Family
Greater Antillean Tanagers
Phaenicophilidae
9 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Passeriformes
Phaenicophilidae are a family of passerine birds endemic to the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and adjacent islands. The family contains four species in three genera. These species were historically classified within the families Thraupidae (tanagers) and Parulidae (New World warblers), but genetic studies have confirmed they form a distinct clade.
Species in this family
- Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris
- Puerto Rican Tanager Nesospingus speculiferus
- Black-crowned Palm-Tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum
- Grey-crowned Palm-Tanager Phaenicophilus poliocephalus
- Hispaniolan Spindalis Spindalis dominicensis
- Jamaican Spindalis Spindalis nigricephala
- Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis
- Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
- White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana