Cuba

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Cuba is based on the taxonomy used in HBW/BirdLife v. 9 (2024). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

HBW/BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (Version 9.0).The lists are based on the October 2024 update available here.

Additional species considered valid by other major checklists are listed at the bottom of the page.

Starnoenas cyanocephala (Columbiformes Columbidae) Blue-headed Quail-Dove

Geotrygon caniceps (Columbiformes Columbidae) Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Antrostomus cubanensis (Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgidae) Cuban Nightjar

Mellisuga helenae (Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae) Bee Hummingbird

Coccyzus merlini (Cuculiformes Cuculidae) Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Cyanolimnas cerverai (Gruiformes Rallidae) Zapata Rail

Glaucidium siju (Strigiformes Strigidae) Cuban Pygmy-owl

Margarobyas lawrencii (Strigiformes Strigidae) Bare-legged Owl

Chondrohierax wilsonii (Accipitriformes Accipitridae) Cuban Kite

Accipiter gundlachi (Accipitriformes Accipitridae) Gundlach's Hawk

Buteogallus gundlachii (Accipitriformes Accipitridae) Cuban Black Hawk

Priotelus temnurus (Trogoniformes Trogonidae) Cuban Trogon

Todus multicolor (Coraciiformes Todidae) Cuban Tody

Colaptes fernandinae (Piciformes Picidae) Fernandina's Flicker

Xiphidiopicus percussus (Piciformes Picidae) Cuban Green Woodpecker

Ara tricolor (Psittaciformes Psittacidae) Cuban Macaw (Extinct)

Psittacara euops (Psittaciformes Psittacidae) Cuban Parakeet

Tyrannus cubensis (Passeriformes Tyrannidae) Giant Kingbird

Vireo gundlachii (Passeriformes Vireonidae) Cuban Vireo

Polioptila lembeyei (Passeriformes Polioptilidae) Cuban Gnatcatcher

Ferminia cerverai (Passeriformes Troglodytidae) Zapata Wren

Myadestes elisabeth (Passeriformes Turdidae) Cuban Solitaire

Torreornis inexpectata (Passeriformes Passerellidae) Zapata Sparrow

Teretistris fernandinae (Passeriformes Teretistridae) Yellow-headed Warbler

Teretistris fornsi (Passeriformes Teretistridae) Oriente Warbler

Icterus melanopsis (Passeriformes Icteridae) Cuban Oriole

Agelaius assimilis (Passeriformes Icteridae) Red-shouldered Blackbird

Ptiloxena atroviolacea (Passeriformes Icteridae) Cuban Blackbird

Melopyrrha nigra (Passeriformes Thraupidae) Cuban Bullfinch

Phonipara canora (Passeriformes Thraupidae) Cuban Grassquit

The following additional endemic species are not recognized as distinct by HBW-BirdLife but are considered valid by one or more of the following checklists: eBird/Clements v2019 (Cornell) = 1, IOC 10.1 (IOC) = 2, and Howard & Moore 4.1 (TAS) = 3.

Corvus minutus  (Passeriformes Corvidae)  Cuban Palm Crow  23