban Tody (what a dazzlingly gorgeous, tiny little bird, a representative of a
whole family endemic to the Caribbean), and a Blue-headed Quail-Dove on the trail in front of
us! This unique dove is one of the toughest Cuban endemics to find!
A fascinating series of caves – near here is where Che Guevara made his hideout, and Cuban
Solitaire can be heard from where the photo was taken.
We arrived at our next hotel, María la Gorda in Pinar del Río, just before dark, and were lucky
enough to be serenaded by our first Cuban Crow. Cuba actually has remarkably low numbers of
crows compared to many other parts of the world, and one can go for days without seeing any.
Day 3, February 3rd. Guanahacabibes National Park, transfer to Zapata
Birding in the national park was excellent! We visited the park office again to try and re-find the
Blue-headed Quail-Dove, but a couple of us were instead rewarded with close-up Magnolia
Warbler (all of us caught up with this species later) and perhaps the best views of Bee
Hummingbird of the trip, the bird feeding almost on the ground on some low flowers right in
front of our feet. We also drove into the park itself and saw the beautiful Cuban (Rose-throated)
Amazon (Parrot), American White Ibis, the endemic Yellow-headed Warbler (a Cuban
endemic genus), Cuban Bullfinch, Magnificent Frigatebird, Red-legged Honeycreeper,
Semipalmated Plover, and other new trip birds.
After a good morning session of birding we embarked on a long drive to Cuba’s premier birding
site, Zapata Swamp and the “Bay of Pigs”, stopping for a break at an excellent orchid sanctuary,
where Ken and Anne did a guided tour and the rest of us did some birding. It was a long drive
that took the rest of the day – we had to travel back through the outskirts of Havana, then
eastwards, eventually through the one-horse town of Australia (!), and finally southwards to
Playa Larga, where we would spend five nights.
Day 4, February 4th. Birding Zapata – La Turba, Soplillar, and Las Salinas
An early morning start to the swamp itself at La Turba for some of Cuba’s tougher endemics did
not disappoint! Zapata Wren worked us hard, but we eventually all obtained brilliant views of
it. Zapata Sparrow took a little searching for, but after a while we were rewarded with very
close views of an individual restfully feeding besides us. Red-shouldered Blackbird also took a
little patience, at least to get views of a stunning male instead of the duller females.
We were left with adequate time to visit Soplillar before lunch and were richly rewarded with a
series of new trip birds, including Bare-legged Owl (Cuban Screech Owl), Stygian Owl at its
day time roost (Cuba is a surprisingly easy place to find this otherwise tricky owl), White-eyed
Vireo, Cuban Vireo, Grey Catbird, bright yellow Prairie Warbler, lovely Black-and-white
Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, and a lot of others.
As on most days, we took a break for a couple of hours during the heat of the day – for
snorkeling, swimming, or sleeping!
A pleasant afternoon drive out to Las Salinas Wildlife Sanctuary and its mangroves yielded
American White Pelican, white and blue morph Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, all
three of Cuba’s Egret species (Great, Reddish, and Snowy), Tricolored Heron, Green Heron,
Black-crowned Night Heron, exquisite Roseate Spoonbill, large flocks of equally spectacular
American Flamingo (particularly beautiful in flight), Blue-winged Teal, American Wigeon (a
“write-in”), Northern Shoveler, a surprise Red-breasted Merganser, Western Osprey,
Peregrine Falcon, Grey (Black-bellied) Plover, Black-necked Stilt, Greater Yellowlegs,
Lesser Yellowlegs, Willet, Ruddy Turnstone, Least Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher,
Caspian Tern, Royal Tern, Gull-billed Tern, and Black Skimmer. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
performed well at its usual tree.
In the evening, back in the very birdy hotel grounds, we obtained brilliant views of a roosting
Cuban Nightjar and also saw Yellow-crowned Night Heron.
American Flamingo (photo Ken Borrie)
The endemic Yellow-headed Warbler was seen at many different sites during the tour. (Photo
Alan van Norman from a previous tour)
The localized Olive-capped Warbler was, on the other hand, only seen once. (Photo Alan van
Norman from a previous tour)
Cape May Warbler is visiting from the north: we saw a brilliant selection of migrant warblers on
this tour. (Photo Alan van Norman from a previous tour)
A day-roosting Stygian Owl digiscoped, using an iPhone and the Swarovski scope
Day 5, November 5th. Bermejas, Playa Girón museum, Soplillar
We started the day at dawn at a blind (hide) near Bermejas that has been set up especially for
quail-dove viewing. We were by no means disappointed with our excellent sightings of Greyfronted Quail-Dove and Key West Quail-Dove, along with Zenaida Dove and Common
Ground Dove, but we failed to see another Blue-headed Quail-Dove – we did want to improve
upon our sighting we had had in the far west. Ovenbird (here nicknamed “señorita del monte” or
“lady of the forest” because of its sophisticated way of walking), was much in evidence on the
trail in front of the blind, along with the doves. And in the trees above the trail was our first
Black-throated Blue Warbler (yet another beautiful wood-warbler).
