List of birds of San Andrés and Providencia

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.

Green heron

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

Northern shoveler

• 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

White-crowned pigeon

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

Chuck-will's-widow

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

Green-breasted mango

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

American coot

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

American oystercatcher

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

Black-bellied plover

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

Whimbrel

Pectoral sandpiper

Ruddy turnstone

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

Laughing gull

Royal tern

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

Red-billed tropicbird

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

Sargasso shearwater

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

Masked booby

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

Glossy ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

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

Herons and egrets

Great blue heron

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

• American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) (A)
• Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

New World vultures

Order: Cathartiformes   Family: Cathartidae

• Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)

Ospreys

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

• Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Hawks, kites, and eagles

Swallow-tailed kite

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

• Swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus)
• Northern harrier (Circus hudsonius) (A)
• Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
• Broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus)
• Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni)

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

• Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Woodpeckers or piculet

Yellow-bellied sapsucker

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

• Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

Falcons

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

• American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
• Merlin (Falco columbarius)
• Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Parrots

Brown-throated parakeet

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittacidae

• Brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax) (I)

Antbirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Thamnophilidae

• Black-crowned antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha)

Tyrant flycatchers

Caribbean elaenia

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tyrannidae

• Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica)
• Olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
• Western wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
• Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens)
• Yellow-bellied flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
• Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
• Willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
• Alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
• Least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (A)
• Great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
• Piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) (A)
• Sulphur-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) (A)
• Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
• Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
• Grey kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
• Fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) (A)

Vireos

San Andrés vireo

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae

• White-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus)
• Providencia vireo (Vireo approximans) (En)
• San Andres vireo (Vireo caribaeus) (En)
• Yellow-throated vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
• Philadelphia vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
• Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
• Yellow-green vireo (Vireo flavoviridis) (A)
• Black-whiskered vireo (Vireo altiloquus)

Swallows and martins

Barn swallow

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

• Bank swallow (Riparia riparia)
• Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
• Bahama swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis) (A)
• Purple martin (Progne subis)
• Grey-breasted martin (Progne chalybea) (A)
• Brown-chested martin (Progne tapera)
• Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
• Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
• Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
• Cave swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) (A)

Mockingbirds, thrashers, and allies

Tropical mockingbird

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Mimidae

• Grey catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
• Tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus)

Thrushes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

• Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
• Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
• Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
• Grey-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus)

Pipits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

• American pipit (Anthus rubescens) (A)

New World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passerellidae

• Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) (A)
• Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)

Icterids

Jamaican oriole

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Icteridae

• Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
• Orchard oriole (Icterus spurius)
• Jamaican oriole (Icterus leucopteryx)
• Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)
• Great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
• Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)

New World warblers

Prothonotary warbler

Black-throated green warbler

Yellow warbler

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Parulidae

• Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
• Worm-eating warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
• Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
• Northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
• Golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (A)
• Blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) (A)
• Black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia)
• Prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
• Swainson's warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
• Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
• Nashville warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (A)
• Mourning warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
• Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
• Common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
• Hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina)
• American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
• Cape May warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
• Cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
• Northern parula (Setophaga americana)
• Magnolia warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
• Bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea)
• Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca)
• Yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
• Chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
• Blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata)
• Black-throated blue warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
• Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata)
• Yellow-throated warbler (Setophaga dominica)
• Prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor)
• Black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens)
• Pine warbler (Setophaga pinus) (A)
• Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis) (A)
• Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (A)

Cardinals, grosbeaks, and allies

Scarlet tanager

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cardinalidae

• Summer tanager (Piranga rubra)
• Scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea)
• Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
• Blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
• Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)
• Painted bunting (Passerina ciris) (A)
• Dickcissel (Spiza americana)

South American tanagers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Thraupidae

• Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
• Black-faced grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor)