List of birds of Vieques facts for kids

This is a list of all the different types of birds found on Vieques Island. Vieques is a special island that belongs to Puerto Rico. It's located just off the east coast of the main island, near Culebra and the Virgin Islands. Vieques is about 135 square kilometers of land, which is a pretty good size for birds to live! A big part of the island is a National Wildlife Refuge, which helps protect many animals, including birds. This refuge was created in two parts, in 2001 and 2003.

As of July 2022, there have been 196 different bird species seen on Vieques. Some birds, like the Puerto Rican parrot, used to live here but are now gone from the island. They are still included in this list to show they were once part of Vieques's bird family. This list will tell you the common name and the scientific name for each bird.

The birds are listed in a special order, like how scientists group them. This order comes from the "Check-list of North and Middle American Birds," which is made by the American Ornithological Society. The common names for bird families come from the Clements taxonomy.

Here are some special tags you'll see next to some bird names:

• (A) Accidental: This means the bird is usually not found here and only visits by chance.
• (I) Introduced: This means people brought the bird to the island, it's not naturally from here.
• (Ex) Extirpated: This means the bird used to live on Vieques but is now gone from the island.

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl: Anatidae Family

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

This family includes ducks, geese, and swans. These birds are great at living in water. They have webbed feet for swimming and special bills for finding food in the water. Their feathers are also super good at shedding water, thanks to natural oils.

Common name	Species	Status
West Indian whistling-duck	Dendrocygna arborea
Canada goose	Branta canadensis	(A)
Blue-winged teal	Spatula discors
Northern shoveler	Spatula clypeata	(A)
American wigeon	Mareca americana	(A)
White-cheeked pintail	Anas bahamensis
Lesser scaup	Aythya affinis	(A)
Red-breasted merganser	Mergus serrator	(A)
Masked duck	Nomonyx dominicus	(A)
Ruddy duck	Oxyura jamaicensis

Guineafowl: Numididae Family

Order: Galliformes   Family: Numididae

Guineafowls are birds from Africa. They eat seeds and build their nests on the ground. They look a bit like partridges but have heads without feathers and gray, spotted feathers.

Common name	Species	Status
Helmeted guineafowl	Numida meleagris	(I)

New World Quail: Odontophoridae Family

Order: Galliformes   Family: Odontophoridae

The New World quails are small, round birds that live on land. They are not closely related to the quails from other parts of the world, but they look and act similar.

Common name	Species	Status
Northern bobwhite	Colinus virginianus	(Ex)

Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae Family

Order: Phoenicopteriformes   Family: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are tall, wading birds that live in groups. They can be 3 to 5 feet tall! Flamingos eat tiny shellfish and algae by filtering them from the water. Their beaks are specially shaped and used upside-down to help them find food.

Common name	Species	Status
American flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	(A)

Grebes: Podicipedidae Family

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-sized birds that dive in freshwater. They have special lobed toes that make them excellent swimmers and divers. However, because their feet are set far back on their bodies, they are quite clumsy on land.

Common name	Species	Status
Least grebe	Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed grebe	Podilymbus podiceps

Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae Family

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are birds with strong bodies, short necks, and thin bills. They have a soft, fleshy part at the base of their bill called a cere.

Common name	Species	Status
Rock pigeon	Columba livia	(I)
Scaly-naped pigeon	Patagioenas squamosa
White-crowned pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala
Eurasian collared-dove	Streptopelia decaocto	(I)
Common ground dove	Columbina passerina
Ruddy quail-dove	Geotrygon montana
Key West quail-dove	Geotrygon chrysia
Bridled quail-dove	Geotrygon mystacea
White-winged dove	Zenaida asiatica
Zenaida dove	Zenaida aurita
Mourning dove	Zenaida macroura

Cuckoos: Cuculidae Family

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

The Cuculidae family includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis. These birds come in different sizes. They have slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs.

