Species

Flora

The flora found in these urban forests of the metropolitan area is among the most diverse on the entire island. Its conservation is of utmost importance and one of our best tools for combating climate change.

Almácigo (Bursera simaruba) — Seedbed (*Bursera simaruba*)

Royal palm (Roystonea borinquena) — Royal palm (*Roystonea borinquena*)

Black Cobana (Stahlia monosperma) — Black Cobana (*Stahlia monosperma*)

Maga (Thespesia grandiflora) — Maga (*Thespesia grandiflora*)

Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) — Red Mangrove (*Rhizophora Mangrove*)

Other species present in our urban forests

The estuary is home to a large number of endemic, native and migratory bird species.
Birds are bioindicators of the health of our ecosystems. By conserving the habitats of the estuarine system, we ensure future generations of these species.

Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) — Cave Swallow (*Petrochelidon fulva*)

Juí (Myiarchus antillarum) — Juí (*Myiarchus antillarum*)

San Pedrito (Todus mexicanus) — Saint Peter (*Todus mexicanus*)

Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) — Carpenter (*Melanerpes portoricensis*)

Common Warbler (Coereba flaveola) — Common Warbler (*Coereba flaveola*)

Monarch (Danaus plexipus) — Monarch (*Danaus plexipus*)

Fiddler crab (Uca spp.) — Fiddler crab (*Uca spp.*)

Puerto Rican Boa (Chilabothrus inornatus) — Puerto Rican Boa (*Chilabothrus inornatus*)

Siguana (Ameiva exsul) — Siguana (*Ameiva exsul*)

Coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui) — Coquí (*Eleutherodactylus coqui*)

