Trinidad Birding Trinidad Birding Trinidad Birding


Trinidad & Tobago
September 17 – 26, 2009

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


Itinerary
September  18    Trinidad: Asa Wright Nature Centre
September  19 Trinidad: Sudama Steps, Orange Valley
September  20 Trinidad: Blanchisseuse Road
September  21 Trinidad: Asa Wright Nature Centre, Caroni Swamp
September  22 Trinidad: Aripo Livestock Station, Nariva Swamp, Waller Field
September  23 Tobago: Bon Accord & Hilton Ponds, Adventure Farm, Grafton Estate
September  24 Tobago: Cuffie River grounds
September  25 Tobago: Main Ridge Reserve, Little Tobago Island

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

Species  9/18   9/19   9/20   9/21   9/22   9/23   9/24   9/25 
 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)

             

 ANHINGAS

 Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

         

   
 FRIGATEBIRDS

 Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)

 

 HERONS

 Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus)

       

     

 Stripe-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus involucris)

 

           

 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

 

 

 

 

 Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

         

 Striated Heron (Butorides striata)

 

 

     

 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

 

 

 

 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

 

     

   

 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)

 

 

 

 Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus)

 

       

 Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea)

             

 Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni)

 

           

 White Hawk (Leucopternis albicollis)

   

       

 Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)

   

     

 Great Black-Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)

           

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 Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)

       

     

 Gray Hawk (Buteo nitidus)

     

     

 Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)

   

     

 Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)

       

     

 Ornate Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus)

     

       
 FALCONS & CARACARAS

 Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)

       

     

 Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)

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 Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)

       

     
 GALLINULES, RAILS & CRAKES

 Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)

 

 

       

 Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropous)

 

     

   

 Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

 

   

     
 PLOVERS & LAPWINGS

 Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)

 

   

 

 Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

 

           

 Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

 

   

   

 Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia)

 

           

 Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris)

 

   

     
 STILTS & AVOCETS

 Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

 

           
 SANDPIPERS

 Snipe sp. (either Wilson's or South American)

       

     

 Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)

 

   

   

 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

 

     

   

 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularis)

 

 

 

 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)

 

   

     

 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

 

 

   

 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)

       

     

 Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

 

           

 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

 

         

 Red Knot (Calidris canutus)

 

           

 Sanderling (Calidris alba)

 

           

 Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

 

   

   

 Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

 

   

   

 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

       

   

 Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)

         

   
 JACANAS

 Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)

 

   

   
 GULLS & TERNS

 Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)

 

     

 

 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

 

           

 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)

             

 Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)

       

     

 Yellow-billed Tern (Sternula superciliaris)

 

           

 Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)

 

           

 Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

 

           

 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

       

     

 Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

         

   
 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 auriculata)

     

 

 White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

         

 Gray-fronted Dove (Leptotila rufaxilla)

           
 PARROTS & MACAWS

 Red-bellied Macaw (Orthopsittaca manilata)

       

     

 Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)

 

   

 

 Lilac-tailed Parrotlet (Touit batavicus)

     

     

 Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)

   

 

     

 Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona amazonica)

 

 NEW WORLD CUCKOOS

 Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)

       

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 Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)

         

   

 Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

 

 

 Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia)

 

           
 OWLS

 Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata)

         

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 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)

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 OILBIRD

 Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis)

       

   
 POTOOS

 Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)

             
 NIGHTJARS & NIGHTHAWKS

 White-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus cayennensis)

         

 SWIFTS

 White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)

 

       

 Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)

   

         

 Gray-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris)

   

     

 Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura)

   

 Fork-tailed Palm-Swift (Tachornis squamata)

       

     
 HUMMINGBIRDS

 White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)

 Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus)

   

 Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)

 

     

 Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy)

       

 Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis)

   

 

   

 Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus)

     

 Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris)

   

       

 Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notata)

   

     

 White-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus ensipennis)

           

 White-chested Emerald (Amazilia brevirostris)

     

 Copper-rumped Hummingbird (Amazilia tobaci)

 TROGONS

 White-tailed Trogon (Trogon chionurus)

   

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 Violaceous Trogon (Trogon violaceus)

 

       

 Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris)

   

       

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 KINGFISHERS

 Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

 

 

       

 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)

         

