Cuba bird checklist
415 bird species in 75 families have been recorded in Cuba, according to eBird; about 306 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Cuba right now
1House Sparrow
2Eurasian Collared-Dove
3Osprey
4Common Ground Dove
5Black-throated Blue Warbler
6Mourning Dove
7Palm Warbler
8Northern Parula
9Turkey Vulture
10American Redstart
Cuba bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- West Indian Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Snow Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Brant
- Canada Goose
- Tundra Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- White-winged Scoter
- Bufflehead
- Hooded Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Japanese Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Plain Pigeon
- Passenger Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Blue-headed Quail-Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- Gray-fronted Quail-Dove
- Key West Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Zenaida Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
- Great Lizard-Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Cuban Nightjar
Potoos
- Northern Potoo
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Antillean Palm Swift
Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Bee Hummingbird
- Cuban Emerald
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- King Rail
- Clapper Rail
- Virginia Rail
- Spotted Rail
- Zapata Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- Black Rail
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Cranes
- Sandhill Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Wilson's Plover
- Snowy Plover
Jacanas
- Northern Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Dovekie
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Large-billed Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Loons
- Common Loon
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Black-capped Petrel
- Great Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
Cormorants and Shags
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- American Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Cuban Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Gundlach's Hawk
- Northern Harrier
- Bald Eagle
- Mississippi Kite
- Snail Kite
- Cuban Black Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Bare-legged Owl
- Cuban Pygmy-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Stygian Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Trogons
- Cuban Trogon
Todies
- Cuban Tody
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Cuban Green Woodpecker
- West Indian Woodpecker
- Ivory-billed Woodpecker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Fernandina's Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Papuan Eclectus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Cuban Amazon
- Jandaya Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Cuban Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Cuban Parakeet
Tityras and Allies
- White-winged Becard
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Cuban Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- La Sagra's Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Cassin's Kingbird
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Loggerhead Kingbird
- Giant Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-eyed Vireo
- Thick-billed Vireo
- Cuban Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Eastern Warbling Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
- Yucatan Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- House Crow
- Cuban Palm-Crow
- Cuban Crow
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Bahama Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Cuban Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gnatcatchers
- Cuban Gnatcatcher
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Zapata Wren
- Northern House Wren
Starlings
- European Starling
- Common Myna
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Brown Thrasher
- Bahama Mockingbird
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird
- Cuban Solitaire
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Bicknell's Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Western Red-legged Thrush
- American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Northern Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Cedar Waxwing
Waxbills and Allies
- Diamond Firetail
- Zebra Finch
- Bronze Mannikin
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Gouldian Finch
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- House Finch
- Island Canary
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
New World Sparrows
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Lark Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Harris's Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Zapata Sparrow
- Green-tailed Towhee
Greater Antillean Tanagers
- Western Spindalis
Cuban Warblers
- Yellow-headed Warbler
- Oriente Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Cuban Oriole
- Orchard Oriole
- Hooded Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Red-shouldered Blackbird
- Tawny-shouldered Blackbird
- Shiny Cowbird
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Cuban Blackbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Greater Antillean Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Bachman's Warbler
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Swainson's Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Kirtland's Warbler
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Olive-capped Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Lazuli Bunting
- Indigo Bunting
- Painted Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Large-billed Seed-Finch
- Bananaquit
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
- Cuban Bullfinch
- Cuban Grassquit
- Black-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in Cuba
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Cuba’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
Largest bird families in Cuba
Among its regular birds.
- New World Warblers33
- Sandpipers and Allies24
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl23
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers19
- Pigeons and Doves14
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns12
- Tyrant Flycatchers12
- Troupials and Allies11
Reported in the last 30 days
216 species reported to eBird in Cuba in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Common Ground Dove, House Sparrow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Cuban Emerald, Western Red-legged Thrush, Cuban Blackbird, Yellow-throated Warbler, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Gundlach's Hawk, Northern Parula, Black-and-white Warbler, Mourning Dove, Scarlet Tanager, Black-throated Blue Warbler, American Redstart, Palm Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Ovenbird, Cuban Pewee, Northern Waterthrush, Swainson's Thrush, Swainson's Warbler, Northern Mockingbird, West Indian Woodpecker, Antillean Palm Swift, Greater Antillean Grackle, Cape May Warbler, Yellow-faced Grassquit, Loggerhead Kingbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, American Kestrel, Blue-winged Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Smooth-billed Ani, White-winged Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Cuban Gnatcatcher, …
Get to know some of them
Common Yellowthroat
Black-and-white Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Cape May Warbler
Barn Swallow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Ovenbird
Western Cattle-Egret
White-winged Dove
American Kestrel
Gray Kingbird
Northern Mockingbird
Swainson's Thrush
Blue-winged Teal