Common name	Species	Status
Smooth-billed ani	Crotophaga ani
Yellow-billed cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	(A)
Mangrove cuckoo	Coccyzus minor
Puerto Rican lizard-cuckoo	Saurothera vieilloti	(A)

Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae Family

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized birds that are active at night. They usually make their nests on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Their soft feathers are colored to blend in with tree bark or leaves, helping them hide.

Common name	Species	Status
Antillean nighthawk	Chordeiles gundlachi
Chuck-will's-widow	Antrostomus carolinensis	(A)

Swifts: Apodidae Family

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds that spend most of their lives flying. They have very short legs and almost never land on the ground. Instead, they perch on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long, swept-back wings that look like a crescent moon.

Common name	Species	Status
White-collared swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	(A)
Chimney swift	Chaetura pelagica	(A)
Antillean palm swift	Tachornis phoenicobia	(A)

Hummingbirds: Trochilidae Family

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Trochilidae

Hummingbirds are tiny birds famous for hovering in the air. They flap their wings incredibly fast. They are the only birds that can fly backward!

Common name	Species	Status
Puerto Rican mango	Anthracothorax aurulentus	(A)
Green-throated carib	Eulampis holosericeus
Puerto Rican emerald	Riccordia maugaeus
Antillean crested hummingbird	Orthorhyncus cristatus

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae Family

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

This family includes rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. These birds are usually found in thick plants near lakes, swamps, or rivers. They are often shy and hard to spot. Most have strong legs and long toes, which help them walk on soft, uneven ground.

Common name	Species	Status
Clapper rail	Rallus crepitans
Sora	Porzana carolina	(A)
Common gallinule	Gallinula galeata
American coot	Fulica americana
Black rail	Laterallus jamaicensis	(A)

Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae Family

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

This family includes avocets and stilts. They are large wading birds. Avocets have long legs and bills that curve upward. Stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Common name	Species	Status
Black-necked stilt	Himantopus mexicanus

Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae Family

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

Oystercatchers are large, easy-to-spot, and noisy birds. They have strong bills that they use to break open or pry apart molluscs.

Common name	Species	Status
American oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus

Lapwings and Plovers: Charadriidae Family

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

This family includes plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks, and long, pointed wings. You can find them in open areas around the world, especially near water.

Common name	Species	Status
Black-bellied plover	Squatarola squatarola
American golden-plover	Pluvialis dominica	(A)
Wilson's plover	Charadrius wilsonia
Semipalmated plover	Charadrius semipulmatus
Piping plover	Charadrius melodus	(A)
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus

Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae Family

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds. It includes sandpipers, curlews, godwits, and many others. Most of these birds eat small bugs they find in mud or soil. Different bill and leg lengths allow many species to feed in the same places without fighting for food.

Common name	Species	Status
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	(A)
Hudsonian godwit	Limosa haemastica	(A)
Ruddy turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Red knot	Calidris canutus	(A)
Stilt sandpiper	Calidris himantopus
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Least sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
White-rumped sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	(A)
Pectoral sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	(A)
Semipalmated sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	(A)
Western sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Short-billed dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus
Wilson's snipe	Gallinago delicata	(A)
Spotted sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	(A)
Greater yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
Willet	Tringa semipalmata	(A)
Lesser yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes

Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae Family

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

These are medium to large birds, usually gray or brown, with white marks on their wings. They nest on the ground in cooler parts of the world and fly long distances when they migrate.

Common name	Species	Status
Parasitic jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	(A)

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae Family

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds. It includes gulls, kittiwakes, terns, and skimmers. They are usually gray or white, often with black on their heads or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are known for diving to catch fish. Many terns live for a long time, often more than 25-30 years.

Common name	Species	Status
Laughing gull	Leucophaeus atricilla
Herring gull	Larus argentatus
Lesser black-backed gull	Larus fuscus	(A)
Brown noddy	Anous stolidus
Sooty tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled tern	Onychoprion anaethetus
Least tern	Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	(A)
Caspian tern	Hydroprogne caspia	(A)
Roseate tern	Sterna dougallii
Common tern	Sterna hirundo
Forster's tern	Sterna forsteri	(A)
Royal tern	Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	(A)
Black skimmer	Rynchops niger	(A)

Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae Family

Order: Phaethontiformes   Family: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are thin, white birds that live in tropical oceans. They have very long feathers in the middle of their tails. Their long wings and heads have black markings.