 Red-rumped Woodpecker (Veniliornis kirkii)

             

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 Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus)

 

     

 Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)

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 OVENBIRDS

 Pale-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albescens)

   

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 Stripe-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis cinnamomea)

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 Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus)

 

   

     

 Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans)

   

         
 WOODCREEPERS

 Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)

             

 Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus)

           

 Straight-billed Woodcreeper (Dendroplex picus)

     

       

 Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans)

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 ANTBIRDS

 Great Antshrike (Taraba major)

 

       

 Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis)

     

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 Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus)

 

 Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis)

             

 White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris)

     

       

 White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora grisea)

         

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 Silvered Antbird (Sclateria naevia)

       

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 White-bellied Antbird (Myrmeciza longipes)

   

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 ANTTHRUSHES

 Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis)

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 FLYCATCHERS

 Forest Elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii)

 

         

 Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)

 

   

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 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum)

 

     

 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus)

 

     

 Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris)

   

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 Spotted Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum maculatum)

 

           

 Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens)

     

     

 Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Tolmomyias flaviventris)

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 Euler's Flycatcher (Lathrotriccus euleri)

             

 Fuscous Flycatcher (Cnemotriccus fuscatus)

           

 Tropical Pewee (Contopus cinereus)

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 Pied Water-Tyrant (Fluvicola pica)

 

   

     

 White-headed Marsh-Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala)

 

   

     

 Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius)

 

         

 Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

     

 Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)

   

     

 

 Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)

 

     

 Sulphury Flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea)

       

     

 Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)

 Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)

 

 Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)

         

 Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)

   

         

 Venezuelan Flycatcher (Myiarchus venezuelensis)

           

 Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)

         

 MANAKINS

 White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus)

 

     

 Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareolaa)

           

 Golden-headed Manakin (Pipra erythrocephala)

 

       
 TITYRAS

 Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana)

             
 VIREOS

 Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis)

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 Golden-fronted Greenlet (Hylophilus aurantiifrons)

 

     

 Scrub Greenlet (Hylophilus flavipes)

         

 SWALLOWS & MARTINS

 Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)

       

     

 Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)

         

 Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea)

 

     

 White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer)

 

 

     

 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

 

 

 WRENS

 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

 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)

 

     

 Spectacled Thrush (Turdus nudigenis)

 

 

 White-necked Thrush (Turdus albicollis)

   

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 MOCKINGBIRDS

 Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus)

 BANANAQUITS

 Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)

 TANAGERS

 Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis)

     

       

 White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus)

 Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo)

     

 Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)

 Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum)

 Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata)

   

       

 Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana)

 

     

 Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola)

   

     

 Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)

   

       

 Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus)

 

     

 Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

       

 

 Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)

 

     

 Bicolored Conebill (Conirostrum bicolor)

 

 

       
 BANANAQUITS

 Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)

 GRASSQUITS, SEEDEATERS & FINCHES

 Black-faced Grassquit (Tiaris bicolor)

         

 Grayish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)

 

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 Grassland Yellow-Finch (Sicalis luteola)

       

     

 Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)

 

 

 Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (Habia rubica)

     

       
 WOOD WARBLERS

 Tropical Parula (Parula pitiayumi)

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 Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)

 

 

 

   

 American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

 

 

 

 Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)

 

 

 

   

 Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis)

 

           
 NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS

 Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)

 

 

 Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela)

       

     

 Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis)

       

     

 Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)

     

 Yellow-hooded Blackbird (Agelaius icterocephalus)

 

 

     

 Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)

 

   

 

 Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)

 

 

 Red-breasted Blackbird (Sturnella militaris)

 

   

     
 EUPHONIAS

 Trinidad Euphonia (Euphonia trinitatis)

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 Violaceous Euphonia (Euphonia violacea)

     


Total Number of Species: 220, not counting the unidentified snipe and including the following 12 heard-only:

     Little Tinamou
     Mottled Owl
     Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
     Red-rumped Woodpecker
     Pale-breasted Spinetail
     Silvered Antbird
     White-bellied Antbird
     Black-faced Antthrush
     Slaty-capped Flycatcher
     Yellow-legged Thrush
     Tropical Parula
     Trinidad Euphonia

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)
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)
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
Spectacled Cayman (Caiman crocodilus)