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This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The avifauna of the Turks and Caicos Islands included a total of 235 species according to Bird Checklists of the World as of October 2024. [1] Of them species, five have been introduced by humans and 127 are rare or accidental. One species on the list has been ...
The brown pelican is the national bird of Saint Martin, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. [72] In 1902, it was made a part of the official Louisiana seal and, in 1912, a pelican and her young became part of the Flag of Louisiana as well. [73]
National emblems and national coats of arms depicting various birds. Pages in category "National emblems with birds" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total.
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref. Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [8] Aruba "Prikichi" Brown ...
Important Bird Areas of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2 P) Pages in category "Birds of the Turks and Caicos Islands" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Badge used from the 1870s until 1965. The Turks and Caicos Islands were ruled by the British colonial government in the Bahama Islands starting in 1799. [1] Tensions between the two territories, [2] coupled with financial troubles, led to the Turks and Caicos being given their own charter in 1848, before being placed under the administration of the Colony of Jamaica 26 years later. [1]
Xenoligea, with one species, the white-winged warbler; Microligea, with one species, the green-tailed warbler; Calyptophilus, with two species, the western chat-tanager and eastern chat-tanager; Five genera found only on Jamaica: Trochilus, with two species, red-billed and black-billed streamertails
The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; [7] / ˈ t ɜːr k s / and / ˈ k eɪ k ə s,-k oʊ s,-k ɒ s /) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. [8]