Trip Report: Puerto Rico (2015-12-30 - 2016-01-06)
Puerto Rican Spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis)
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)
Puerto Rican Emerald (Chlorostilbon maugaeus) - Male
Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae)
Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
Puerto Rican Flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)
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)
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
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Puerto Rican Spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis)
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)
Puerto Rican Emerald (Chlorostilbon maugaeus) - Male
Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae)
Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
Puerto Rican Flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)
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)
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
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
- African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
- Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana)
- Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa)
- White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
- Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)
- 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 (Antrostomus noctitherus)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Puerto Rican Owl (Gymnasio nudipes)
- Order: Parrots
(2 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
- Puerto Rican Amazon (Amazona vittata)
- Order: Pelicans
(18 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
- 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)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- 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
- Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae)
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Elfin-Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae)
- Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
- Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
- Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
- Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
- Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor)
- Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica)
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
- 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
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Eastern Red-legged Thrush (Turdus ardosiaceus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Caribbean Elaenia (Elaenia martinica)
- Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
- Lesser Antillean Pewee (Contopus latirostris)
- Loggerhead Kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
- 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)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- 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)