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The Journal of Caribbean Ornithology is a refereed scientific journal, produced by the non-profit society BirdsCaribbean. JCO has now served as an important resource for ornithological research in the Caribbean for over 34 years.


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Current Issue

Vol. 35 (2022)

Published: 2022-04-01

Research Articles and Notes

Inventory of birds in different plant formations in the protected area Martín Infierno Cave, south-central Cuba

Rosalina Montes Espín, Minerva Sánchez-Llull
Abstract 758 | PDF Downloads 550

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Evidence of a Late Holocene giant barn owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Tytonidae) in Guadeloupe

Monica Gala, Véronique Laroulandie, Arnaud Lenoble
Abstract 931 | PDF Downloads 481

Page 40-46

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Marine litter incorporation into nest construction and entanglement of Brown Noddies (Anous stolidus) in the Grenadines, West Indies

Juliana Coffey
Abstract 546 | PDF Downloads 277

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Conservation opportunities for tern species at two Ramsar sites on Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Fernando Simal, Adriana Vallarino, Elisabeth Albers
Abstract 534 | PDF Downloads 286

Page 63-69

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The short-term impacts of Hurricane Maria on the forest birds of Dominica

Andrew Fairbairn, Ian Thornhill, Thomas Edward Martin, Robin Hayward, Rebecca Ive, Josh Hammond, Sacha Newman, Priya Pollard, Charlotte Anne Palmer
Abstract 638 | PDF Downloads 304

Page 70-82

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Variability of the Grenada Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus mirus) diet

Arnaud Lenoble, Laurent Charles, Nathalie Serrand
Abstract 148 | PDF Downloads 48

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Reviews

A review of wood warbler (Parulidae) predation of vertebrates and descriptions of three new observations

Michael E. Akresh, Steven Lamonde, Lillian Stokes, Cody M. Kent, Frank Kahoun, Janet M. Clarke Storr
Abstract 1039 | PDF Downloads 479

Page 29-39

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Status of the Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) on and around the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire

Jeffrey V. Wells, Elly Albers, Michiel Oversteegen, Sven Oversteegen, Henriette de Vries, Rob Wellens
Abstract 113 | PDF Downloads 70

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Perspectives and Opinions

James Bond (1900–1989)—U.S. ornithologist—and his network of contributors to the avifauna of the West Indies

Gerhard Aubrecht
Abstract 727 | PDF Downloads 578

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The future of Caribbean endemic bird conservation in the Anthropocene

Howard P. Nelson, Eleanor S. Devenish-Nelson
Abstract 170 | PDF Downloads 70

Page 96-107

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Book Reviews

Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Joseph M. Wunderle, Jr.
Abstract 765 | PDF Downloads 395

Page 47-49

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The Puerto Rico Breeding Bird Atlas

Leopoldo Miranda-Castro
Abstract 553 | PDF Downloads 438

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In Memoriam

In memoriam: Dr. Robert L. Norton, 1945–2022

Andrew Dobson, Natasha Atkins, Patricia Bradley, Jaime Collazo, Natalia Collier, Daphne Gemmill, Scott Johnson, Anthony Levesque, Fred Schaffner, Lisa Sorenson, Ann Sutton, Joseph M. Wunderle, Jr.
Abstract 681 | PDF Downloads 432

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In memoriam: Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth, 1915–2022

Joseph M. Wunderle, Jr., Yaritza M. Bobonis-Vázquez, Dayamiris Candelario, Eleanor S. Devenish-Nelson, Victor M. Cuevas Padró, Claus-Martin Eckelmann, Derick G. Gil Hernández, Marilyn Headley, Carol James, Howard P. Nelson, Eliezer Nieves-Rodríguez, Orlando Rivera, María M. Rivera Costa, Jean-Philippe Rochet, Eugenio Santiago-Valentín
Abstract 780 | PDF Downloads 391

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Erratum

Erratum: First record of Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) for Aruba

Steven G. Mlodinow
Abstract 76 | Erratum Downloads 54

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