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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 , german: Gelbflankentodi , french: Todier de Porto Rico ). In Cuba I saw a lot of endemic birds.
Nature pictures of Caribbean and other bird pages are linked:
Nature Page for Caribbean Bird Pages
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Birds in the Caribbean
Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus , german: Gelbflankentodi , french: Todier de Porto Rico ), endemic to Puerto Rico . (625k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis , german: Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ) visiting a flower, endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (757k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis , german: Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ) visiting a flower. (742k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis , german: Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (579k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis , german: Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ) and a Dragonfly (Anisoptera fam. , german: Großlibellen ). (586k)
Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Grenadines and Grenada) (Orthorhyncus cristatus emigrans , german: Antillenhaubenkolibri , french: Colibri huppé ), endemic to the Grenadines and Grenada . (677k)
Male Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis , german: Bartgimpelfink , french: Pèrenoir rougegorge ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (580k)
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina , german: Sperlingstäubchen , french: Colombe à queue noire ). (758k)
Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata , german: Ohrflecktaube , french: Tourterelle oreillarde ). (900k)
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita , german: Küstentaube , french: Tourterelle à queue carrée ). (813k)
Tropical Mockingbirds (Mimus gilvus , french: Moqueur des savanes ). (1230k)
Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus , french: Moqueur des savanes ). (915k)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos , german: Spottdrossel , french: Moqueur polyglotte ). (1066k)
Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus , german: Perlaugen-Spottdrossel , french: Moqueur corossol ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (712k)
Female Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris , french: Quiscale merle ). (952k)
Male Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris , french: Quiscale merle ). (802k)
Male Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger , german: Antillengrackel , french: Quiscale noir ), endemic to the Greater Antillean Islands. (443k)
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor , german: Mangrovenkuckuck , french: Coulicou manioc ). (765k)
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus , german: Königsseeschwalbe , french: Sterne royale ). (704k)
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus , german: Königsseeschwalbe , french: Sterne royale ) in flight. (492k)
Brown Boobies (Sula leucogaster , german: Weißbauchtölpel , french: Fou brun ), left immature, right female adult. (461k)
Brown Boobie (Sula leucogaster , german: Weißbauchtölpel , french: Fou brun ) in flight. (580k)
Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens , german: Prachtfregattvogel , french: Frégate superbe ) in flight. (547k)
Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens , german: Prachtfregattvogel , french: Frégate superbe ) in flight with a fish. (554k)
Female Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens , german: Prachtfregattvogel , french: Frégate superbe ) in flight. (503k)
Flock of Glossy Ibises (Plegadis falcinellus , german: Brauner Sichler , french: Ibis falcinelle ) and Western Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis ibis , german: Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (1170k)
Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea , german: Blaureiher , french: Aigrette bleue ). (813k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis , german: Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (1092k)
American Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta , german: Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (736k)
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis , german: Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ), top immature, bottom adult. (1134k)
Diving Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis , german: Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ). (814k)
Diving Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis , german: Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ). (517k)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius , german: Buntfalke , french: Crécerelle d'Amérique ). (556k)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura , german: Truthahngeier , french: Urubu à tête rouge ). (1123k)
Birds in Cuba
Feeding male Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae , german: Bienenelfe , french: Colibri d'Elena ), endemic to Cuba . These are the smallest birds in the world. (1054k)
Feeding female Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae , german: Bienenelfe , french: Colibri d'Elena ). (470k)
Male Cuban Emerald (Riccordia ricordii , german: Kubasmaragdkolibri , french: Émeraude de Ricord ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (630k)
Feeding male Cuban Emerald (Riccordia ricordii , german: Kubasmaragdkolibri , french: Émeraude de Ricord ). (466k)
Cuban Tody (Todus multicolor , german: Vielfarbentodi , french: Todier de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (433k)
Olive-capped Warbler (Setophaga pityophila , german: Kubawaldsänger , french: Paruline à calotte verte ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (463k)
Yellow-headed Warbler (Teretistris fernandinae , german: Gelbkopf-Waldsänger , french: Paruline de Fernandina ), endemic to Cuba . (561k)
Female Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus , french: Cici grand-chanteur ). (642k)
Male Western Spindalis (Spindalis zena , german: Streifenkopftangaren , french: Zéna à tête rayée ). (854k)
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva , french: 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 , german: Rotfußdrossel , french: Merle vantard ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (537k)
Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus , german: Rotfußdrossel , french: Merle vantard ). (669k)
Cuban Pewee (Contopus caribaeus , french: Moucherolle tête-fou ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (372k)
La Sagra's Flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae , french: Tyran de La Sagra ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (570k)