id	Common name	Scientific name	Type
id	Common name	Scientific name	Type
1	Little bumblebee	Colubrina arborescens	Flora
2	Algarrobo	Hymenaea courbaril	Flora
3	Seedling	Bursera simaruba	Flora
4	Barbasco	Canella winterana	Flora
5	Mogote Bromeliad	Hohenbergia antillana	Flora
6	Mogote Bucayo	Erythrina eggersii	Flora
7	Costa Coffee Shop	Ernodea littoralis	Flora
8	Coffee	Casearia decandra	Flora
9	Caimito	Chrysophyllum cainito	Flora
10	Calambreña	Coccoloba venosa	Flora
11	White cape	Cordia dentata	Flora
12	Capá prieto, Capá, Muñeco	cordia alliodora	Flora
13	Pink Cape	Callicarpa ampla	Flora
14	Snail	Homalium racemosum	Flora
15	Casasia, Beach Pear	Casasia clusiifolia var. clusiifolia	Flora
16	Cayur	Annona glabra	Flora
17	Ceiba	ceiba pentandra	Flora
18	Cherry tree, Wrist stick, Cow.	Cordia collococca	Flora
19	Chicharrón	Casearia sp. (ilicoidea)	Flora
20	Fake cocaine, Indian	Erythroxylum areolatum	Flora
21	Cocoa, Higüerillo, Higüerita	Amphitecna latifolia	Flora
22	Cohoba	Anadenanthera peregrina peregrina	Flora
23	Cojoba	Cojoba arborea	Flora
24	Palo Paloma	Crossopetalum rhacoma	Flora
25	Coral	Erythrina (arborea) herbaceae	Flora
26	corozo	Acrocomia media	Flora
27	Head bump	Elaeodendron xylocarpum	Flora
28	parrot	Adelia ricinella	Flora
29	Coyor	Aiphanes acanthophylla	Flora
30	Cucubano	Guettarda scabra	Flora
31	Cupeíllo	Clusia clusioides	Flora
32	Cupey	clusia rosea	Flora
33	Dalnopsis	Daphnopsis helleriana	Flora
34	Lady of Maricao	Brunfelsia densifolia	Flora
35	Bagpipes	Exothea paniculata	Flora
36	Rook	Eugenia axillaris	Flora
37	granadilla	Buchenavia tetraphylla	Flora
38	Guácima	Guazuma ulmifolia	Flora
39	Wild soursop	Annona montana	Flora
40	Guanacaste	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Flora
41	guara	Cupania triquetra	Flora
42	guaraguao	Guarea guidonia	Flora
43	Guayabota de Costa	Eugenia fajardensis	Flora
44	Guayacán	Guaiacum officinale	Flora
45	White guayacán	Guaiacum sactum	Flora
46	Guitar	Dodonaea viscosa subsp. elaeagnoides	Flora
47	Higo chumbo	Harrisia portoricensis	Flora
48	Susúa Fig Tree	Crescentia portoricensis	Flora
49	Higüero de Costa	Crescentia linearifolia	Flora
50	Small Leaf	Eugenia privet	Flora
51	Little bone	Chionanthus domingensis	Flora
52	Jagua	Genipa Americana	Flora
53	Waterhole	Ficus citrifolia	Flora
54	White Jugüey	Ficus trigonata	Flora
55	Lemongrass	Calyptranthes sintenisii	Flora
56	Snake magician	Bastardiopsis eggersii	Flora
57	Magician, Toporite	Hernandia Sonora	Flora
58	Marshmallow	Corchorus hirsutus	Flora
59	Mameyuelo, Bádula	Ardisia obovata	Flora
60	Manace	Calyptronoma rivalis	Flora
61	white mangrove	Laguncularia racemosa	Flora
62	Mangle Button	Conocarpus erectus var. erectus	Flora
63	Silver Mangrove	Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus	Flora
64	Black Mangle	Avicennia germinans	Flora
65	red mangrove	Rhizophora Mangrove	Flora
66	María	Goetzea elegans	Flora
67	Ox killer	Andira inermis	Flora
68	Mocha	hura crepitans	Flora
69	Grinder	Cordia sulcata	Flora
70	Moral	Coccoloba pubescens	Flora
71	Moralón	Dendropanax arboreus	Flora
72	Doll	Cornutia obovata	Flora
73	chigger	Coccoloba rugosa	Flora
74	Ortegon	Guapira fragans	Flora
75	Ouemona	Western Anacardium	Flora
76	Pajuil	Gaussia princeps	Flora
77	Big-bellied mountain palm	Coccothrinax barbadensis	Flora
78	Fan palm, silver palm	Gaussia attenuata	Flora
79	Rain palm	Coccothrinax crinita	Flora
80	Palma petate	Chione venosa	Flora
81	Palo Blanco	Garcinia portoricensis	Flora
82	Crossbar	Cordia rickseckeri	Flora
83	Sandpaper stick	Bourreria succulenta	Flora
84	Palo de Vaca, Roble de guayo	Banara vanderbiltii	Flora
85	Palo Ramón	Citharexylum (spinosum	Flora
86	Pitangueira	Eugenia biflora	Flora
87	Guayo Oak	Bourreria virgata	Flora
88	Tea	Amyris elemifera	Flora
89	Úcar	Bucida buceras	Flora
90	Beach grape	Coccoloba uvifera	Flora
91	gooseberry	Coccoloba diversifolia	Flora
92	Coastal grapefruit	Coccoloba microstachya	Flora
93	Uvillo del Yunque	Eugenia haematocarpa	Flora
94	Red vomit	Cordia sebestena	Flora
95	Black Sapote	Diospyros revoluta	Flora
96	Carpenter	Melanerpes portoricensis	Birds
97	Common Falcon	falco sparverius	Birds
98	Migratory Falcon	falco columbarius	Birds
99	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Birds
100	Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Birds
101	White Heron	egret thula	Birds
102	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Birds
103	White-breasted Heron	Tricolor Egretta	Birds
104	Great Heron	ardea alba	Birds
105	Great Egret	Ardea Herodias	Birds
106	Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Birds
107	Pile driver	Butorides virescens	Birds
108	Martinetito	Ixobrychus exilis	Birds
109	Greater Booby Bird	Coccyzus vieilloti	Birds
110	Lesser Booby	Coccyzus minor	Birds
111	Domestic Pigeon	Columba livia	Birds
112	Turkish Dove	Patagioenas squamosa	Birds
113	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Birds
114	Common Yaboa	Nyctanassa violacea	Birds
115	Yaboa Real	Nycticorax nycticorax	Birds
116	Little Buzzard of Puerto Rico	Chlorostilbon maugaeus	Birds

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