Cuban Solitaire

Myadestes elisabeth (Lembeye, 1850)

Turdidae — Thrushes

Cuban Solitaire, Myadestes elisabeth, is a thrush found only in Cuba, where it breeds in the island’s western and eastern uplands. It lives in pine, semi-deciduous and evergreen forest in hills and mountains, reaching 2,000 m. The bird is a resident throughout the year. It feeds on insects and fruit, including ripe pine nuts, and takes food mainly in the canopy, though it may also feed lower down on slopes. Breeding takes place from February to July, with a hidden cup nest placed in a tree hole or rock crevice.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Turdidae — Thrushes
Breeding range
North America: Cuba
Cuban Solitaire
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Tours where you can spot this bird

8 tours in Cuba

Cesar Birding Special — 12-Day Small-Group Birding Tour
Cesar Birding Special — 12-Day Small-Group Birding Tour
Cuba / Havana Group tour 12 days

A twelve-day small-group circuit combining western Cuban birds, La Turba, La Salina and Bermeja with Najasa and two northern cays, capped at...

From USD 2,300 Next: Nov 14, 2026
Cuban Wings — 15-Day Private Birding Tour
Cuban Wings — 15-Day Private Birding Tour
Cuba / Havana Private tour 15 days

Explore Cuba’s western birds, Zapata wetlands and northern cays over fifteen private days, adding Viñales, a botanical-garden stop near T...

From USD 2,730
Birding Days Cuba — 11-Day Private Birding Tour
Birding Days Cuba — 11-Day Private Birding Tour
Cuba / Havana Private tour 11 days

A private Cuba birding circuit from the western hills to Zapata, Najasa and the northern cays, with eleven days of travel and field time and...

From USD 2,080
Birding with Nils: Full Western Cuba Experience
Birding with Nils: Full Western Cuba Experience
Cuba / Havana Private tour 12 days

A 12-day complete western Cuba birding experience with Nils, adding Trinidad, Camaguey/Najasa and Cayo Coco specialties....

From USD 3,200
Birding Standard with Nils: Western Cuba and Cayo Coco
Birding Standard with Nils: Western Cuba and Cayo Coco
Cuba / Havana and Cayo Coco Private tour 11 days

An 11-day standard Cuba birding itinerary designed to maximize Cuban endemics and key species with efficient logistics....

From USD 2,750
Birding Express with Nils: Western Cuba and Trinidad
Birding Express with Nils: Western Cuba and Trinidad
Cuba / Havana and Trinidad Private tour 10 days

A 10-day Cuba birding express route from Havana through Soroa, Viñales, Zapata and Trinidad....

From USD 2,500
Birding with Nils: Short Western Cuba Itinerary
Birding with Nils: Short Western Cuba Itinerary
Cuba / Havana and Vinales Private tour 7 days

A compact 7-day western Cuba birding itinerary with Nils Navarro, focused on Cuban endemics and key western sites....

From USD 1,850
Viñales Birding Experience with Nils
Viñales Birding Experience with Nils
Cuba / Vinales Private tour 1 day

A half-day or full-day Viñales birding experience with Nils Navarro among mogotes, pine forest and tobacco valleys....

From USD 30