La Sagra's Flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae , french: Tyran de La Sagra ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (586k)
Cuban Bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra , french: Sporophile négrito ), endemic to Cuba . (837k)
Cuban Solitaire (Myadestes elisabeth , french: Solitaire de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (575k)
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius humeralis , french: Petit Carouge ), endemic to the Greater Antillean Islands. (484k)
Cuban Blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolacea , french: Quiscale violet ), endemic to Cuba . (716k)
Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus , french: Viréo à moustaches ). (517k)
Cuban Vireo (Vireo gundlachii ), endemic to Cuba . (1010k)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos , german: Spottdrossel , french: Moqueur polyglotte ). (719k)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna , german: Lerchenstärling , french: Sturnelle des prés ). (730k)
Female Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus , german: Blutfleckspecht , french: Pic poignardé ), endemic to Cuba . (691k)
West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris , german: Bahamaspecht , french: Pic à sourcils noirs ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (615k)
West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris , german: Bahamaspecht , french: Pic à sourcils noirs ). (509k)
Adult Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis ), endemic to Cuba . (520k)
Juvenile Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis ). (1237k)
Immature Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis ). (969k)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura , german: Carolinataube , french: Tourterelle triste ). (804k)
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita , german: Küstentaube , french: Tourterelle à queue carrée ). (1018k)
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica , german: Weißflügeltaube , french: Tourterelle à ailes blanches ). (501k)
Cuban Ground Dove (Columbina passerina insularis , german: Sperlingstäubchen , french: Colombe à queue noire ). (1269k)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura , german: Carolinataube , french: Tourterelle triste ). (784k)
Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia , german: Wilson-Regenpfeifer , french: Pluvier de Wilson ). (1333k)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus , german: Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer , french: Pluvier kildir ). (734k)
Male Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger , german: Antillengrackel , french: Quiscale noir ), endemic to the Greater Antillean Islands. (581k)
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani , german: Glattschnabelani , french: Ani à bec lisse ). (733k)
Cuban Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium siju , german: Cuba-Sperlingskauz , french: Chevêchette de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (737k)
Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus , german: Kubatrogon , french: Trogon de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (573k)
Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus , german: Kubatrogon , french: Trogon de Cuba ). (606k)
Cuban Amazon ssp. leucocephalas (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala , german: Kuba-Amazone , french: Amazone de Cuba ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (707k)
Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini , french: Tacco de Cuba ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (823k)
Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini , french: Tacco de Cuba ). (930k)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus , german: Amerikanischer Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse d'Amérique ). (558k)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens , german: Grünreiher , french: Héron vert ). (775k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis , german: Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ) in flight. (545k)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor , german: Dreifarbenreiher , french: Aigrette tricolore ). (621k)
Immature Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor , german: Dreifarbenreiher , french: Aigrette tricolore ). (666k)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens , german: Rötelreiher , french: Aigrette roussâtre ), white morph. (761k)
American Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta , german: Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (932k)
American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus , german: Schneesichler , french: Ibis blanc ). (837k)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius , german: Buntfalke , french: Crécerelle d'Amérique ), red race. (424k)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius , german: Buntfalke , french: Crécerelle d'Amérique ), white race. (486k)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura , german: Truthahngeier , french: Urubu à tête rouge ). (640k)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura , german: Truthahngeier , french: Urubu à tête rouge ) in flight. (401k)
Birds in Trinidad
Male White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora , german: Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ). (930k)
Male White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora , german: Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ). (517k)
Female White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora , german: Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ). (591k)
Female (left) and male (right) White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora , german: Weißnackenkolibri , french: Colibri jacobin ), left. (596k)
White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus , german: Säbelpipra , french: Manakin casse-noisette ). (682k)
Male White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus , french: Tangara à galons blancs ). (660k)
Male Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza , french: Tangara émeraude ). (621k)
Male Golden-headed Manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala , french: Manakin à tête d'or ). (759k)
Crested Oropendolas (Psarocolius decumanus , german: Krähenstirnvogel , french: Cassique huppé ). (1022k)
Male Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano , french: Araponga barbu ). (639k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis , german: Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (582k)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea , german: Blaureiher , french: Aigrette bleue ). (681k)
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