Help Expand Merlin in the Caribbean
More than 150 recordings of each bird species are needed to train Merlin to identify a species by sound, but only 20% of bird species worldwide have enough recordings in eBird and the Macaulay Library.
You can help Merlin Sound ID learn new species and expand to new areas by making sound recordings, uploading them to eBird checklists, and tagging the background species audible in the recording.
Target Species
Updated: 5 June 2025
These species do not yet have the required 150 recordings to start training Merlin Sound ID to learn the species. With your help, we can reach 150+ for each species and be ready to add them to Sound ID!
Anguilla
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
- Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
Antigua and Barbuda
- West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)
- Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
- Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher (Myiarchus oberi)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca)
- Barbuda Warbler (Setophaga subita)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
Aruba
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis)
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus)
- Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus)
- Collared Plover (Anarhynchus collaris)
- Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher (Sublegatus arenarum)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
Bahamas
- West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)
- Key West Quail-Dove (Geotrygon chrysia)
- Great Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini)
- Bahama Woodstar (Nesophlox evelynae)
- Inagua Woodstar (Nesophlox lyrura)
- Cuban Emerald (Riccordia ricordii)
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris)
- Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala)
- Cuban Pewee (Contopus caribaeus)
- Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)
- Western Spindalis (Spindalis zena)
- Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi)
- Bahama Yellowthroat (Geothlypis rostrata)
- Olive-capped Warbler (Setophaga pityophila)
- Bahama Warbler (Setophaga flavescens)
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch (Melopyrrha violacea)
- Cuban Grassquit (Phonipara canora)
Barbados
Caribbean Netherlands
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis)
- Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea)
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Collared Plover (Anarhynchus collaris)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis)
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher (Sublegatus arenarum)
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca)
- Brown Trembler (Cinclocerthia ruficauda)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
Cayman Islands
- West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
- White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris)
- Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala)
- Western Spindalis (Spindalis zena)
- Vitelline Warbler (Setophaga vitellina)
- Grand Cayman Bullfinch (Melopyrrha taylori)
Cuba
- Blue-headed Quail-Dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala)
- Gray-fronted Quail-Dove (Geotrygon caniceps)
- Cuban Nightjar (Antrostomus cubanensis)
- Cuban Emerald (Riccordia ricordii)
- Gundlach’s Hawk (Astur gundlachi)
- Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii)
- Bare-legged Owl (Margarobyas lawrencii)
- Cuban Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium siju)
- Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus)
- Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus)
- Fernandina’s Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae)
- Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala)
- Cuban Parakeet (Psittacara euops)
- Cuban Pewee (Contopus caribaeus)
- Giant Kingbird (Tyrannus cubensis)
- Cuban Crow (Corvus nasicus)
- Cuban Martin (Progne cryptoleuca)
- Cuban Gnatcatcher (Polioptila lembeyei)
- Cuban Solitaire (Myadestes elisabeth)
- Zapata Sparrow (Torreornis inexpectata)
- Yellow-headed Warbler (Teretistris fernandinae)
- Oriente Warbler (Teretistris fornsi)
- Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis)
- Cuban Bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra)
- Cuban Grassquit (Phonipara canora)
Curaçao
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis)
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus)
- Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus)
- Double-striped Thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus)
- Collared Plover (Anarhynchus collaris)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus)
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher (Sublegatus arenarum)
Dominica
- Black Swift (Cypseloides niger)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Red-necked Amazon (Amazona arausiaca)
- Imperial Amazon (Amazona imperialis)
- Lesser Antillean Pewee (Contopus latirostris)
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher (Myiarchus oberi)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Kalinago Wren (Troglodytes martinicensis)
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca)
- Brown Trembler (Cinclocerthia ruficauda)
- Forest Thrush (Turdus lherminieri)
- Lesser Antillean Euphonia (Chlorophonia flavifrons)
- Plumbeous Warbler (Setophaga plumbea)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
- Lesser Antillean Saltator (Saltator albicollis)
Dominican Republic
- West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
- Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata)
- Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris)
- Hispaniolan Nightjar (Antrostomus ekmani)
- Antillean Palm Swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
- Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima)
- Ridgway’s Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
- Hispaniolan Trogon (Priotelus roseigaster)
- Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus)
- Hispaniolan Amazon (Amazona ventralis)
- Greater Antillean Elaenia (Elaenia fallax)
- Stolid Flycatcher (Myiarchus stolidus)
- Flat-billed Vireo (Vireo nanus)
- Hispaniolan Palm-Crow (Corvus palmarum)
- White-necked Crow (Corvus leucognaphalus)
- La Selle Thrush (Turdus swalesi)
- Palmchat (Dulus dominicus)
- Hispaniolan Euphonia (Chlorophonia musica)
- Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga)
- Western Chat-Tanager (Calyptophilus tertius)
- Eastern Chat-Tanager (Calyptophilus frugivorus)
- Black-crowned Palm-Tanager (Phaenicophilus palmarum)
- Green-tailed Warbler (Microligea palustris)
- Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch (Melopyrrha violacea)
Grenada
- Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi)
- Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
- Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
- Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus)
- Grenada Flycatcher (Myiarchus nugator)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Grenada Wren (Troglodytes grenadensis)
- Lesser Antillean Tanager (Stilpnia cucullata)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
Guadeloupe
- Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Guadeloupe Woodpecker (Melanerpes herminieri)
- Lesser Antillean Pewee (Contopus latirostris)
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher (Myiarchus oberi)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca)
- Brown Trembler (Cinclocerthia ruficauda)
- Forest Thrush (Turdus lherminieri)
- Plumbeous Warbler (Setophaga plumbea)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
- Lesser Antillean Saltator (Saltator albicollis)
Haiti
- Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata)
- Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris)
- Antillean Palm Swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
- Hispaniolan Mango (Anthracothorax dominicus)
- Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima)
- Hispaniolan Emerald (Riccordia swainsonii)
- Narrow-billed Tody (Todus angustirostris)
- Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus)
- Hispaniolan Parakeet (Psittacara chloropterus)
- Greater Antillean Elaenia (Elaenia fallax)
- Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis)
- Stolid Flycatcher (Myiarchus stolidus)
- Hispaniolan Palm-Crow (Corvus palmarum)
- White-necked Crow (Corvus leucognaphalus)
- Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Palmchat (Dulus dominicus)
- Antillean Siskin (Spinus dominicensis)
- Western Chat-Tanager (Calyptophilus tertius)
- Black-crowned Palm-Tanager (Phaenicophilus palmarum)
- Gray-crowned Palm-Tanager (Phaenicophilus poliocephalus)
- Green-tailed Warbler (Microligea palustris)
- Hispaniolan Spindalis (Spindalis dominicensis)
- Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch (Melopyrrha violacea)
Jamaica
- Ring-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas caribaea)
- Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis)
- Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula)
- Jamaican Mango (Anthracothorax mango)
- Red-billed Streamertail (Trochilus polytmus)
- Black-billed Streamertail (Trochilus scitulus)
- Jamaican Tody (Todus todus)
- Jamaican Woodpecker (Melanerpes radiolatus)
- Yellow-billed Amazon (Amazona collaria)
- Jamaican Becard (Pachyramphus niger)
- Jamaican Elaenia (Myiopagis cotta)
- Jamaican Pewee (Contopus pallidus)
- Sad Flycatcher (Myiarchus barbirostris)
- Rufous-tailed Flycatcher (Myiarchus validus)
- Stolid Flycatcher (Myiarchus stolidus)
- Blue Mountain Vireo (Vireo osburni)
- Jamaican Crow (Corvus jamaicensis)
- White-chinned Thrush (Turdus aurantius)
- White-eyed Thrush (Turdus jamaicensis)
- Jamaican Euphonia (Euphonia jamaica)
- Jamaican Spindalis (Spindalis nigricephala)
- Jamaican Oriole (Icterus leucopteryx)
- Arrowhead Warbler (Setophaga pharetra)
- Orangequit (Euneornis campestris)
- Yellow-shouldered Grassquit (Loxipasser anoxanthus)
Martinique
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Lesser Antillean Pewee (Contopus latirostris)
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher (Myiarchus oberi)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Martinique Thrasher (Ramphocinclus brachyurus)
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca)
- Gray Trembler (Cinclocerthia gutturalis)
- Lesser Antillean Euphonia (Chlorophonia flavifrons)
- Martinique Oriole (Icterus bonana)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
- Lesser Antillean Saltator (Saltator albicollis)
Montserrat
- Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca)
- Brown Trembler (Cinclocerthia ruficauda)
- Forest Thrush (Turdus lherminieri)
- Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
Puerto Rico
- West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)
- Key West Quail-Dove (Geotrygon chrysia)
- Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti)
- Puerto Rican Mango (Anthracothorax aurulentus)
- Green Mango (Anthracothorax viridis)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Puerto Rican Emerald (Riccordia maugaeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Lesser Antillean Pewee (Contopus latirostris)
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus)
- Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
- Puerto Rican Euphonia (Chlorophonia sclateri)
- Puerto Rican Tanager (Nesospingus speculiferus)
- Puerto Rican Spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis)
- Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis)
- Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)
- Elfin-woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae)
Saint Barthélemy
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher (Myiarchus oberi)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca)
- Brown Trembler (Cinclocerthia ruficauda)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
Saint Lucia
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- St. Lucia Amazon (Amazona versicolor)
- Lesser Antillean Pewee (Contopus latirostris)
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher (Myiarchus oberi)
- St. Lucia Wren (Troglodytes mesoleucus)
- St. Lucia Thrasher (Ramphocinclus sanctaeluciae)
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca)
- Gray Trembler (Cinclocerthia gutturalis)
- St. Lucia Oriole (Icterus laudabilis)
- St. Lucia Warbler (Setophaga delicata)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
- St. Lucia Black Finch (Melanospiza richardsoni)
- Lesser Antillean Saltator (Saltator albicollis)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- St. Vincent Amazon (Amazona guildingii)
- Grenada Flycatcher (Myiarchus nugator)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- St. Vincent Wren (Troglodytes musicus)
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca)
- Brown Trembler (Cinclocerthia ruficauda)
- Whistling Warbler (Catharopeza bishopi)
- Lesser Antillean Tanager (Stilpnia cucullata)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
Sint Maarten
Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad Piping-Guan (Pipile pipile)
- Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)
- Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura)
- White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
- Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus)
- Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus)
- Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis)
- Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris)
- Copper-rumped Hummingbird (Saucerottia tobaci)
- White-chested Emerald (Chrysuronia brevirostris)
- Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notata)
- Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)
- White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis)
- Trinidad Motmot (Momotus bahamensis)
- Pied Water-Tyrant (Fluvicola pica)
- White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus)
- Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana)
- Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
- Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus)
- Bicolored Conebill (Conirostrum bicolor)
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands (British)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
Virgin Islands (US)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)
- Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)