⇧ ⇩ Bird life is great in Cuba . Even with the bad weather during my trip I saw 46 species of birds, including 11 endemic species. One of the most interesting is the Bee Hummingbird, the smallest bird on earth. Another nice one was the Cuban Trogon, the national bird of Cuba .
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All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Birds in Cuba
Feeding male Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae Bienenelfe , french: Colibri d'Elena ), endemic to Cuba . These are the smallest birds in the world. (1054k)
Feeding female Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae Bienenelfe , french: Colibri d'Elena ). (470k)
Male Cuban Emerald (Riccordia ricordii Caribbean Islands. (630k)
Feeding male Cuban Emerald (Riccordia ricordii
Cuban Tody (Todus multicolor Vielfarbentodi , french: Todier de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (433k)
Olive-capped Warbler (Setophaga pityophila Kubawaldsänger , french: Paruline à calotte verte ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (463k)
Yellow-headed Warbler (Teretistris fernandinae Gelbkopf-Waldsänger , french: Paruline de Fernandina ), endemic to Cuba . (561k)
Female Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus Cici grand-chanteur ). (642k)
Male Western Spindalis (Spindalis zena Streifenkopftangaren , french: Zéna à tête rayée ). (854k)
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva Hirondelle à front brun ). It was dark in the cave and I didn't have a tripod, so this is all I got. (533k)
Red-legged Thrush ssp. rubripes (Turdus plumbeus rubripes Rotfußdrossel , french: Merle vantard ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (538k)
Red-legged Thrush ssp. rubripes (Turdus plumbeus rubripes Rotfußdrossel , french: Merle vantard ). (672k)
Cuban Pewee (Contopus caribaeus Moucherolle tête-fou ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (372k)
La Sagra's Flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae Tyran de La Sagra ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (570k)
La Sagra's Flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae Tyran de La Sagra ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (586k)
Cuban Bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra Sporophile négrito ), endemic to Cuba . (837k)
Cuban Solitaire (Myadestes elisabeth Solitaire de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (575k)
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius humeralis Braunschulterstärling , french: Petit Carouge ), endemic to the Greater Antillean Islands. (484k)
Cuban Blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolacea Quiscale violet ), endemic to Cuba . (716k)
Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus Viréo à moustaches ). (517k)
Cuban Vireo (Vireo gundlachii Cuba . (1010k)
Caribbean Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos orpheus Spottdrossel , french: Moqueur polyglotte ). (720k)
Cuban Meadowlark (Sturnella magna hippocrepis Lerchenstärling , french: Sturnelle des prés ). (732k)
Female Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus Blutfleckspecht , french: Pic poignardé ), endemic to Cuba . (691k)
West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris Bahamaspecht , french: Pic à sourcils noirs ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (615k)
West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris Bahamaspecht , french: Pic à sourcils noirs ). (509k)
Adult Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis Cuba . (520k)
Juvenile Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis
Immature Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura Carolinataube , french: Tourterelle triste ). (804k)
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita Küstentaube , french: Tourterelle à queue carrée ). (1018k)
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica Weißflügeltaube , french: Tourterelle à ailes blanches ). (501k)
Greater Antillean Ground Dove (Columbina passerina insularis Sperlingstäubchen , french: Colombe à queue noire ). (1271k)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura Carolinataube , french: Tourterelle triste ). (784k)
Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia Wilson-Regenpfeifer , french: Pluvier de Wilson ). (1333k)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer , french: Pluvier kildir ). (734k)
Male Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. caribaeus (Quiscalus niger caribaeus Antillengrackel , french: Quiscale noir ), endemic western Cuba . (584k)
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani Glattschnabelani , french: Ani à bec lisse ). (733k)
Cuban Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium siju Cuba-Sperlingskauz , french: Chevêchette de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (737k)
Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus Kubatrogon , french: Trogon de Cuba ), endemic to Cuba . (573k)
Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus Kubatrogon , french: Trogon de Cuba ). (606k)
Cuban Amazon ssp. leucocephalas (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala Kuba-Amazone , french: Amazone de Cuba ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (707k)
Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini Tacco de Cuba ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (823k)
Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini Tacco de Cuba ). (930k)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus Amerikanischer Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse d'Amérique ). (558k)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens Grünreiher , french: Héron vert ). (775k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ) in flight. (545k)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor Dreifarbenreiher , french: Aigrette tricolore ). (621k)
Immature Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor Dreifarbenreiher , french: Aigrette tricolore ). (666k)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens Rötelreiher , french: Aigrette roussâtre ), white morph. (761k)
American Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (932k)
American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus Schneesichler , french: Ibis blanc ). (837k)
Cuban Kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverioides Buntfalke , french: Crécerelle d'Amérique ), red race. (426k)
Cuban Kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverioides Buntfalke , french: Crécerelle d'Amérique ), white race. (487k)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura Truthahngeier , french: Urubu à tête rouge ). (640k)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura Truthahngeier , french: Urubu à tête rouge ) in flight. (401k)
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