We are pleased to share with you the new edition of the Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Cuba,  number 6, 2023, by Nils Navarro Pacheco.

The Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Cuba is an annual publication that constitutes the most complete and updated official list of Cuban avifauna. It is the result of a deep and thorough bibliographic review and updating from the field. It serves as a basis for generating regional and global listings and is standardized for use with eBird.

The main objective is to provide up-to-date annual listings of Cuban birds, including reference information on each new report and general statistics about Cuban birdlife, and to serve as a reference platform for ornithological studies in the country. The new list has been enriched with 8 new records for Cuba for a total of 402 species.

This year’s cover highlights the Cuban Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus fringilloides), which could  be separated at a specific level very soon.  The photo of this beautiful bird was taken by Nils; it is the second most endangered raptor in Cuba.

The 2023 checklist is now available in PDF for free download from the BirdsCaribbean website (see below). The printed version is available on Amazon at a good price. It is not intended to be a field identification guide but is a checklist, updated in accordance with the 63rd supplement of AOS. Nils and the publisher, Ediciones Nuevos Mundos, hope this publication fulfills its role and is useful to all persons interested in Cuban birds and ornithology. Nils welcomes questions or suggestions about the checklist (Nils Navarro).

Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Cuba 2023 – English

This checklist edition is dedicated to the memory of Jim Wiley, a great friend, extraordinary person and scientist, a guiding light of Caribbean ornithology. He crossed many troubled waters in pursuit of expanding our knowledge of Cuban birds.

If you are looking for a Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba, you can purchase it here or on Amazon.

Past checklists are all available for download, click on the images below to download a pdf of each.