Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus subsp. bonairensis

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Margarops [genus]
fuscatus [species] (3)
bonairensis [subspecies]

Classification

Margarops [genus]
fuscatus [species] (3)
bonairensis [subspecies]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Bonaire
    		•
  • Curaçao
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
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  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
    		•
    Endemic to Leeward Antilles
    Distribution description Curaçao, Bonaire and Los Hermanos.
    Notes on presence status This bird might be a very infrequent visitor of St. Maarten according to Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on this island.

    Publications

    • Debrot, A.O. 2006. Preliminary checklist of extant and fossil endemic taxa of the ABC-Islands, Leeward Antilles. 29pp.
    • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.
    • Prins, T.G., J.H. Reuter, A.O. Debrot, J. Wattel & V. Nijman 2009. Checklist of the birds of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, South Caribbean. Ardea 97(2): 137-268.
    • Voous, K.H. 1955. De vogels van de Nederlandse Antillen (Birds of the Netherlands Antilles). 205pp. Werkgroep Nederlandse Antillen, Curaçao.
    • Voous, K.H. 1957. The birds of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 7: 260pp..
    • Voous, K.H. 1965. Checklist of the birds of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire. Ardea 53: 205-234.