Common name	Species	Status
White-tailed tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus
Red-billed tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus

Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae Family

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

The Procellariids are a main group of medium-sized "true petrels." They have nostrils that are joined together and a long, working outer primary feather.

Common name	Species	Status
Cory's shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	(A)

Storks: Ciconiidae Family

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, heavy wading birds with long legs, long necks, and strong bills. They have wide wingspans. Unlike some other wading birds, storks do not have special powder to clean fish slime from their feathers. Storks also cannot make sounds because they lack a voice box.

Common name	Species	Status
Wood stork	Mycteria americana	(A)

Frigatebirds: Fregatidae Family

Order: Suliformes   Family: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds found over tropical oceans. They are mostly black or black and white, with long wings and deeply forked tails. Male frigatebirds have colorful throat pouches that they can inflate. They cannot swim or walk well and cannot take off from flat ground. They have the largest wingspan for their body weight of any bird, allowing them to stay in the air for over a week!

Common name	Species	Status
Magnificent frigatebird	Fregata magnificens

Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae Family

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

The Sulids include gannets and boobies. Only boobies are found in Vieques. Both are medium-large coastal seabirds that dive headfirst into the water to catch fish.

Common name	Species	Status
Masked booby	Sula dactylatra
Brown booby	Sula leucogaster

Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae Family

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

This family includes cormorants and shags. They are medium to large seabirds that eat fish. Most have dark feathers, some are black and white, and a few are quite colorful.

Common name	Species	Status
Double-crested cormorant	Nannopterum auritum	(A)

Pelicans: Pelecanidae Family

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are very large water birds. They have a special pouch under their beak for catching fish. Like other birds in their group, they have four webbed toes.

Common name	Species	Status
American white pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	(A)
Brown pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis

Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets: Ardeidae Family

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

The Ardeidae family includes bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns are usually shorter-necked and harder to spot. When they fly, these birds pull their necks back, which is different from other long-necked birds like storks.

Common name	Species	Status
Least bittern	Ixobrychus exilis
Great blue heron	Ardea herodias
Great egret	Egretta alba
Snowy egret	Egretta thula
Little blue heron	Egretta caerulea
Tricolored heron	Egretta tricolor
Reddish egret	Egretta rufescens	(A)
Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibis
Green heron	Butorides virescens
Black-crowned night heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned night heron	Nyctanassa violacea

Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae Family

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large birds that live on land and in water. It includes ibises and spoonbills. They have long, wide wings and are strong flyers. Surprisingly, for their size, they are also very good at soaring high in the sky.

Common name	Species	Status
Scarlet ibis	Eudocimus ruber	(A)
Glossy ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	(A)

New World Vultures: Cathartidae Family

Order: Cathartiformes   Family: Cathartidae

The New World vultures look like vultures from other parts of the world, but they are not closely related. They both eat dead animals. However, New World vultures have a great sense of smell to find food, while Old World vultures rely on sight.

Common name	Species	Status
Turkey vulture	Cathartes aura	(I)

Osprey: Pandionidae Family

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

The Pandionidae family has only one species: the osprey. The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a medium-large raptor. It specializes in eating fish and can be found all over the world.

Common name	Species	Status
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae Family

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey. It includes hawks, eagles, kites, and harriers. These birds have very strong, hooked beaks for tearing meat from their prey. They also have strong legs, powerful talons, and excellent eyesight.

Common name	Species	Status
Swallow-tailed kite	Elanoides forficatus	(A)
Northern harrier	Circus hudsonius	(A)
Broad-winged hawk	Buteo platypterus
Red-tailed hawk	Buteo jamaicensis

Owls: Strigidae Family

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

The typical owls are small to large birds of prey that hunt alone at night. They have big eyes that face forward and large ears. They also have a beak like a hawk and a circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Common name	Species	Status
Short-eared owl	Asio flammeus

Kingfishers: Alcedinidae Family

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds. They have large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.

