List of birds of the Turks and Caicos Islands

This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The avifauna of the Turks and Caicos Islands included a total of 234 species according to Bird Checklists of the World as of July 2022. Of them species, five have been introduced by humans and 126 are rare or accidental. One species on the list has been extirpated. Four species are globally threatened.

This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 63rd Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS). Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories of occurrence.


 * (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the Turks and Caicos Islands
 * (I) Introduced - a species introduced directly to the Turks and Caicos Islands or elsewhere in the New world
 * (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in the Turks and Caicos Islands although populations exist elsewhere

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.


 * Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis (A)
 * West Indian whistling-duck, Dendrocygna arborea (A)
 * Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (A)
 * Canada goose, Branta canadensis (A)
 * Blue-winged teal, Spatula discors
 * Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata (A)
 * Gadwall, Mareca strepera (A)
 * American wigeon, Mareca americana (A)
 * Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos (A)
 * American black duck, Anas rubripes (A)
 * White-cheeked pintail, Anas bahamensis
 * Northern pintail, Anas acuta (A)
 * Green-winged teal, Anas crecca (A)
 * Redhead, Aythya americana (A)
 * Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris (A)
 * Greater scaup, Aythya marila (A)
 * Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis (A)
 * Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (A)
 * Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator (A)
 * Masked duck, Nomonyx dominicus (A)
 * Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (A)

Flamingos
Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 ft tall, found in both the western and eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.


 * American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber

Grebes
Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.


 * Least grebe, Tachybaptus dominicus
 * Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps

Pigeons and doves
Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.


 * Rock pigeon, Columba livia (I)
 * Scaly-naped pigeon, Patagioenas squamosa (A)
 * White-crowned pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala
 * Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto (I)
 * Common ground dove, Columbina passerina
 * Key West quail-dove, Geotrygon chrysia (A)
 * White-winged dove, Zenaida asiatica
 * Zenaida dove, Zenaida aurita
 * Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura

Cuckoos
Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.


 * Smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani
 * Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus
 * Mangrove cuckoo, Coccyzus minor

Nightjars and allies
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.


 * Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor (A)
 * Antillean nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii
 * Chuck-will's-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis (A)

Swifts
Order: ApodiformesFamily: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.


 * Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica (A)
 * Antillean palm-swift, Tachornis phoenicobia (A)

Hummingbirds
Order: ApodiformesFamily: Trochilidae

Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards.


 * Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris
 * Bee hummingbird, Mellisuga helenae (A)
 * Bahama woodstar, Calliphlox evelynae
 * Cuban emerald, Chlorostilbon ricordii (A)

Rails, gallinules, and coots
Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.


 * Clapper rail, Rallus crepitans
 * Sora, Porzana carolina (A)
 * Common gallinule, Gallinula galeata
 * American coot, Fulica americana
 * Purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinica

Limpkin
Order: GruiformesFamily: Aramidae

The limpkin resembles a large rail. It has drab-brown plumage and a greyer head and neck.


 * Limpkin, Aramus guarauna (A)

Cranes
Order: GruiformesFamily: Gruidae

Cranes are large, long-legged, and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".


 * Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis (A)

Stilts and avocets
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.


 * Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
 * American avocet, Recurvirostra americana (A)

Oystercatchers
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.


 * American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus

Plovers and lapwings
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.


 * Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola
 * American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica (A)
 * Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
 * Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
 * Piping plover, Charadrius melodus (A)
 * Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia
 * Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus

Sandpipers and allies
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.


 * Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda (A)
 * Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
 * Hudsonian godwit, Limosa haemastica (A)
 * Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
 * Red knot, Calidris canutus (A)
 * Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus
 * Sanderling, Calidris alba
 * Dunlin, Calidris alpina (A)
 * Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
 * White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis (A)
 * Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis (A)
 * Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (A)
 * Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla
 * Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri
 * Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus
 * Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus (A)
 * Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata
 * Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia
 * Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria (A)
 * Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
 * Willet, Tringa semipalmata
 * Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
 * Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor

Skuas and jaegers
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.


 * Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus (A)
 * Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus (A)

Auks, murres, and puffins
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Alcidae

Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture, and some of their habits; however, they are not related to the penguins and differ in being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest.


 * Dovekie, Alle alle (A)

Gulls, terns, and skimmers
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, kittiwakes, terns and skimmers. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.


 * Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia (A)
 * Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus (A)
 * Laughing gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
 * Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis (A)
 * Herring gull, Larus argentatus
 * Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus (A)
 * Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus (A)
 * Brown noddy, Anous stolidus
 * Black noddy, Anous minutus
 * Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscata
 * Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus
 * Least tern, Sternula antillarum
 * Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (A)
 * Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia (A)
 * Black tern, Chlidonias niger (A)
 * Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii
 * Common tern, Sterna hirundo (A)
 * Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri
 * Royal tern, Thalasseus maxima
 * Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
 * Black skimmer, Rynchops niger (A)

Tropicbirds
Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.


 * White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus

Southern storm-petrels
Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae

The storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. Until 2018, these species were included with the other storm-petrels in family Hydrobatidae.


 * Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus (A)

Shearwaters and petrels
Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.


 * Trindade petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana (A)
 * Black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata
 * Cory's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea (A)
 * Great shearwater, Ardenna gravis (A)
 * Audubon's shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri (A)

Frigatebirds
Order: SuliformesFamily: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white, or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have coloured inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.


 * Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens

Boobies and gannets
Order: SuliformesFamily: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.


 * Masked booby, Sula dactylatra (A)
 * Brown booby, Sula leucogaster (A)
 * Red-footed booby, Sula sula
 * Northern gannet, Morus bassanus (A)

Cormorants and shags
Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white, and a few being colourful.


