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1 Birds. 2 Crustaceans. 3 Insects. 4 Myriapoda. 5 Reptiles/amphibians. 6 Spiders. ... This is a list of all spiders endemic to Puerto Rico, according to Platnick. [8 ...
Cattle egret (garza in Spanish), a common bird in Puerto Rico's rural areas, usually found on top of cows. Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae. The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive.
Pages in category "Endemic birds of Puerto Rico" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... Puerto Rican woodpecker; Y. Yellow-shouldered blackbird
The elfin woods warbler (Setophaga angelae) is a species of bird endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is local and uncommon. Discovered in 1968 and described in 1972, it is the most recently described New World warbler (family Parulidae). The species name, angelae, is a tribute to Angela Kepler, one of its discoverers.
Endemic birds of Puerto Rico (24 P) I. ... Pages in category "Birds of Puerto Rico" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
The largest snake in Puerto Rico is the endemic Puerto Rican boa (Epicrates inornatus) with a maximum length of 12 ft (3.7 m). The diet of snakes in Puerto Rico consists of reptiles (Ameiva, Anolis, geckos), coquís and other frogs, and, to a lesser extent, mice, birds and bats (exclusively by the Puerto Rican Boa).
Adelaide's warbler (Setophaga adelaidae), or reinita mariposera (in Puerto Rican Spanish) is a bird endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico belonging to the genus Setophaga of the family Parulidae (New World warblers).
Puerto Rican nightjars, whose song is composed of rapid "whip" notes, are small birds about 22–23 cm in length, weighing 39–41 g. Similar to the Antillean nighthawk, the species has a mottled, black, brown and gray colored plumage which serves as camouflage while the bird is perched on the ground. Males have a black throat with a white thin ...