⇧ ⇩ There is quite a bit of bird life in the Caribbean . There are a lot of endemic species, I saw one in Puerto Rico , the Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus Gelbflankentodi , french: Todier de Porto Rico ). In Cuba I saw a lot of endemic birds.
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Birds in the Caribbean
Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus Gelbflankentodi , french: Todier de Porto Rico ), endemic to Puerto Rico . (625k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ) visiting a flower, endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (757k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ) visiting a flower. (742k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (579k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ) and a Dragonfly (Anisoptera fam. Großlibellen ). (586k)
Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Grenadines and Grenada) (Orthorhyncus cristatus emigrans Antillenhaubenkolibri , french: Colibri huppé ), endemic to the Grenadines and Grenada . (677k)
Male Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis Bartgimpelfink , french: Pèrenoir rougegorge ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (580k)
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina Sperlingstäubchen , french: Colombe à queue noire ). (758k)
Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata Ohrflecktaube , french: Tourterelle oreillarde ). (900k)
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita Küstentaube , french: Tourterelle à queue carrée ). (813k)
Tropical Mockingbirds (Mimus gilvus Moqueur des savanes ). (1230k)
Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus Moqueur des savanes ). (915k)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos Spottdrossel , french: Moqueur polyglotte ). (1066k)
Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus Perlaugen-Spottdrossel , french: Moqueur corossol ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (712k)
Female Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris Quiscale merle ). (952k)
Male Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris Quiscale merle ). (802k)
Male Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger Antillengrackel , french: Quiscale noir ), endemic to the Greater Antillean Islands. (443k)
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor Mangrovenkuckuck , french: Coulicou manioc ). (765k)
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus Königsseeschwalbe , french: Sterne royale ). (704k)
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus Königsseeschwalbe , french: Sterne royale ) in flight. (492k)
Brown Boobies (Sula leucogaster Weißbauchtölpel , french: Fou brun ), left immature, right female adult. (461k)
Brown Boobie (Sula leucogaster Weißbauchtölpel , french: Fou brun ) in flight. (580k)
Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens Prachtfregattvogel , french: Frégate superbe ) in flight. (547k)
Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens Prachtfregattvogel , french: Frégate superbe ) in flight with a fish. (554k)
Female Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens Prachtfregattvogel , french: Frégate superbe ) in flight. (503k)
Flock of Glossy Ibises (Plegadis falcinellus Brauner Sichler , french: Ibis falcinelle ) and Western Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (1170k)
Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea Blaureiher , french: Aigrette bleue ). (813k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (1092k)
American Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (736k)
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ), top immature, bottom adult. (1134k)
Diving Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ). (814k)
Diving Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ). (517k)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius Buntfalke , french: Crécerelle d'Amérique ). (556k)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura Truthahngeier , french: Urubu à tête rouge ). (1123k)
Birds in Cuba
Feeding male Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae Bienenelfe , french: Colibri d'Elena ), endemic to Cuba . These are the smallest birds in the world. (1054k)
Feeding female Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae Bienenelfe , french: Colibri d'Elena ). (470k)
Male Cuban Emerald (Riccordia ricordii Kubasmaragdkolibri , french: Émeraude de Ricord ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (630k)
Feeding male Cuban Emerald (Riccordia ricordii Kubasmaragdkolibri , french: Émeraude de Ricord ). (466k)
Cuban Tody (Todus multicolor Vielfarbentodi , french: Todier de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (433k)
Olive-capped Warbler (Setophaga pityophila Kubawaldsänger , french: Paruline à calotte verte ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (463k)
Yellow-headed Warbler (Teretistris fernandinae Gelbkopf-Waldsänger , french: Paruline de Fernandina ), endemic to Cuba . (561k)
Female Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus Cici grand-chanteur ). (642k)
Male Western Spindalis (Spindalis zena Streifenkopftangaren , french: Zéna à tête rayée ). (854k)
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva Hirondelle à front brun ). It was dark in the cave and I didn't have a tripod, so this is all I got. (533k)
Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus Rotfußdrossel , french: Merle vantard ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (537k)
Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus Rotfußdrossel , french: Merle vantard ). (669k)
Cuban Pewee (Contopus caribaeus Moucherolle tête-fou ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (372k)
La Sagra's Flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae Tyran de La Sagra ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (570k)