 * Double-crested cormorant, Nannopterum auritum (A)
 * Neotropic cormorant, Nannopterum brasilianum (A)

Pelicans
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.


 * American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (A)
 * Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis

Herons, egrets, and bitterns
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.


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

Ibises and spoonbills
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.


 * White ibis, Eudocimus albus
 * Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (A)
 * Roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja (A)

Osprey
Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.


 * Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, eagles, and kites
Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.


 * Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius (A)
 * Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus
 * Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis (A)

Barn-owls
Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae

Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.


 * Barn owl, Tyto alba (A)

Owls
Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.


 * Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus (A)

Kingfishers
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae

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


 * Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon

Woodpeckers
Order: PiciformesFamily: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.


 * Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius
 * Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus (A)

Falcons and caracaras
Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.


 * American kestrel, Falco sparverius
 * Merlin, Falco columbarius
 * Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus (A)

Tyrant flycatchers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tyrannidae

Tyrant flycatchers are passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain colouring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.


 * La Sagra's flycatcher, Myiarchus sagrae (A)
 * Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus (A)
 * Gray kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis
 * Giant kingbird, Tyrannus cubensis (Ex)
 * Eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virens (A)
 * Hispaniolan pewee, Contopus hispaniolensis (A)

Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Vireonidae

The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are typically greenish in colour and resemble New World warblers apart from their heavier bills.


 * White-eyed vireo, Vireo griseus (A)
 * Thick-billed vireo, Vireo crassirostris
 * Yellow-throated vireo, Vireo flavifrons (A)
 * Philadelphia vireo, Vireo philadelphicus (A)
 * Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus
 * Black-whiskered vireo, Vireo altiloquus

Crows, jays, and magpies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.


 * Cuban crow, Corvus nasicus

Swallows
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.


 * Bank swallow, Riparia riparia
 * Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor (A)
 * Bahama swallow, Tachycineta cyaneoviridis (A)
 * Northern rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis (A)
 * Purple martin, Progne subis (A)
 * Caribbean martin, Progne dominicensis (A)
 * Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
 * Cliff swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (A)
 * Cave swallow, Petrochelidon fulva (A)

Waxwings
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Bombycillidae

The waxwings are a group of birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter.


 * Cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum (A)

Gnatcatchers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Polioptilidae

These dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their build and habits, moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects. The gnatcatchers and gnatwrens are mainly soft bluish grey in colour and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub, which nest in bushes or trees.


 * Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea

Mockingbirds and thrashers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Mimidae

The mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalizations, especially their ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. Their colouring tends towards dull-greys and browns.


 * Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
 * Pearly-eyed thrasher, Margarops fuscatus
 * Bahama mockingbird, Mimus gundlachii
 * Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos

Starlings
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.


 * European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (I) (A)

Thrushes and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.


 * American robin, Turdus migratorius (A)

Waxbills and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Estrildidae

The members of this family are small passerine birds native to the Old World tropics. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colors and patterns.


 * Tricolored munia, Lonchura malacca (I) (A)

Old World sparrows
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae

Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.


 * House sparrow, Passer domesticus (I)

Wagtails and pipits
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae

Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country.


 * American pipit, Anthus rubescens (A)

New World sparrows
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passerellidae

Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns.


 * Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina (A)
 * Clay-colored sparrow, Spizella pallida (A)
 * White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys (A)
 * Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis (A)

Spindalises
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Spindalidae

The members of this small family are native to the Greater Antilles. They were formerly classified as tanagers but were placed in their own family in 2017.


 * Western spindalis, Spindalis zena

Troupials and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Icteridae

The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Most species have black as the predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red.


 * Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus (A)
 * Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula (A)
 * Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater (A)

New World warblers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Parulidae

The New World warblers are a group of small, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.


 * Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla
 * Worm-eating warbler, Helmitheros vermivorus
 * Louisiana waterthrush, Parkesia motacilla (A)
 * Northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis
 * Blue-winged warbler, Vermivora cyanoptera (A)
 * Black-and-white warbler, Mniotilta varia
 * Prothonotary warbler, Protonotaria citrea (A)
 * Swainson's warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii (A)
 * Tennessee warbler, Leiothlypis peregrina (A)
 * Nashville warbler, Leiothlypis ruficapilla (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
 * Kirtland's warbler, Setophaga kirtlandii (A)
 * Cape May warbler, Setophaga tigrina
 * Northern parula, Setophaga americana
 * Magnolia warbler, Setophaga magnolia
 * Bay-breasted warbler, Setophaga castanea (A)
 * Blackburnian warbler, Setophaga fusca (A)
 * Yellow warbler, Setophaga petechia
 * Chestnut-sided warbler, Setophaga pensylvanica (A)
 * Blackpoll warbler, Setophaga striata
 * Black-throated blue warbler, Setophaga caerulescens
 * Palm warbler, Setophaga palmarum
 * Yellow-rumped warbler, Setophaga coronata
 * Yellow-throated warbler, Setophaga dominica
 * Prairie warbler, Setophaga discolor
 * Townsend's warbler, Setophaga townsendi (A)
 * Black-throated green warbler, Setophaga virens (A)

Cardinals and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cardinalidae

The cardinals are a family of robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages.


 * Summer tanager, Piranga rubra (A)
 * Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea (A)
 * Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus (A)
 * Blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea (A)
 * Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea
 * Painted bunting, Passerina ciris

Tanagers and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Thraupidae

The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly coloured. As a family they are omnivorous, but individual species specialize in eating fruits, seeds, insects, or other types of food. Most have short, rounded wings.


 * Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola
 * Greater Antillean bullfinch, Melopyrrha violacea
 * Black-faced grassquit, Melanospiza bicolor