Trinidad Birding

Trinidad Birding

Trinidad Birding


Trinidad & Tobago
November 10 – 19, 2009

Leader:

Bill Murphy

 

Itinerary

November  11   

Trinidad: Asa Wright Nature Centre Grounds

November  12

Trinidad: Aripo Livestock Station, Nariva Swamp, Waller Field

November  13

Trinidad: Northern Range

November  14

Trinidad: Sudama Steps, Brickfield, Orange Valley, Carli Bay

November  15

Trinidad: Asa Wright Nature Centre, Caroni Swamp

November  16

Tobago: Bon Accord & Hilton Ponds, Adventure Farm, Grafton Estate

November  17

Tobago: Cuffie River area

November  18

Tobago: Main Ridge Reserve, Little Tobago Island


Species names/sequence is according to the 30 Sept 2009 AOU South American Classification Committee

Species

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 TINAMOUS

 Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui)

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 DUCKS & GEESE

 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)

 

 

 

 

 

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 American Wigeon (Anas americana)

 

 

 

 

 

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 White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)

 

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 Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)

 

 

 

 

 

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 GUANS & CHACHALACAS

 Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda)

 

 

 

 

 

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 GREBES

 Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)

 

 

 

 

 

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 TROPICBIRDS

 Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 PELICANS

 Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

 

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 BOOBIES

 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)

 

 

 

 

 

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 CORMORANTS

 Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)

 

 

 

 

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 ANHINGAS

 Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

 

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 FRIGATEBIRDS

 Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)

 

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 HERONS

 Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus)

 

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 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

 

 

 

 

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 Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Striated Heron (Butorides striata)

 

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 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

 

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 Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)

 

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 Great Egret (Ardea alba)

 

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 Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

 

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 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

 

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 Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)

 

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 IBISES & SPOONBILLS

 Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

 

 

 

 

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 NEW WORLD VULTURES

 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

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 Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

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 HAWKS, KITES & EAGLES

 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

 

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 Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni)

 

 

 

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 White Hawk (Leucopternis albicollis)

 

 

 

 

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 Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)

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 Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)

 

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 Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)

 

 

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 Gray Hawk (Buteo nitidus)

 

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 Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)

 

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 White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)

 

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 Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)

 

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 Black Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus)

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 FALCONS & CARACARAS

 Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)

 

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 Merlin (Falco columbarius)

 

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 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

 

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 GALLINULES, RAILS & CRAKES

 Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)

 

 

 

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 Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus)

 

 

 

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 Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

 

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 PLOVERS & LAPWINGS

 Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)

 

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 Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

 

 

 

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 STILTS & AVOCETS

 Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

 

 

 

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 SANDPIPERS

 Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

 

 

 

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 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularis)

 

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 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

 

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 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)

 

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 Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

 

 

 

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 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

 

 

 

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 Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

 

 

 

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 Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

 

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 Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

 

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 White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

 

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 JACANAS

 Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)

 

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 GULLS & TERNS

 Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

 

 

 

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 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

 

 

 

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 Yellow-billed Tern (Sternula superciliaris)

 

 

 

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 Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)

 

 

 

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 Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

 

 

 

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 Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

 

 

 

 

 

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 SKIMMERS

 Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

 

 

 

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 PIGEONS & DOVES

 Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti)

 

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 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

 

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 Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)

 

 

 

 

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 Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis)

 

 

 

 

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 Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)

 

 

 

 

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 White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

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 Gray-fronted Dove (Leptotila rufaxilla)

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 PARROTS & MACAWS

 Red-bellied Macaw (Orthopsittaca manilata)

 

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 Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)

 

 

 

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 Lilac-tailed Parrotlet (Touit batavicus)

 

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 Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)

 

 

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 Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona amazonica)

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 NEW WORLD CUCKOOS

 Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)

 

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 Greater Ani (Crotophaga major)

 

 

 

 

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 Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

 

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 Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia)

 

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 OWLS

 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)

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 OILBIRD

 Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis)

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 POTOOS

 Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)

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 NIGHTJARS & NIGHTHAWKS

 White-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus cayennensis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 SWIFTS

 White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)

 

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 Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)

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 Gray-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris)

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 Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Fork-tailed Palm-Swift (Tachornis squamata)

 

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 HUMMINGBIRDS

 White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)

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 Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus)

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 Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)

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 Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy)

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 Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae)

 

 

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 Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis)

 

 

 

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 Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus)

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 Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notata)

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 White-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus ensipennis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 White-chested Emerald (Amazilia brevirostris)

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 Copper-rumped Hummingbird (Amazilia tobaci)

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 TROGONS

 White-tailed Trogon (Trogon chionurus)

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 Violaceous Trogon (Trogon violaceus)

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 Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris)

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 KINGFISHERS

 Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

 

 

 

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 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

 

 

 

 

 

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 MOTMOT

 Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)

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 JACAMARS

 Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)

 

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 TOUCANS

 Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus)

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 WOODPECKERS

 Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Red-rumped Woodpecker (Veniliornis kirkii)

 

 

 

 

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 Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus)

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 Chestnut Woodpecker (Celeus elegans)

 

 

 

 

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 Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)

 

 

 

 

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 OVENBIRDS

 Gray-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus albigularis)

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 Stripe-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis cinnamomea)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus)

 

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 WOODCREEPERS

 Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)

 

 

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 Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Straight-billed Woodcreeper (Dendroplex picus)

 

 

 

 

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 Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans)

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 ANTBIRDS

 Great Antshrike (Taraba major)

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 Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis)

 

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 Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus)

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 Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris)

 

 

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 White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora grisea)

 

 

 

 

 

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 White-bellied Antbird (Myrmeciza longipes)

 

 

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 ANTTHRUSHES

 Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis)

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 FLYCATCHERS

 Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)

 

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 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum)

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 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus)

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 Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris)

 

 

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 Spotted Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum maculatum)

 

 

 

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 Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens)

 

 

 

 

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 Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Tolmomyias flaviventris)

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 Euler's Flycatcher (Lathrotriccus euleri)

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 Fuscous Flycatcher (Cnemotriccus fuscatus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Tropical Pewee (Contopus cinereus)

 

 

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 Pied Water-Tyrant (Fluvicola pica)

 

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 White-headed Marsh-Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala)

 

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 Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius)

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 Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

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 Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)

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 Sulphury Flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea)

 

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 Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)

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 Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)

 

 

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 Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)

 

 

 

 

 

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 BELLBIRDS

 Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano)

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 MANAKINS

 White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus)

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 Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Golden-headed Manakin (Pipra erythrocephala)

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 VIREOS

 Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis)

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 Golden-fronted Greenlet (Hylophilus aurantiifrons)

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 Scrub Greenlet (Hylophilus flavipes)

 

 

 

 

 

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 SWALLOWS & MARTINS

 Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)

 

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 Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea)

 

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 White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer)

 

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 Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

 

 

 

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 Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)

 

 

 

 

 

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 WRENS

 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

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 Rufous-breasted Wren (Thryothorus rutilus)

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 GNATWRENS

 Long-billed Gnatwren (Ramphocaenus melanurus)

 

 

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 THRUSHES

 Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Cocoa Thrush (Turdus fumigatus)

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 Spectacled Thrush (Turdus nudigenis)

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 White-necked Thrush (Turdus albicollis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 MOCKINGBIRDS

 Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus)

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 TANAGERS

 Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis)

 

 

 

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 White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus)

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 Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo)

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 Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)

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 Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum)

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 Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata)

 

 

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 Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana)

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 Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola)

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 Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)

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 Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus)

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 Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)

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 Bicolored Conebill (Conirostrum bicolor)

 

 

 

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 BANANAQUIT

 Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)

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GRASSQUITS, SEEDEATERS & FINCHES

 Sooty Grassquit (Tiaris fuliginosus)

 

 

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 Black-faced Grassquit (Tiaris bicolor)

 

 

 

 

 

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 Grayish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)

 

 

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 Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)

 

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 Grassland Yellow-Finch (Sicalis luteola)

 

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 Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)

 

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 Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (Habia rubica)

 

 

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 WOOD WARBLERS

 Tropical Parula (Parula pitiayumi)

 

 

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 Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)

 

 

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 American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

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 Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)

 

 

 

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 Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis)

 

 

 

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 NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS

 Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)

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 Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela)

 

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 Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)

 

 

 

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 EUPHONIAS

 Violaceous Euphonia (Euphonia violacea)

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Total Number of Species: 210, including the following 12 heard-only:

     Little Tinamou
     Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
     Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
     White-tailed Nightjar

     Red-rumped Woodpecker
     Chestnut Woodpecker

     Lineated Woodpecker

     Stripe-breasted Spinetail

     White-bellied Antbird
     Black-faced Antthrush

     Long-billed Gnatwren

     Tropical Parula

Highlight species

Other Organisms Identified

Butterflies
Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)
Cattleheart (Parides neophilus)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Cocoa Mort Bleu (Caligo teucer)
Frangipani hawkmoth (Pseudosphinx tetrio) caterpillar – huge black-yellow-red one at Adventure Farm, Tobago
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) Under the feeders at Asa Wright
Greater White-lined Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata) Along Las Lapis Trace
Tropical Red (Red-tailed) Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) At Asa Wright

Amphibians
Yellow-throated Frog (Mannophryne trinitatis) – In Guacharo Gorge (Oilbird Cave ravine)

Reptiles
Common Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva) Underfoot at Cuffie River
Cook's Tree Boa (Corallus enydris cooki) In Caroni Swamp
Golden Tegu (Tupinambis teguixin) Under the feeders at Asa Wright
Richard's Anole (Anolis richardii) Grafton and other sites on Tobago
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) Sunning on tree branches at Asa Wright
House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) In the main house and most cabins at Asa Wright
Ocellated Gecko (Gonatodes ocellatus) In Tobago – streaked head, ring around neck, and two blue 'portholes'
Spectacled Cayman (Caiman crocodilus) Various places in Trinidad
Two-headed Snake (Amphisbaena alba) Captured and shown to us by Mukesh