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Trinidad & Tobago
March 26 – April 5, 2008

Leaders: Bill Murphy (Trinidad & Tobago)
Martyn Kenefick (Trinidad)


Itinerary
March  27    Trinidad: Asa Wright Nature Centre
March  28 Trinidad: Sudama Steps, Brickfields, Waterloo
March  29 Trinidad: Trincity Ponds, Caroni Swamp
March  30 Trinidad: Northern Range
March  31 Trinidad: Aripo Livestock Station, Nariva Swamp
April  1 Trinidad: Bon Accord & Hilton Ponds, Fort James, Grafton Estate, Adventure Farm
April  2 Tobago: Cuffie River grounds
April  3 Tobago: Little Tobago Island
April  4 Tobago: Main Ridge Reserve

Species  3/27   3/28   3/29   3/30   3/31   4/1   4/2   4/3   4/4
 TINAMOUS

 Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui)

 

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 DUCKS & GEESE

 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)

         

     

 Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)

   

           

 White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)

         

     
 GUANS & CHACHALACAS

 Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda)

         

 GREBES

 Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)

         

     
 TROPICBIRDS

 Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aetherus)

             

 
 PELICANS

 Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

 

     

 
 BOOBIES

 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

             

 

 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)

             

 
 CORMORANTS

 Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)

   

           
 ANHINGAS

 Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

         

     
 FRIGATEBIRDS

 Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)

 

   

 HERONS

 Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus)

       

       

 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

 

   

     

 Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

         

 Striated Heron (Butorides striatus)

 

   

       

 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

 

 

 

 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

 

             

 Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)

         

     

 Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)

       

       

 Great Egret (Ardea alba)

 

 

     

 Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

 

   

     

 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

 

 

       

 Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)

 

 

 IBISES & SPOONBILLS

 Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

 

           
 NEW WORLD VULTURES

 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

       

 Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

       
 HAWKS, KITES & EAGLES

 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

 

   

     

 Gray-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis)

   

           

 Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii)

       

       

 Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus)

             

 Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea)

       

       

 Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni)

 

             

 Gray Hawk (Buteo nitidus)

 

             

 Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)

 

       

 Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)

           

 

 Savanna Hawk (Heterospizias meridionalis)

       

       

 Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)

         

 Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)

     

       

 White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)

       

       

 Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)

 

 

         

 Ornate Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus)

     

       
 FALCONS & CARACARAS

 Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)

 

 

       

 Merlin (Falco columbarius)

       

   

 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

 

     

     
 GALLINULES, RAILS & CRAKES

 Rufous-necked Wood-Rail (Aramides axillaris)

   

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 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropous)

 

   

     

 Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris)

       

       
 PLOVERS & LAPWINGS

 Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)

 

 

 

 

 Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

 

             

 Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

 

             

 Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia)

 

             
 SANDPIPERS

 Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)

 

             

 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

 

     

     

 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)

 

           

 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

 

   

     

 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)

 

   

     

 Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

 

             

 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularis)

 

   

     

 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

 

             

 Red Knot (Calidris canutus)

 

             

 Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

 

             

 Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

 

             

 Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

       

       
 JACANAS

 Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)

 

 

     
 GULLS & TERNS

 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

 

             

 Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)

 

     

 Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)

 

     

     

 Yellow-billed Tern (Sterna superciliaris)

 

             

 Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)

 

             
 SKIMMERS

 Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

 

             
 PIGEONS & DOVES

 Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti)

 

 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

 

 

   

 Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)

 

         

 Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis)

         

 Eared Dove (Zenaida auricularis)

         

     

 White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

         

 Gray-fronted Dove (Leptotila rufaxilla)

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 PARROTS & MACAWS

 Red-bellied Macaw (Orthopsittaca manilata)

       

       

 Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)

 

   

     

 Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)

   

         

 Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona amazonica)

 NEW WORLD CUCKOOS

 Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)

   

           

 Greater Ani (Crotophaga major)

 

             

 Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

 

 

 Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia)

 

   

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 OWLS

 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)

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 OILBIRD

 Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis)

   

           
 POTOOS

 Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)

   

   

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 NIGHTJARS & NIGHTHAWKS

 White-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus cayennensis)

         

 SWIFTS

 Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)

 

       

 Gray-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris)

 

     

 Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura)

 

 

 Fork-tailed Palm-Swift (Tachornis squamata)

       

       
 HUMMINGBIRDS

 Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsuta)

     

 

 Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)

 

         

 Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy)

 

         

 White-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus ensipennis)

               

 White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)

 Green-throated Mango (Anthracothorax viridigula)

   

           

 Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis)

   

 Ruby-Topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus)

       

 Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornata)

 

       

 Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notata)

       

 White-chested Emerald (Amazilia brevirostris)

       

 Copper-rumped Hummingbird (Amazilia tobaci)

 TROGONS

 White-tailed Trogon (Trogon viridis)

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 Violaceous Trogon (Trogon violaceus)

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 Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris)

     

       

 KINGFISHERS

 Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

 

           

 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

         

     

 Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

 

             

 American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)

   

           
 MOTMOT

 Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)

 JACAMARS

 Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)

     

 

 TOUCANS

 Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus)

 

     
 WOODPECKERS

 Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus)

         

 Golden-olive Woodpecker (Piculus rubiginosus)

 

       

 Chestnut Woodpecker (Celeus elegans)

   

         

 Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)

     

         
 OVENBIRDS

 Stripe-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis cinnamomea)

     

       

 Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomea)

 

   

       

 Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans)

     

         
 WOODCREEPERS

 Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)

 

       

 Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus)

           

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 Straight-billed Woodcreeper (Dendroplex picus)

   

           

 Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans)

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 ANTBIRDS

 Great Antshrike (Taraba major)

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 Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis)

 

   

       

 Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus)

     

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 Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis)

     

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 White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris)

   

         

 White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora grisea)

         

 White-bellied Antbird (Myrmeciza longipes)

       

       
 ANTTHRUSHES

 Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis)

   

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 FLYCATCHERS

 Forest Elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii)

       

       

 Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)

 

   

 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum)

 

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 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus)

           

 Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris)

   

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 Spotted Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum maculatum)

 

             

 Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Tolmomyias flaviventris)

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 White-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus)

               

 Fuscous Flycatcher (Cnemotriccus fuscatus)

           

 

 Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)

   

           

 Tropical Pewee (Contopus cinereus)

       

 Pied Water-Tyrant (Fluvicola pica)

 

 

       

 White-headed Marsh-Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala)

 

   

       

 Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius)

 

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 Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

       

 Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)

 

         

 Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)

               

 Sulphury Flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea)

       

       

 Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)

 

 Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)

 

   

 

 Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)

     

         

 Venezuelan Flycatcher (Myiarchus venezuelensis)

           

 Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)

         

 Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus)

 

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 Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana)

     

         

 White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus)

           

 
 BELLBIRDS

 Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano)

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 MANAKINS

 White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus)

       

 Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata)

           

 Golden-headed Manakin (Pipra erythrocephala)

   

         
 VIREOS

 Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis)

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 Red-eyed "Chivi" Vireo (Vireo olivaceous chivi)

       

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 Golden-fronted Greenlet (Hylophilus aurantiifrons)

   

       

 Scrub Greenlet (Hylophilus flavipes)

         

 SWALLOWS & MARTINS

 White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer)

 

 

     

 Caribbean Martin (Progne caribbaeus)

         

 Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea)

     

       

 Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)

 

       
 WRENS

 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

 Rufous-breasted Wren (Thryothorus rutilus)

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 GNATWRENS

 Long-billed Gnatwren (Ramphocaenus melanurus)

   

       
 THRUSHES

 Yellow-legged Thrush (Platycichla flavipes)

               

 Cocoa Thrush (Turdus fumigatus)

       

 Bare-eyed Thrush (Turdus nudigenis)

 White-necked Thrush (Turdus albicollis)

 

 

       

 MOCKINGBIRDS

 Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus)

 BANANAQUITS

 Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)

 TANAGERS

 White-lined Tanager (Thraupus rufus)

   

 Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo)

       

 Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)

 Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum)

 Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana)

 

         

 Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata)

     

         

 Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola)

 

       

 Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)

     

         

 Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus)

 

       

 Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes nitidens)

 

 

 Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)

       

 Bicolored Conebill (Conirostrumbicolor)

   

           

 Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (Habia rubica)

   

           
 GRASSQUITS, SEEDEATERS & FINCHES

 Grassland Yellow-Finch (Sicalis luteola)

       

       

 Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)

 

 

       

 Black-faced Grassquit (Tiaris bicolor)

         

 

 Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (Sporophila minuta)

       

       

 Grayish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)

 

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 WOOD WARBLERS

 Tropical Parula (Parula pitiayumi)

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 Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)

 

           

 American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

 

         

 Northern Waterthrush(Seiurus noveboracensis)

 

   

 

 Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus)

     

         
 NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS

 Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)

 Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela)

     

         

 Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)

 

       

 Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus)

       

 Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)

   

 Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)

 

 Red-breasted Blackbird (Sturnella militaris)

 

   

       

 Yellow-hooded Blackbird (Agelaius icterocephalus)

 

 

       
 EUPHONIAS

 Violaceous Euphonia (Euphonia violacea)

       

Total Number of Species: 215, including 5 heard-only .

Highlight species:

Other Organisms Identified

Butterflies
Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)
Cattleheart (Parides neophilus)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Cocoa Mort Bleu (Caligo teucer)
Gold Rim (Battus polydamus)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
Postman (Heliconius melpomene)
Red Rim (Biblis hyperia)
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
White-tailed Patch (Page)(Papilio sp.)

Mammals
Brazilian (Red-rumped) Agouti (Dasyprocta agouti)
Greater White-lined Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)
Two-toed Silky Anteater (Cyclopes didactylus)
Tropical Red (Red-tailed) Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)

Reptiles
Golden Tegu (Tupinambis teguixin
Common Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)
Cook's Tree Boa (Corallus enydris cooki)
Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
Richardson's Anole (Anolis richardii)
Spectacled Cayman (Caiman crocodilus)