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Puerto Rican parrot by Tom MacKenzie, USFWS, licensed under Creative CommonsWe'd like to extend a massive thank you to all of you who backed our project. Unfortunately we weren't successful this ti...
Las’ lap or the party now start? Link to our BirdsCaribbean blog post
The world's smallest bird, the bee hummingbird, endemic to Cuba. Photo by Ernesto ReyesRead more about our research on the status of the Caribbean's forest-dependent endemic birds in a recent blog ...
Song or call? What’s in a bird vocalisation?
Vocalisation is a term that covers all bird sounds. We’re all familiar with the two main types of vocalisations, songs and calls, which are often used interchangeably. In fact, songs are what we re...
Fast facts about Caribbean Forest Endemic Birds
Many of the Caribbean’s endemic forest-dependent birds are at risk. Here’s a quick summary of some key facts. Caribbean endemics are fascinating species living in a changing world. H...
Islands, endemism and forests
Endemic species are those that are unique to a restricted area. Islands have relatively more of these unique species than equivalent continental areas, partly because of their isolation which means...
My first Caribbean endemic bird
I don’t count myself a true birder as I don’t have a life list [of all the bird species I’ve ever seen]. But, I do have a record of all my Caribbean endemics. There is something special about seei...
Did you know? The world of Caribbean endemic bird vocalisations
We think Caribbean forest endemic birds have some pretty interesting vocalisations. Here are some of our favourites. The Puerto Rico lizard cuckoo is known as the ‘rain bird’ due its raucous ‘ka-k...