Nearby we found White-crowned Pigeon, White-winged Dove, Cuban Parakeet, and Indigo
Bunting.
We then went to nearby Playa Girón, where we visited the museum about the Bay of Pigs
invasion, and eventually drove back to Playa Larga for lunch, not without admiring Cueva de los
Peces and other incredible diving sites: here one can literally step into the sea and immediately
snorkel over fabulous, unspoiled coral reefs without any need to take a boat, or one can snorkel
within an open cave!
After our lunch-time siesta, we went back to Soplillar but did not find many new trip birds, the
highlight being our first Worm-eating Warbler.
Day 6, November 6th. Continued birding around Zapata
In the morning we found the stunning Fernandina’s Flicker near its roost palm tree. Yellowthroated Vireo was a good addition.
In the afternoon we all obtained brilliant views of Blue-headed Quail-Dove! Hooray! We had
heard them in the morning and spent some time looking, but until now unsuccessfully.
Cuban Trogon was seen almost daily during this tour. (Photo Alan van Norman from a previous
tour)
From right to left Mario, David, and Chris, in our bird-rich hotel gardens at Playa Larga, which
we called home for five nights.
Day 7, November 7th. Final Zapata birding
In the morning we headed out to Soplillar once more, again enjoying all the species we by now
had become so familiar with, and adding a couple of new ones, such as Yellow-throated
Warbler.
In the afternoon we decided to bird Las Salinas again, as it’s a very enjoyable place to see
masses of water-associated birds. We did add some new birds, such as Wood Stork and
Northern Harrier, to our burgeoning list. All in all, we had such great luck early on in the trip
(with tough species such as Zapata Wren, Gundlach’s Hawk, and others seen early), that we were
left with more than enough time at Zapata, and we were now rearing to start the next two days of
cultural touring and sightseeing, before reverting to birding again.
We saw this at Las Salinas, which appears to be a king anole.
Fernandina’s Flicker (photo Alan van Norman from a previous tour)
Day 8, November 8th. Drive to Trinidad via Cienfuegos.
This was a built-in sightseeing day, as we wanted to experience the amazing architecture, vibrant
markets, and beautiful bays of some of the smaller towns (in addition to Havana at the start and
end of the tour). Thalia, our excellent cultural guide, gave us fabulous city tours – she was a
constant wealth of knowledge about Cuban culture and history.
Trinidad
Trinidad
Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos
Day 9, November 9th. Sightseeing en route to Camagüey
This was another fabulous history and culture, rather than a birding, day. However, we did find
Cuban Emerald on a nest, right outside the hotel restaurant window.
The maze-like streets of Camagüey were a pleasure to get lost in.
Louise wanted to drive this!
Day 10, February 10th. Birding Najasa, transfer to Cayo Coco
After some awesome sightseeing days we made an early start to bird Najasa Ranch. What a place
it proved to be! Woodpeckers abounded, and we got multiple close-up views of the beautiful
Cuban Green Woodpecker, West Indian Woodpecker, and Northern Flicker, as well as
brilliant views of our main target birds, Plain Pigeon, Giant Kingbird, and Cuban Palm Crow
(along with masses of Cuban Crows, constantly noisy). We also got fabulous views of Redlegged Honeycreeper and stacks more of the common Cuban endemics, including such
gorgeous birds as Cuban Trogon and Cuban Tody.
We then went to a stable, seeing the really strange Limpkin on the way, and while the vehicle
was taken to get some paperwork done, we were treated not only to Shiny Cowbird and
Northern Crested Caracara, but also to an amazing show by cowboys herding horses and an
ox-cart delivering horse food. Cuba really does seem to be a place in which time stands still, and
one feels constantly amazed by what one sees!
Last but not least, we enjoyed Eastern (Cuban) Meadowlark, a unique Cuban subspecies of this
beautiful species.
In the late morning, we eventually started heading to Cayo Coco, which is an idyllic satellite
island north of the main island, connected to the “mainland” by an impressive 27 km long
causeway. Before checking in at the all-inclusive luxury hotel we were to spend two nights at,
we checked Thalia’s Mangrove Cuckoo site, and found one! Sadly, not everyone in the group
saw it.
Day 11, February 11th. Birding Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo and Cayo Paredón Grande
Were we going to see the final Cuban endemics? We’d done so well until now, cleaning up on
everything, so would we manage to keep up our track record for the last birding day of the tour?
