Birds Caribbean <2025-2026>

The introduction of the Small Asian Mongoose ( Herpestes javanicus ) to control rats in sugar fields (1870s) led to catastrophic ground-nesting bird declines. The Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea ) is now critically endangered (possibly extinct) due to mongoose predation.

Three families are nearly synonymous with Caribbean ornithology: birds caribbean

| Island | Notable Endemic Species | Status (IUCN) | |----------------|---------------------------------------|----------------| | Cuba | Cuban Trogon ( Priotelus temnurus ) | Least Concern | | Jamaica | Jamaican Blackbird ( Nesopsar nigerrimus ) | Endangered | | Hispaniola | Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops ) | Least Concern | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican Parrot ( Amazona vittata )| Critically Endangered | The introduction of the Small Asian Mongoose (