La Sagra's Flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae Tyran de La Sagra ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (586k)
Cuban Bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra Sporophile négrito ), endemic to Cuba . (837k)
Cuban Solitaire (Myadestes elisabeth Solitaire de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (575k)
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius humeralis Petit Carouge ), endemic to the Greater Antillean Islands. (484k)
Cuban Blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolacea Quiscale violet ), endemic to Cuba . (716k)
Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus Viréo à moustaches ). (517k)
Cuban Vireo (Vireo gundlachii Cuba . (1010k)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos Spottdrossel , french: Moqueur polyglotte ). (719k)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna Lerchenstärling , french: Sturnelle des prés ). (730k)
Female Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus Blutfleckspecht , french: Pic poignardé ), endemic to Cuba . (691k)
West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris Bahamaspecht , french: Pic à sourcils noirs ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (615k)
West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris Bahamaspecht , french: Pic à sourcils noirs ). (509k)
Adult Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis Cuba . (520k)
Juvenile Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis
Immature Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura Carolinataube , french: Tourterelle triste ). (804k)
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita Küstentaube , french: Tourterelle à queue carrée ). (1018k)
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica Weißflügeltaube , french: Tourterelle à ailes blanches ). (501k)
Cuban Ground Dove (Columbina passerina insularis Sperlingstäubchen , french: Colombe à queue noire ). (1269k)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura Carolinataube , french: Tourterelle triste ). (784k)
Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia Wilson-Regenpfeifer , french: Pluvier de Wilson ). (1333k)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer , french: Pluvier kildir ). (734k)
Male Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger Antillengrackel , french: Quiscale noir ), endemic to the Greater Antillean Islands. (581k)
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani Glattschnabelani , french: Ani à bec lisse ). (733k)
Cuban Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium siju Cuba-Sperlingskauz , french: Chevêchette de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (737k)
Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus Kubatrogon , french: Trogon de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (573k)
Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus Kubatrogon , french: Trogon de Cuba ). (606k)
Cuban Amazon ssp. leucocephalas (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala Kuba-Amazone , french: Amazone de Cuba ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (707k)
Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini Tacco de Cuba ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (823k)
Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini Tacco de Cuba ). (930k)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus Amerikanischer Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse d'Amérique ). (558k)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens Grünreiher , french: Héron vert ). (775k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ) in flight. (545k)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor Dreifarbenreiher , french: Aigrette tricolore ). (621k)
Immature Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor Dreifarbenreiher , french: Aigrette tricolore ). (666k)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens Rötelreiher , french: Aigrette roussâtre ), white morph. (761k)
American Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (932k)
American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus Schneesichler , french: Ibis blanc ). (837k)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius Buntfalke , french: Crécerelle d'Amérique ), red race. (424k)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius Buntfalke , french: Crécerelle d'Amérique ), white race. (486k)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura Truthahngeier , french: Urubu à tête rouge ). (640k)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura Truthahngeier , french: Urubu à tête rouge ) in flight. (401k)
Birds in Trinidad
Male White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ). (930k)
Male White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ). (517k)
Female White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ). (591k)
Female (left) and male (right) White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ), left. (596k)
White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus Säbelpipra , french: Manakin casse-noisette ). (682k)
Male White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus Tangara à galons blancs ). (660k)
Male Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza Tangara émeraude ). (621k)
Male Golden-headed Manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala Manakin à tête d'or ). (759k)
Crested Oropendolas (Psarocolius decumanus Krähenstirnvogel , french: Cassique huppé ). (1022k)
Male Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano Araponga barbu ). (639k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (582k)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea Blaureiher , french: Aigrette bleue ). (681k)
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