Common name	Species	Status
Belted kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon

Woodpeckers: Picidae Family

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds. They have chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues for catching insects. Many woodpeckers tap loudly on tree trunks with their beaks.

Common name	Species	Status
Yellow-bellied sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	(A)
Puerto Rican woodpecker	Melanerpes portoricensis

Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae Family

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of birds of prey that are active during the day. They are different from hawks and eagles because they kill their prey with their beaks, not their talons.

Common name	Species	Status
American kestrel	Falco sparverius
Merlin	Falco columbarius	(A)
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	(A)

New World and African Parrots: Psittacidae Family

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittacidae

Parrots are birds that can be small to large. They have a special curved beak. Their upper beak can move a little where it connects to their skull. All parrots have two toes pointing forward and two pointing backward on each foot.

Common name	Species	Status
Monk parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus	(I)
Puerto Rican parrot	Amazona vittata	(Ex)
Brown-throated parakeet	Eupsittula pertinax	(Ex)

Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tyrannidae

Tyrant flycatchers are songbirds found in North and South America. They look a bit like flycatchers from other parts of the world, but they are stronger and have tougher bills. Most of them eat insects.

Common name	Species	Status
Caribbean elaenia	Elaenia martinica
Puerto Rican flycatcher	Miarchus antillarum
Gray kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis
Loggerhead kingbird	Tyrannus caudifasciatus
Scissor-tailed flycatcher	Tyrannus caudifasciatus	(A)
Fork-tailed flycatcher	Tyrannus caudifasciatus	(A)

Vireos, Shrike-babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae

The vireos are small to medium-sized songbirds. They are usually greenish and look like wood warblers, but they have stronger bills.

Common name	Species	Status
White-eyed vireo	Vireo griseus	(A)
Yellow-throated vireo	Vireo flavifrons	(A)
Red-eyed vireo	Vireo olivaceus
Black-whiskered vireo	Vireo altiloquus

Swallows: Hirundinidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

The Hirundinidae family is made up of birds that are built for catching food while flying. They have slender bodies, long pointed wings, and short bills with wide mouths. Their feet are made for perching, not walking.

Common name	Species	Status
Northern rough-winged swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	(A)
Caribbean martin	Progne dominicensis
Bank swallow	Riparia riparia	(A)
Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica
Cliff swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	(A)
Cave swallow	Petrochelidon fulva

Starlings: Sturnidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized songbirds with strong feet. They fly strongly and directly and often live in large groups. They prefer open areas and eat insects and fruit. Their feathers are usually dark with a shiny, metallic look.

Common name	Species	Status
European starling	Sturnus vulgaris	(A)

Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Mimidae

The Mimids are a family of songbirds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, and New World catbirds. These birds are famous for their amazing singing. They can copy many different bird calls and other sounds they hear outside. They usually have dull gray and brown feathers.

Common name	Status
Gray catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	(A)
Pearly-eyed thrasher	Margarops fuscatus
Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos

Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of songbirds. They are plump, with soft feathers, and are small to medium-sized. They eat insects or sometimes everything (omnivores), often finding food on the ground. Many thrushes have beautiful songs.

Common name	Status
Bicknell's thrush	Catharus bicknelli	(A)
Red-legged thrush	Turdus plumbeus	(A)

Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ploceidae

Weavers are small songbirds related to finches. They eat seeds and have rounded, cone-shaped bills. Many species are known for building large, woven nests, which is how they got their name. They are social birds and often nest together in groups.

Common name	Status
Northern red bishop	Euplectes franciscanus	(A)

Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Estrildidae

The estrildid finches are small songbirds from tropical areas of the Old World and Australia. They are social birds that eat seeds and have short, thick, but pointed bills. They all have similar body shapes and habits, but their feather colors and patterns can be very different.

Common name	Species	Status
Bronze mannikin	Spermestes cucullata	(I)
Scaly-breasted munia	Lonchura punctulata	(I)

Whydahs: Viduidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Viduidae

The Viduidae is a family of small songbirds from Africa. It includes indigobirds and whydahs. All species in this family are "brood parasites." This means they lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, usually estrildid finches, and let those birds raise their young. These birds usually have black or dark blue feathers.