I felt the pressure, as we had several birds to find today to complete our quota of Cuban
endemics and wider Caribbean specials. Although, having said that, the wonderful group of four
tour participants from Vancouver kept reminding me they did not mind if they missed
something! Anyway, we started the morning with a trip to Cayo Guillermo (several of these
smaller cays or islands are connected by shorter causeways to the main one, Cayo Coco). It did
not take us long to pick through a couple of the abundant and widespread Northern
Mockingbirds to find two pairs of the much rarer and very localized Bahama Mockingbird; we
ended up with brilliant views of this species, as the birds seemed just as interested in us as we
were in them! We then returned to the hotel, where our site guide already had a small flock of
West Indian Whistling Ducks staked out for us. And before lunch we visited some further sites,
where we found Oriente Warbler and other star birds.
The afternoon was wonderful, as we obtained great views of our final endemic, Cuban
Gnatcatcher, which surely must be the most attractive gnatcatcher species, along with great
views of Clapper Rail, a different subspecies of Cuban Green Woodpecker, and last but not
least up close and personal Thick-billed Vireo.
With our early starts, sometimes we’d need multiple cups of coffee!
Day 12, February 12th. Drive back to Havana.
We embarked on the long drive back to Havana, dropping the four Canadians at a casa particular
just east of the city, a private family establishment that provides paid lodging, where they could
experience what it was like to stay with a Cuban family for two days. Chris flew home, while the
others then also spent a couple of extra nights in Havana, including a city tour with Thalia.
Our driver Zamora was one of the staff members who made this tour so successful, with his great
humor and impeccable driving ability.
A fantastic team – Ken and Anne on the left, David at the back, Louise at the front right, Zamora
(see previous photo), and our cultural guide and logistics whiz Thalia, with Chris on the right.
“Convertible Pesos”, the money tourists use in Cuba (photo Ken Borrie)
Cuban Tody– we saw this almost daily! (Photo Ken Borrie)
CUBA SYSTEMATIC LIST, FEBRUARY 2014
CUBA BIRD LIST
Endemic (in bold): E = Cuban endemic, RE = regional endemic
Status: CE = critically endangered, E = endangered, V = vulnerable, NT = near threatened
American Wigeon
West Indian Whistling Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Lesser Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
American Flamingo
Wood Stork
American White Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
NT Reddish Egret
Western Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Scientific Name (IOC)
ANSERIFORMES
Anatidae
Anas americana
Dendrocygna arborea
Anas discors
Anas clypeata
Aythya affinis
Mergus serrator
PODICIPEDIFORMES
Podicipedidae
Tachybaptus dominicus
Podilymbus podiceps
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
Phoenicopteridae
Phoenicopterus ruber
CICONIIFORMES
Ciconiidae
Mycteria americana
PELECANIFORMES
Threskiornithidae
Eudocimus albus
Platalea ajaja
Ardeidae
Ardea herodias
Ardea alba
Egretta thula
Egretta caerulea
Egretta tricolor
Egretta rufescens
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides virescens
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nyctanassa violacea
Pelecanidae
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Pelecanus occidentalis
SULIFORMES
Trip
Status
Endemic
V
Common Name (IOC)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Magnificent Frigatebird
Neotropic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
Turkey Vulture
Western Osprey
E
E
Northern Harrier
E Gundlach's Hawk
NT Cuban Black Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Clapper Rail
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Limpkin
Black-necked Stilt
Grey (Black-bellied) Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Northern Jacana
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
Fregatidae
Fregata magnificens
Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Phalacrocorax auritus
Anhingidae
Anhinga anhinga
ACCIPITRIFORMES
Cathartidae
Cathartes aura
Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus
Accipitridae
Circus hudsonius
Accipiter gundlachi
Buteogallus gundlachii
Buteo jamaicensis
GRUIFORMES
Rallidae
Rallus longirostris
Porphyrio martinicus
Gallinula galeata
Fulica americana
Aramidae
Aramus guarauna
CHARADRIIFORMES
Recurvirostridae
Himantopus mexicanus
Charadriidae
Pluvialis squatarola
Charadrius semipalmatus
Charadrius vociferus
Jacanidae
Jacana spinosa
Scolopacidae
Tringa melanoleuca
Tringa flavipes
Tringa semipalmata
Actitis macularius
Arenaria interpres
Calidris minutilla
