Birds of Lajas, Puerto Rico
Birds of Lajas, Puerto Rico is a list of the most common birds observed in the municipality. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Lajas, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
North America
List of Common Birds
| 63% |
|
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 57% |
|
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 52% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 49% |
|
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 48% |
|
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 47% |
|
Greater Antillean Grackle
Quiscalus niger Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 46% |
|
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 45% |
|
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 43% |
|
Black-faced Grassquit
Melanospiza bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 41% |
|
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 40% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 35% |
|
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 35% |
|
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 34% |
|
Adelaide's Warbler
Setophaga adelaidae Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 32% |
|
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 32% |
|
Venezuelan Troupial
Icterus icterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 26% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 26% |
|
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 26% |
|
Northern Red Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 26% |
|
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 26% |
|
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Estrilda melpoda Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 25% |
|
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 22% |
|
Puerto Rican Flycatcher
Myiarchus antillarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 22% |
|
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 22% |
|
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 21% |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 21% |
|
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 19% |
|
African Collared-Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 19% |
|
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 19% |
|
Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 18% |
|
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 18% |
|
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 18% |
|
Puerto Rican Woodpecker
Melanerpes portoricensis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 18% |
|
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 18% |
|
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 18% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 17% |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 17% |
|
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 17% |
|
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 17% |
|
West Indian Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arborea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 16% |
|
White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 15% |
|
Zenaida Dove
Zenaida aurita Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 14% |
|
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 13% |
|
Bronze Mannikin
Spermestes cucullata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 12% |
|
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Agelaius xanthomus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 12% |
|
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 12% |
|
Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon fulva Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 12% |
|
Puerto Rican Tody
Todus mexicanus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Todidae |
| 12% |
|
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 12% |
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 12% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 12% |
|
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 11% |
|
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 11% |
|
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 11% |
|
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
| 11% |
|
Puerto Rican Mango
Anthracothorax aurulentus Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 11% |
|
Sora
Porzana carolina Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 11% |
|
Loggerhead Kingbird
Tyrannus caudifasciatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 11% |
|
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 11% |
|
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.8% |
|
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 9.6% |
|
White-crowned Pigeon
Patagioenas leucocephala Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.9% |
|
Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 8.7% |
|
Puerto Rican Spindalis
Spindalis portoricensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Phaenicophilidae |
| 8.6% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.4% |
|
Puerto Rican Bullfinch
Melopyrrha portoricensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 8.1% |
|
Mangrove Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Caribbean Elaenia
Elaenia martinica Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 7.7% |
|
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 7.7% |
|
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.1% |
|
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.1% |
|
Caribbean Martin
Progne dominicensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.0% |
|
Puerto Rican Nightjar
Antrostomus noctitherus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 7.0% |
|
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Puerto Rican Emerald
Riccordia maugaeus Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 6.6% |
|
Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 6.6% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.1% |
|
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.0% |
|
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna Order: Gruiformes Family: Aramidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Antillean Nighthawk
Chordeiles gundlachii Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 5.1% |
|
Scaly-naped Pigeon
Patagioenas squamosa Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Masked Duck
Nomonyx dominicus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Margarops fuscatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris Order: Galliformes Family: Numididae |
| 3.7% |
|
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Yellow-breasted Crake
Laterallus flaviventer Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Puerto Rican Vireo
Vireo latimeri Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.5% |
|
American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.2% |
|
White-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris versicolurus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.0% |
|
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.9% |
|
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo
Coccyzus vieilloti Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Puerto Rican Oriole
Icterus portoricensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.0% |
|
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