Common name	Species	Status
Pin-tailed whydah	Vidua macroura	(I)

Old World Sparrows: Passeridae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

Sparrows are small songbirds. They are generally plump, brownish or grayish birds with short tails and strong, short beaks. Sparrows mainly eat seeds, but they also eat small insects.

Common name	Species	Status
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	(I)

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Finches are songbirds that eat seeds. They are small to medium-sized and have strong beaks, usually shaped like a cone. These birds fly with a bouncing motion, flapping their wings and then gliding. Most finches sing well.

Common name	Species	Status
Puerto Rican euphonia	Chlorophonia sclateri	(Ex)

New World Sparrows: Passerellidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passerellidae

New World sparrows are birds that eat seeds and have uniquely shaped bills. Most birds in this family are called sparrows, but they are not closely related to the Old World sparrows. Many species have special patterns on their heads.

Common name	Species	Status
Grasshopper sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum

Spindalises: Spindalidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Spindalidae

The birds in this small family live in the Greater Antilles. They used to be grouped with tanagers but were given their own family in 2017.

Common name	Species	Status
Puerto Rican spindalis	Spindalis portoricensis	(A)

Troupials and Allies: Icteridae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Icteridae

The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized songbirds found only in the New World. They are often colorful and include grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Most species have black as their main feather color, often brightened with yellow, orange, or red.

Common name	Species	Status
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	(A)
Baltimore oriole	Icterus galbula	(A)
Yellow-shouldered blackbird	Agelaius xanthomus	(A)
Shiny cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis
Brown-headed cowbird	Molothrus ater	(A)
Greater Antillean grackle	Quiscalus niger

New World Warblers: Parulidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Parulidae

The New World warblers are a group of small, often colorful songbirds found only in the New World. Most live in trees, but some spend more time on the ground. Most birds in this family eat insects.

Common name	Species	Status
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum	(A)
Louisiana waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	(A)
Northern waterthrush	Parkesia novaboracensis
Black-and-white warbler	Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary warbler	Protonotaria citrea	(A)
Tennessee warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina	(A)
Connecticut warbler	Oporornis agilis	(A)
Mourning warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia	(A)
Kentucky warbler	Geothlypis formosa	(A)
Common yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Hooded warbler	Setophaga citrina	(A)
American redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May warbler	Setophaga tigrina
Northern parula	Setophaga americana
Magnolia warbler	Setophaga magnolia	(A)
Blackburnian warbler	Setophaga fusca	(A)
Yellow warbler	Setophaga petechia
Blackpoll warbler	Setophaga striata
Black-throated blue warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	(A)
Palm warbler	Setophaga palmarum	(A)
Pine warbler	Setophaga pinus	(A)
Yellow-rumped warbler	Setophaga coronata	(A)
Yellow-throated warbler	Setophaga dominica	(A)
Prairie warbler	Setophaga discolor
Adelaide's warbler	Setophaga adelaidae
Black-throated green warbler	Setophaga virens	(A)
Canada warbler	Cardellina canadensis	(A)

Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cardinalidae

The cardinals are a family of strong, seed-eating birds with powerful bills. They usually live in open woodlands. Males and females often have different feather colors.

Common name	Species	Status
Scarlet tanager	Piranga olivacea	(A)
Rose-breasted grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	(A)
Indigo bunting	Passerina cyanea	(A)

Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae Family

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Thraupidae

The bananaquit is a small songbird. It has a slender, curved bill that helps it drink nectar from flowers. It is the only member of its genus and is usually placed in the Thraupidae family.

Common name	Species	Status
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola
Yellow-faced grassquit	Tiaris olivaceus
Lesser Antillean bullfinch	Loxigilla noctis	(A)
Black-faced grassquit	Melanospiza bicolor

See also

• List of birds
• Lists of birds by region
• List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
• List of birds of Puerto Rico