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Birds
of the
Cayman Islands
during Focus On Nature Tours
1999 thru 2014
during the months of February,
April,
May, June, and December
A Cayman Islands Bird List compiled by Armas Hill
In the upper right illustration
is the "CAYMAN PARROT", Amazona leucocphala
caymanensis,
one of two subspecies in the Caymans. There are also other subspecies in Cuba and the Bahamas.
This parrot, also known now as the Rose-throated Parrot, is 1 of 87 species of
birds cumulatively found during FONT tours in the Cayman
Islands.
Codes:
GC:
on Grand Cayman Island
LC: on Little Cayman Island
(i): introduced species
(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife
International
(t1): critical (t2): endangered (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally
(WIe): West Indian endemic to the Cayman Islands & Swan Island
(WIo): in the West Indies only in the Cayman Islands
Some local bird-names of the Cayman Islands follow
the English names in the list.
Links:
A List &
Photo Gallery of Caribbean Birds, in 2 Parts:
Part
#1: Guineafowl to
Hummingbirds
Part #2: Trogons to Buntings
Rare
Birds of the Caribbean today & those that have gone extinct
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in the Caribbean
Bird-List:
Birds of the Caymans
that are otherwise found in the West Indies
exclusively (or primarily) in Cuba (and the Bahamas):
Cuban/Rose-throated Parrot
Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker
West Indian Woodpecker
LaSagra's Flycatcher
Thick-billed Vireo
Western Spindalis
Cuban Bullfinch