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Trinidad & Tobago 2018 Species List Trinidad Tobago Leader: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours Nov 29 - Dec 9, 2018 Bird Species Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard TINAMOUS 1 Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui H GUANS, CHACHALACAS, AND CURASSOWS 2 Trinidad Piping-Guan Aburria pipile S 3 Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda S FLAMINGOS 4 American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber S TROPICBIRDS 5 Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus S FRIGATEBIRDS 6 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens S BOOBIES AND GANNETS 7 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster S 8 Red-footed Booby Sula sula S CORMORANTS AND SHAGS 9 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus S ANHINGAS 10 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga S PELICANS 11 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis S HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS 12 Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus S 13 Great Egret Ardea alba S 14 Little Egret Egretta garzetta S 15 Snowy Egret Egretta thula S 16 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea S 17 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor S 18 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis S 19 Green Heron Butorides virescens S 20 Striated Heron Butorides striata S 21 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax S 22 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea S 23 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius S IBISES AND SPOONBILLS 24 Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber S NEW WORLD VULTURES Page 1 of 8 www.eagle-eye.com Trinidad Tobago Leader: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours Nov 29 - Dec 9, 2018 Bird Species Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 25 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus S 26 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura S OSPREY 27 Osprey Pandion haliaetus S HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES 28 Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus S 29 Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus S 30 Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni S 31 Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus S 32 Rufous Crab Hawk Buteogallus aequinoctalis S 33 Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis S 34 White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis S 35 Gray-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus S 36 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus S 37 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus S RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS 38 Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris S 39 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus S PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS 40 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis S 41 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus S STILTS AND AVOCETS 42 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus S JACANAS 43 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana S SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES 44 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius S 45 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria S 46 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca S 47 Willet Tringa semipalmata S 48 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes S 49 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres S 50 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla S GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS 51 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla S 52 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus S Page 2 of 8 www.eagle-eye.com Trinidad Tobago Leader: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours Nov 29 - Dec 9, 2018 Bird Species Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 53 Black Skimmer Rynchops niger S PIGEONS AND DOVES 54 Rock Pigeon Columba livia S 55 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis S 56 Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa S 57 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata S 58 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti S 59 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi S 60 Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla S CUCKOOS 61 Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta S 62 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani S OWLS 63 Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba H 64 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum S 65 Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata H NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES 66 Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus S 67 Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis S 68 White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis S POTOOS 69 Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus S OILBIRD 70 Oilbird Steatornis caripensis S SWIFTS 71 Chestnut-collared Swift Cypseloides rutilus S 72 Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura S 73 Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris S 74 Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis S 75 Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata S HUMMINGBIRDS 76 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora S 77 Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus S 78 Green Hermit Phaethornis guy S 79 Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus S 80 Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae S Page 3 of 8 www.eagle-eye.com Trinidad Tobago Leader: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours Nov 29 - Dec 9, 2018 Bird Species Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 81 Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus S 82 Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis S 83 Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus S 84 Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris S 85 Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes notata S 86 White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis S 87 White-chested Emerald Amazilia brevirostris S 88 Copper-rumped Hummingbird Amazilia tobaci S TROGONS 89 Green-backed Trogon Trogon viridis S 90 Guianan Trogon Trogon violaceus S 91 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris S MOTMOTS 92 Trinidad Motmot Momotus bahamensis S KINGFISHERS 93 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata S 94 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon S 95 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana S 96 American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea S JACAMARS 97 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda S TOUCANS 98 Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus S WOODPECKERS 99 Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus S 100 Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii S 101 Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus S 102 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus S FALCONS AND CARACARAS 103 Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway S 104 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima S 105 Merlin Falco columbarius S 106 Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis S PARROTS 107 Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata S 108 Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna S Page 4 of 8 www.eagle-eye.com Trinidad Tobago Leader: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours Nov 29 - Dec 9, 2018 Bird Species Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 109 Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus S 110 Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavicus S 111 Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus S 112 Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica S 113 Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala S TYPICAL ANTBIRDS 114 Great Antshrike Taraba major S 115 Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis S 116 Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus S 117 Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis H 118 White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris S 119 White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea S 120 Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia S 121 White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes S ANTTHRUSHES 122 Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis H OVENBIRDS AND WOODCREEPERS 123 Gray-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis S 124 Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa S 125 Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans S 126 Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus S 127 Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii S 128 Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans S 129 Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus S 130 Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens S 131 Stripe-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis cinnamomea S TYRANT FLYCATCHERS 132 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum S 133 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster S 134 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus S 135 Northern Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum S 136 Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris S 137 Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris S 138 White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus S 139 Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus S 140 Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri S Page 5 of 8 www.eagle-eye.com Trinidad Tobago Leader: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours Nov 29 - Dec 9, 2018 Bird Species Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 141 Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi S 142 Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus S 143 Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus S 144 Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica S 145 White-headed Marsh Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala S 146 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer S 147 Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis S 148 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus S 149 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus S 150 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua S 151 Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea S 152 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus S 153 Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis S COTINGAS 154 Bearded Bellbird Procnias averano S MANAKINS 155 White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus S 156 Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola S 157 Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala S VIREOS 158 Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes S 159 Golden-fronted Greenlet Hylophilus aurantiifrons S 160 Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis S 161 Chivi Vireo Vireo olivaceous (tobagensis) S SWALLOWS 162 Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis S 163 Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea S 164 White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer S 165 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica S WRENS 166 House Wren Troglodytes aedon S 167 Rufous-breasted Wren Pheugopedius rutilus S GNATCATCHERS 168 Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus S THRUSHES AND ALLIES 169 Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes S Page 6 of 8 www.eagle-eye.com Trinidad Tobago Leader: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours Nov 29 - Dec 9, 2018 Bird Species Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 170 Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus S 171 Spectacled Thrush Turdus nudigenis S 172 White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis S MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS 173 Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus S WAGTAILS AND PIPITS 174 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis S 175 Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla S 176 Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis S 177 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
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