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VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL PARK u.s. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

BIRDS OF ST. JOHN, USVI CHECKLIST PHOTO COMPANION GUIDE

PREPARED BY CARRIE STENGEL

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL AUDOBON SOCIETY & WIKIPEDIA. PHOTOS PROTECTED UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY. LEAST GREBE ( R) AUDUBON’S ( R) WHITE-TAILED ( UC) PIED-BILLED GREBE ( UC)

RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD ( UC) MASKED ( R)

RED-FOOTED BOOBY ( VR) ( C)

BROWN ( C) MAGNIFICENT ( C) DOUBLE-CRESTED ( UC) SNOWY ( C) ( C) AMERICAN ( R) GREAT BLUE ( C)

TRICOLORED HERON ( R) EGRET ( C) IMMATURE LITTLE BLUE HERON ( C)

GREEN HERON ( C) BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON ( R) YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON ( C) AMERICAN WIGEON (VR) BLUE-WINGED TEAL ( C) NORTHERN SHOVELER (UC)

WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL ( C) NORTHERN PINTAIL (VR) GREEN-WINGED TEAL ( R)

LESSER SCAUP ( R) RING-NECKED ( UC) ( UC) NORTHERN HARRIER ( VR)

AMERICAN ( C)

RED-TAILED ( C) SHARP-SHINNED HAWK ( VR)

PEREGRINE ( C)

MERLIN ( UC) CLAPPER (VR) SORA ( C) COMMON MOORHEN ( C) AMERICAN COOT ( O)

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER ( UC) WILSON’S PLOVER ( C) AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (VR)

AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER ( C) SEMIPALMATED PLOVER ( C) KILLDEER ( UC) GREATER YELLOWLEGS ( UC) LESSER YELLOWLEGS ( C) BLACK-NECKED STILT ( C) SOLITARY ( UC)

RUDDY TURNSTONE ( UC) WHIMBREL (VR) RED KNOT (VR)

SPOTTED SANDPIPER ( C)

SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER ( C)0 WESTERN SANDPIPER ( C) SANDERLING (VR) LEAST SANDPIPER ( C) WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (UC) PECTORAL SANDPIPER ( R)

DUNLIN ( R) STILT SANDPIPER ( UC) SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER ( UC)

LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ( R) WILSON’S SNIPE ( R) LAUGHING ( C )

POMARINE JAEGER ( R) RING-BILLED GULL ( R)

ROYAL (C)

GULL-BILLED TERN ( R) ( UC) ( UC) ( UC)

SOOTY TERN ( UC) ( UC)

COMMON BLACK-HEADED GULL ( VR) ( UC) ( UC) SCALY-NAPED PIGEON ( C) WHITE-CROWNED PIGEON ( R)

COMMON GROUND DOVE ( C) WHITE-WINGED DOVE ( UC)

ZENAIDA DOVE ( C)

BRIDLED QUAIL-DOVE ( UC) RUDDY QUAIL-DOVE ( UC) YELLOW-BILLED ( R) CUCKOO ( UC) SMOOTH-BILLED ( R)

ANTILLEAN NIGHTHAWK ( UC) ( UC) CHUCK WILL’S WIDOW ( UC)

BELTED KINGFISHER ( C) ANTILLEAN CRESTED ( C) GREEN-THROATED CARIB HUMMINGBIRD ( C) GRAY KINGBIRD ( C)

PUERTO RICAN FLYCATCHER ( UC) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER ( UC) ELAENIA ( C)

YELLOW-THROATED VIREO ( UC) WHITE-EYED VIREO ( UC) BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO ( C) BANK ( UC) ( R)

CARIBBEAN MARTIN ( UC)

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD ( C) PEARLY-EYED THRASHER ( C) UC) BLUE-WINGED WARBLER ( R) GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER ( R) NORTHERN PARULA (C)

MAGNOLIA WARBLER ( R) YELLOW WARBLER ( C) CHESNUT SIDED WARBLER ( R)

CAPE MAY WARBLER ( UC) BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER ( UC) YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER ( UC) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER ( R) ( UC) BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER ( R)

PALM WARBLER ( UC) BLACKPOLL WARBLER ( C) WARBLER ( UC)

BLACK & WHITE WARBLER ( C) AMERICAN REDSTART ( C) PROTHONOTARY WARBLER ( UC) OVENBIRD ( R) WORM- WARBLER ( R) NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH ( C)

KENTUCKY WARBLER ( R) COMMON YELLOWTHROAT ( R) WATERTHRUSH ( UC)

SCARLET TANANGER ( R)

HOODED WARBLER ( UC) ( C) ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK ( R) BLACK-FACED GRASSQUIT ( C) LESSER ANTILLEAN BULLFINCH ( C)

BOBOLINK ( R) BLUE GROSBEAK (UC) INDIGO ( UC)

BALTIMORE ORIOLE (MALE & FEMALE) ( R) TROUPIAL ( R) ( C)