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Laughing Gull
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Sandwich Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Black Skimmer
Rock Dove
Scaly-naped Pigeon
NT White-crowned Pigeon
RE NT Plain Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
White-winged Dove
Zenaida Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Ground Dove
Key West Quail-Dove
RE
Grey-fronted Quail-Dove
E
E
E Blue-headed Quail-Dove
RE
Mangrove Cuckoo
Great Lizard Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani
E
E
Bare-legged Owl
Cuban Pygmy Owl
Stygian Owl
E
Cuban Nightjar
RE
Antillean Palm Swift
RE
Cuban Emerald
Calidris himantopus
Limnodromus griseus
Laridae
Leucophaeus atricilla
Hydroprogne caspia
Thalasseus maximus
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Gelochelidon nilotica
Rhynchops niger
COLUMBIFORMES
Columbidae
Columba livia
Patagioenas squamosa
Patagioenas leucocephala
Patagioenas inornata
Streptopelia decaocto
Zenaida asiatica
Zenaida aurita
Zenaida macroura
Columbina passerina
Geotrygon chrysia
Geotrygon caniceps
Starnoenas cyanocephala
CUCULIFORMES
Cuculidae
Coccyzus minor
Coccyzus merlini
Crotophaga ani
STRIGIFORMES
Strigidae
Margarobyas lawrencii
Glaucidium siju
Asio stygius
CAPRIMULGIFORMES
Caprimulgidae
Antrostomus cubanensis
APODIFORMES
Apodidae
Tachornis phoenicobia
Trochilidae
Chlorostilbon ricordii
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
E
NT Bee Hummingbird
E
Cuban Trogon
Belted Kingfisher
Cuban Tody
E
RE
E
E
V
West Indian Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Cuban Green Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Fernandina's Flicker
Northern Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
E
V Cuban Parakeet
RE NT Cuban (Rose-throated) Amazon (Parrot)
RE
RE
E
E
Cuban Pewee
La Sagra's Flycatcher
Loggerhead Kingbird
Giant Kingbird
RE
E
White-eyed Vireo
Thick-billed Vireo
Cuban Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
E
RE
Cuban Palm Crow
Cuban Crow
Purple Martin
Mellisuga helenae
TROGONIFORMES
Trogonidae
Priotelus temnurus
CORACIIFORMES
Alcedinidae
Megaceryle alcyon
Todidae
Todus multicolor
PICIFORMES
Picidae
Melanerpes superciliaris
Sphyrapicus varius
Xiphidiopicus percussus
Colaptes auratus
Colaptes fernandinae
FALCONIFORMES
Falconidae
Caracara cheriway
Falco sparverius
Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES
Psittacidae
Psittacara euops
Amazona leucocephala
PASSERIFORMES
Tyrannidae
Contopus caribaeus
Myiarchus sagrae
Tyrannus caudifasciatus
Tyrannus cubensis
Vireonidae
Vireo griseus
Vireo crassirostris
Vireo gundlachii
Vireo flavifrons
Corvidae
Corvus minutus
Corvus nasicus
Hirundinidae
Progne subis
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Cuban Martin
Tree Swallow
Cave Swallow
E
E
E
Zapata Wren
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
Cuban Gnatcatcher
Grey Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Bahama Mockingbird
RE
Solitaires/Thrushes
E NT Cuban Solitaire
Red-legged Thrush
House Sparrow
RE
E
E
E
RE
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Olive-capped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
American Yellow Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-headed Warbler
Oriente Warbler
Red-shouldered Blackbird
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Progne cryptoleuca
Tachycineta bicolor
Petrochelidon fulva
Troglodytidae
Ferminia cerverai
Polioptilidae
Polioptila caerulea
Polioptila lembeyei
Mimidae
Dumetella carolinensis
Mimus polyglottos
Mimus gundlachii
Turdidae
Myadestes elisabeth
Turdus plumbeus
Passeridae
Passer domesticus
Parulidae
Setophaga americana
Setophaga magnolia
Setophaga tigrina
Setophaga caerulescens
Setophaga virens
Setophaga dominica
Setophaga pityophila
Setophaga discolor
Setophaga palmarum
Setophaga aestiva
Mniotilta varia
Setophaga ruticilla
Helmitheros vermivorum
Seiurus aurocapilla
Parkesia motacilla
Geothlypis trichas
Incertae Sedis 5
Teretistris fernandinae
Teretistris fornsi
Icteridae
Agelaius assimilis
Agelaius humeralis
Sturnella magna
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Cuban Blackbird
Greater Antillean Grackle
Shiny Cowbird
Cuban Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
E
RE
E
E
RE
E
E
Zapata Sparrow
Western Spindalis
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cuban Bullfinch
Cuban Grassquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Total
Dives atroviolaceis
Quiscalus niger
Molothrus bonariensis
Icterus melanopsis
Icterus galbula
Emberizidae
Torreornis inexpectata
Thraupidae
Spindalis zena
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Melopyrrha nigra
Tiaris canorus
Tiaris olivaceus
Cardinalidae
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Passerina cyanea
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