Birds of the Cayman Islands - Monk Parakeet, List of Birds of the Cayman Islands, Mourning Dove, Orchard Oriole, Blue-Winged Warbler (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Monk Parakeet, List of birds of the Cayman Islands, Mourning Dove, Orchard Oriole, Blue-winged Warbler, Cuban Amazon, Swainson's Warbler, Northern Flicker, White-winged Dove, White-eyed Vireo, Acadian Flycatcher, Western Wood Pewee, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Saffron Finch, Grand Cayman Thrush, West Indian Woodpecker, Greater Antillean Grackle, Cuban Bullfinch, Caribbean Dove, Jamaican Oriole, Loggerhead Kingbird, Vitelline Warbler. Excerpt: This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Cayman Islands. The avifauna of the Cayman Islands includes a total of 230 species, of which 2 are endemic and 131 are rare or accidental. 1 species listed is extirpated in the Cayman Islands and is not included in the species count. A. l. caymanensis, aka Grand Cayman Parrot - national bird of the Cayman IslandsThis list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Accidental species are included in the total species counts for the Cayman Islands. The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories. Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in the Cayman Islands. Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised ...