In addition to genera in the families above, the following genera are endemic to the region :
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- Margarops, with one species, the Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Priotelus, with two species, the Cuban Trogon and Hispaniolan Trogon
Five genera found only on Hispaniola:
- Nesoctites, with one species, the Antillean Piculet
- Phaenicophilus, with two species, Black-crowned and Grey-crowned Palm-tanagers
- Calyptophilus, with two species, Eastern Chat-tanager and Western Chat-tanager
- Microligea, with one species, the Green-tailed Warbler
- Xenoligea, with one species, the White-winged Warbler
Five genera found only on Jamaica:
- Pseudoscops, with a single species, the Jamaican Owl
- Trochilus, with two species, Red-billed and Black-billed Streamertails
- Loxipasser, with one species, the Yellow-shouldered Grassquit
- Euneornis, with one species, the Orangequit
- Nesopsar, with one species, the Jamaican Blackbird
One genus found only on Puerto Rico:
- Nesospingus, a genus with only one species, the Puerto Rican Tanager
Three genera found only on Cuba:
- Ferminia, a genus with only one species, the Zapata Wren
- Cyanolimnas, with one species, the Zapata Rail
- Torreornis, with one species, the Zapata Sparrow
- Xiphidiopicus, with one species, the Cuban Green Woodpecker
The following genera are confined to the Lesser Antilles:
- Ramphocinclus, with a single species, the White-breasted Thrasher
- Cinclocerthia, with two species, the Gray Trembler and the Brown Trembler
- Allenia, with one species, the Scaly-breasted Thrasher
In addition in the following genera, high proportions of the member species are endemic to the West Indies:
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Endemic Bird Areas
Birdlife International has defined a number of Endemic Bird Areas in the West Indies.
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Cuba
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Bahamas
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Jamaica
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Hispaniola
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Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
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Lesser Antilles
They have also defined the following Secondary Areas:
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List of species
Species endemic to Cuba
- Cuban Bullfinch
- Cuban Kite
- Gundlach's Hawk
- Cuban Black-hawk
- Zapata Rail
- Blue-headed Quail-dove
- Cuban Parakeet
- Bare-legged Owl
- Cuban Pygmy-owl
- Bee Hummingbird
- Cuban Trogon
- Cuban Tody
- Cuban Green Woodpecker
- Fernandina's Flicker
- Giant Kingbird
- Cuban Martin
- Cuban Palm Crow
- Cuban Crow
- Zapata Wren
- Cuban Gnatcatcher
- Cuban Solitaire
- Cuban Vireo
- Yellow-headed Warbler
- Oriente Warbler
- Cuban Grassquit
- Zapata Sparrow
- Red-shouldered Blackbird
- Cuban Blackbird
Species endemic to Hispaniola
- Ridgway's Hawk
- Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo
- Bay-breasted Cuckoo
- Ashy-faced Owl
- Least Poorwill
- Hispaniolan Nightjar
- Hispaniolan Emerald
- Hispaniolan Trogon
- Broad-billed Tody
- Narrow-billed Tody
- Antillean Piculet
- Hispaniolan Woodpecker
- Hispaniolan Pewee
- Hispaniolan Palm Crow
- White-necked Crow
- La Selle Thrush
- Palmchat
- Flat-billed Vireo
- Green-tailed Ground Warbler
- White-winged Warbler
- Hispaniolan Spindalis
- Black-crowned Palm-tanager
- Grey-crowned Palm-tanager
- Western Chat-tanager
- Eastern Chat-tanager
- Hispaniolan Oriole
- Antillean Siskin
- Hispaniolan Crossbill
- White-fronted Quail-dove
- Hispaniolan Parrot
- Hispaniolan Parakeet
Species endemic to Jamaica
- Ring-tailed Pigeon
- Crested Quail-dove
- Yellow-billed Parrot
- Black-billed Parrot
- Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo
- Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
- Jamaican Owl
- Jamaican Poorwill
- Jamaican Mango
- Black-billed Streamertail
- Red-billed Streamertail
- Jamaican Tody
- Jamaican Woodpecker
- Jamaican Elaenia
- Jamaican Pewee
- Sad Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Flycatcher
- Jamaican Becard
- Jamaican Crow
- White-eyed Thrush
- White-chinned Thrush
- Jamaican Vireo
- Blue Mountain Vireo
- Arrow-headed Warbler
- Jamaican Euphonia
- Jamaican Spindalis
- Yellow-shouldered Grassquit
- Orangequit
- Jamaican Blackbird
- Jamaican Oriole
Species endemic to Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican Parrot
- Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo
- Puerto Rican Screech-Owl
- Puerto Rican Nightjar
- Green Mango
- Puerto Rican Emerald
- Puerto Rican Tody
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker
- Puerto Rican Pewee
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher
- Puerto Rican Vireo
- Adelaide's Warbler
- Elfin Woods Warbler
- Puerto Rican Spindalis
- Puerto Rican Tanager
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch
- Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Other species endemic to the Greater Antilles
- Grey-headed Quail-dove
- Greater Antillean Nightjar
- Tawny-shouldered Blackbird
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch
- Vervain Hummingbird
- Greater Antillean Elaenia
- Stolid Flycatcher
- Golden Swallow
- Rufous-throated Solitaire
- Antillean Mango
- Hispaniolan Parrot
- Antillean Euphonia
- Antillean Palm Swift
- Caribbean Martin
- Plain Pigeon
- Bahama Mockingbird
Species endemic to the Lesser Antilles
- Grenada Dove
- Red-necked Parrot
- St Lucia Parrot
- St Vincent Parrot
- Imperial Parrot
- Lesser Antillean Swift
- Purple-throated Carib
- Blue-headed Hummingbird
- Guadeloupe Woodpecker
- Lesser Antillean Pewee
- St Lucia Pewee
- Grenada Flycatcher
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher
- Forest Thrush
- White-breasted Thrasher
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher
- Brown Trembler
- Grey Trembler
- St Lucia Warbler
- Barbuda Warbler
- Plumbeous Warbler
- Whistling Warbler
- Semper's Warbler
- Lesser Antillean Tanager
- Lesser Antillean Saltator
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
- St Lucia Black Finch
- St Lucia Oriole
- Montserrat Oriole
- Martinique Oriole
Other species endemic to the region
- Hispaniolan Parakeet
- West Indian Whistling Duck
- Loggerhead Kingbird
- Greater Antillean Grackle
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- Key West Quail-dove
- Red-legged Thrush
- Caribbean Flamingo
- Rose-throated Parrot
- West Indian Woodpecker
- La Sagra's Flycatcher
- Great Lizard-cuckoo
- Cuban Emerald
- Crescent-eyed Pewee
- Olive-capped Warbler
- Western Spindalis
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Bridled Quail-dove
- Green-throated Carib
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird
- Thick-billed Vireo
- Bahama Woodstar
- Bahama Swallow
- Bahama Yellowthroat
- St Andrew Vireo
- Vitelline Warbler
Near-endemics
- Zenaida Dove
- Antillean Nighthawk
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Caribbean Coot
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Caribbean Dove
The following is a list of species endemic to the region as breeding species:
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The following is a list of species endemic to the region as non-breeding species:
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The following restricted-range species are also found in the region:
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The following seabirds are restricted to the region as breeders:
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