Over 370 bird species have been recorded in Cuba, including 27 which are endemic … to see many of Cuba’s endemic species and subspecies, as listed below
- Bare-legged Owl – Margarobyas lawrencii – Petit-duc de Cuba
- Bee Hummingbird – Mellisuga helenae – Colibri d’Elena ou d’Helen
- Blue-headed Quail-Dove – Starnoenas cyanocephala – Colombe à tête bleue
- Cuban Blackbird – Ptiloxena (Dives) atroviolaceus – Quiscale violet
- Cuban Black Hawk – Buteogallus gundlachii – Buse de Gundlach
- Cuban Gnatcatcher – Polioptila lembeyei – Gobemoucheron de Cuba
- Cuban Grassquit – Tiaris canorus – Sporophile petit-chanteur
- Cuban Green Woodpecker – Xiphidiopicus percussus – Pic poignardé
- Cuban Oriole – Icterus melanopsis – Oriole de Cuba
- Cuban Parakeet – Psittacara euops – Conure de Cuba
- Cuban Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium siju – Chevêchette de Cuba
- Cuban Solitaire – Myadestes elisabeth – Solitaire de Cuba
- Cuban Tody – Todus multicolor – Todier de Cuba
- Cuban Trogon – Priotelus temnurus – Trogon de Cuba
- Cuban Vireo – Vireo gundlachii – Viréo de Cuba
- Fernandina’s Flicker – Colaptes fernandinae – Pic de Fernandina
- Giant Kingbird – Tyrannus cubensis – Tyran géant
- Grey-fronted Quail-Dove – Geotrygon caniceps – Colombe de Gundlach
- Gundlach’s Hawk – Accipiter gundlachi – Epervier de Cuba
- Oriente Warbler – Teretistris fornsi – Paruline d’Oriente (Family Uncertain)
- Red-shouldered Blackbird – Agelaius assimilis – Carouge de Cuba
- Yellow-headed Warbler – Teretistris fernandinae – Paruline de Fernandina (Family Uncertain)
- Zapata Rail – Cyanolimnas cerverai – Râle de Zapata
- Zapata Sparrow – Torreornis inexpectata – Bruant de Zapata
The National bird is the Cuban Trogon, also known as the Tocororo or Tocoloro, because of its calls.
