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Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: South Abaco 2 Number of species: 126 3 Number of endemics: 0 4 Number of breeding endemics: 0 5 Number of globally threatened species: 2 6 Number of extinct species: 0 7 Number of introduced species: 5 8 Date last reviewed: 2011-10-23 9 10

Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2012. Checklist of the birds of South Abaco. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from http://avibase.bsc- eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN®ion=bsabga01&list=howardmoore on 4/01/2012. Make your observations count! Submit your data to ebird.org

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Odontophoridae Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Introduced speciesNear- threatened

Anatidae Blue-winged Teal Anas discors White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis Common Teal Anas crecca Rare/Accidental Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

Procellariidae Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri

Podicipedidae Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Threskiornithidae White Ibis Eudocimus albus

Ardeidae Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Avibase Page 2of 7

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Green Heron Butorides virescens Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Great Egret Ardea alba Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Tricolored or Louisiana Heron Egretta tricolor Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Phaethontidae White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Fregatidae Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

Pelecanidae Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

Phalacrocoracidae Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

Cathartidae Turkey-Vulture Cathartes aura

Falconidae American Kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius

Accipitridae Osprey Pandion haliaetus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Rallidae Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Rare/Accidental Sora Rail Porzana carolina Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus American Coot Fulica americana Avibase Page 3of 7

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Haematopodidae American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus

Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Charadriidae Grey Plover/Black-bellied Pluvialis squatarola Plover Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Near-threatened

Scolopacidae Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Sanderling Calidris alba Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

Laridae Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Rare/Accidental Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rare/Accidental Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rare/Accidental Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Royal Tern Sterna maxima

Columbidae Rock Dove Columba livia Introduced species White-crowned Pigeon Columba leucocephala Near-threatened Avibase Page 4of 7

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Introduced species Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia

Psittacidae Cuban Parrot Amazona leucocephala Near-threatened

Cuculidae Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani

Tytonidae Barn Owl Tyto alba

Caprimulgidae Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii Chuck-will's Widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Rare/Accidental

Trochilidae Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae Endemic (country/region)

Alcedinidae Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon

Picidae West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

Tyrannidae Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae Avibase Page 5of 7

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Vireonidae White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Rare/Accidental Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Rare/Accidental Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus

Hirundinidae Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis Vulnerable Northern Rough-winged Stelgidopteryx serripennis Rare/Accidental Swallow Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Polioptilidae Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

Mimidae Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii

Sturnidae European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Introduced species

Turdidae Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus

Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species

Parulidae Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Rare/Accidental Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Rare/Accidental Northern Parula Parula americana Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Avibase Page 6of 7

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Rare/Accidental Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Olive-capped Warbler Dendroica pityophila Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Rare/Accidental Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Rare/Accidental Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Bahama Yellowthroat Geothlypis rostrata Endemic (country/region)

Icteridae Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Rare/Accidental Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

Coerebidae Bananaquit Coereba flaveola

Emberizidae Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor Greater Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla violacea

Genera Incertae Sedis Western Spindalis Spindalis zena

Cardinalidae Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Rare/Accidental Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Near-threatened