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List of birds of San Andrés and Providencia

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This list of birds of San Andrés and Providencia includes species documented in the Colombian department of Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, commonly referred to as San Andrés and Providencia. The backbone of this list is provided by Avibase, and all additions that differ from this list have citations. As of November 2024, there are 220 recorded bird species in the department. The following tags note species in each of those categories:

(A) Accidental - species not regularly occurring in San Andrés and Providencia (En) Endemic - species that is only found in San Andrés and Providencia (I) Introduced - species that is not native to San Andrés and Providencia

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae

Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Gadwall (Mareca strepera) (A) American wigeon (Mareca americana) Green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis) Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) (A) Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) (A)

Doves and pigeons

Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae

Rock dove (Columba livia) (I) White-crowned pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) Common ground dove (Columbina passerina) Caribbean dove (Leptotila jamaicensis) Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) (A) White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Nightjars

Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae

Lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) (A) Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Antillean nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii) (A) Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis)

Swifts Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae

Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)

Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae

Green-breasted mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) (A)

Cuckoos Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae

Smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani) Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) Black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)

Rails

Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae

Sora (Porzana carolina) Common gallinule (Gallinula galeata) American coot (Fulica americana) Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

Grebes Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae

Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

Flamingos Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae

American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae

American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)

Stilts and avocets Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae

Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) (A)

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae

Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) (A) Wilson's plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) (A)

Sandpipers

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae

Upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) (A) Short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) Long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) (A) Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Willet (Tringa semipalmata) Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Red knot (Calidris canutus) Stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Sanderling (Calidris alba) Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) Least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) White-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Skuas and jaegers Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae

Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) Pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae

Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) (A) American herring gull (Larus smithsonianus) (A) Brown noddy (Anous stolidus) Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) Bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) Least tern (Sternula antillarum) Gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) Black tern (Chlidonias niger) Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) (A) Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) (A) Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) (A) Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Tropicbirds

Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae

White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)

Northern storm petrels Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae

Leach's storm-petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous) (A)

Petrels and shearwaters

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae

Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) (A) Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) (A) Sargasso shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)

Frigatebirds Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Fregatidae

Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)

Boobies and gannets

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Sulidae

Red-footed booby (Sula sula) Masked booby (Sula dactylatra) Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)

Anhingas Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Anhingidae

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Cormorants Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) (A) Double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) (A)

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae

White ibis (Eudocimus albus) Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) (A)

Herons and egrets

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae

Least bittern (Botaurus exilis) Yellow-crowned night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) (A) Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) Tricoloured heron (Egretta tricolor) Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) Snowy egret (Egretta thula) Striated heron (Butorides striata) (A) Green heron (Butorides virescens) Great egret (Ardea alba) Western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)

Pelicans Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae

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