Birds of San Juan, Puerto Rico

Birds of San Juan, 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

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

North America

North America

Location
San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

North America

North America

List of Common Birds

61% Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) - Adult Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

59% Zenaida Dove

Zenaida aurita

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

58% Greater Antillean Grackle

Quiscalus niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

54% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

43% Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) - Adult Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

42% White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) - Adult White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

36% Pearly-eyed Thrasher

Margarops fuscatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

32% Eastern Red-legged Thrush

Turdus ardosiaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

23% Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) - Adult Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

22% Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

21% White-winged Parakeet

Brotogeris versicolurus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

20% Scaly-naped Pigeon

Patagioenas squamosa

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

19% Black-faced Grassquit

Melanospiza bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

18% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

15% Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Breeding Adult Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

15% Puerto Rican Spindalis

Spindalis portoricensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phaenicophilidae

15% Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) - Adult male Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Order: Suliformes

Family: Fregatidae

14% Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) - Adult Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

13% Puerto Rican Woodpecker

Melanerpes portoricensis

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

11% Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - Adult (calurus/alascensis) Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

8.8% Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

8.4% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.8% Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - Adult Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.8% Caribbean Martin

Progne dominicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

7.0% Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) - Breeding adult Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

6.9% Green-throated Carib

Eulampis holosericeus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

5.8% Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) - Adult Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

5.7% Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) - Adult Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Ara ararauna

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

5.6% Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) - Adult male Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

5.5% Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

5.4% Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) - Adult male Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

4.5% Puerto Rican Flycatcher

Myiarchus antillarum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.1% Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) - Adult male Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

3.9% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.5% Puerto Rican Mango

Anthracothorax aurulentus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

3.5% White-crowned Pigeon

Patagioenas leucocephala

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.3% American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - Adult male American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.2% Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) - Breeding adult Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

3.2% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.1% Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) - Adult Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

3.1% Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) - Adult (feral) Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.0% Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) - Adult Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.0% Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

2.9% Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.8% Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - Adult Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.7% Puerto Rican Oriole

Icterus portoricensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

2.7% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

2.5% Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) - Breeding adult Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.5% Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) - Breeding adult Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.4% Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) - Adult Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.3% Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - Breeding adult Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.2% Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.1% Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) - Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.1% Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) - Breeding male Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.0% Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - Adult Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.0% Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) - Adult Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.8% American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Adult American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Haematopodidae

1.7% Venezuelan Troupial (Icterus icterus) - Adult Venezuelan Troupial

Icterus icterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

1.7% Green Mango

Anthracothorax viridis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

1.6% Antillean Nighthawk

Chordeiles gundlachii

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

1.6% Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora) - Adult Java Sparrow

Padda oryzivora

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.6% Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) - Adult Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.5% Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) - Adult Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.3% Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - Adult female Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.2% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.2% Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - Adult (Blue form) Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.2% Loggerhead Kingbird

Tyrannus caudifasciatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.1% White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) - Adult White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus

Order: Phaethontiformes

Family: Phaethontidae

1.1% African Collared-Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.1% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.1% Orange-fronted Parakeet

Eupsittula canicularis

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.0% American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - Adult male American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.0% Puerto Rican Tody

Todus mexicanus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Todidae