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OFFICIAL CHECKLIST OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO The official list of species of Trinidad & Tobago stands at 489 as of December 31st 2019. This list is updated periodically to reflect additions brought about by the significant increase in coverage by both local and visiting birdwatchers to our islands. This list comprises two components: (a) species adjudged as correctly identified by the Trinidad & Tobago Rare Birds Committee since September 1995 that occur naturally or have a sustainable breeding population in Trinidad & Tobago and (b) species adjudged acceptable by Richard ffrench prior to the TTRBC’s inauguration. Names and order of species follows that of the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) and their South American Checklist Committee (SACC), current as of June 2019 TINAMOUS - Tinamidae Little Tinamou; Crypturellus soui SCREAMERS - Anhimidae Horned Screamer; Anhima cornuta DUCKS - Anatidae Fulvous Whistling-Duck; Dendrocygna bicolor White-faced Whistling-Duck; Dendrocygna viduata Black-bellied Whistling-Duck; Dendrocygna autumnalis Snow Goose; Chen caerulescens Muscovy Duck; Cairina moschata American Comb-Duck; Sarkidiornis sylvicola Northern Shoveler; Spatula clypeata Blue-winged Teal; Spatula discors Eurasian Wigeon, Mareca penelope American Wigeon; Mareca americana White-cheeked Pintail; Anas bahamensis Northern Pintail; Anas acuta Green-winged Teal; Anas crecca Southern Pochard; Netta erythrophthalma Ring-necked Duck; Aythya collaris Lesser Scaup; Aythya affinis Masked Duck; Nomonyx dominicus GUANS - Cracidae Trinidad Piping-Guan; Pipile pipile Rufous-vented Chachalaca; Ortalis ruficauda FLAMINGOES - Phoenicopteridae American Flamingo; Phoenicopterus ruber GREBES - Podicipedidae Least Grebe; Tachybaptus dominicus Pied-billed Grebe; Podilymbus podiceps PIGEONS - Columbidae Rock Pigeon; Columba livia Scaled Pigeon; Patagioenas speciosa Scaly-naped Pigeon; Patagioenas squamosa Band-tailed Pigeon; Patagioenas fasciata Pale-vented Pigeon; Patagioenas cayennensis Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto Ruddy Quail-Dove; Geotrygon montana White-tipped Dove; Leptotila verreauxi Gray-fronted Dove; Leptotila rufaxilla Lined Quail-Dove; Zentrygon linearis Eared Dove; Zenaida auriculata Blue Ground Dove; Claravis pretiosa Common Ground Dove; Columbina passerina Plain-breasted Ground Dove; Columbina minuta Ruddy Ground Dove; Columbina talpacoti Scaled Dove; Columbina squammata CUCKOOS - Cuculidae Greater Ani; Crotophaga major Smooth-billed Ani; Crotophaga ani Striped Cuckoo; Tapera naevia Little Cuckoo; Coccycua minuta Dwarf Cuckoo ; Coccycua pumila Squirrel Cuckoo; Piaya cayana Dark-billed Cuckoo; Coccyzus melacoryphus Yellow-billed Cuckoo; Coccyzus americanus Mangrove Cuckoo; Coccyzus minor Black-billed Cuckoo; Coccyzus erythropthalmus OILBIRD - Steatornithidae Oilbird; Steatornis caripensis POTOOS - Nyctibiidae Common Potoo; Nyctibius griseus NIGHTJARS - Caprimulgidae Nacunda Nighthawk; Chordeiles nacunda Lesser Nighthawk; Chordeiles acutipennis Short-tailed Nighthawk; Lurocalis semitorquatus Common Pauraque; Nyctidromus albicollis White-tailed Nightjar; Hydropsalis cayennensis Rufous Nightjar; Antrostomus rufus SWIFTS - Apodidae Chestnut-collared Swift; Streptoprocne rutila White-collared Swift; Streptoprocne zonaris Band-rumped Swift; Chaetura spinicaudus Gray-rumped Swift; Chaetura cinereiventris Chapman’s Swift; Chaetura chapmani Short-tailed Swift; Chaetura brachyura Fork-tailed Palm-Swift; Tachornis squamata Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift; Panyptila cayennensis HUMMINGBIRDS - Trochilidae White-necked Jacobin; Florisuga mellivora Rufous-breasted Hermit; Glaucis hirsutus Little Hermit; Phaethornis longuemareus Green Hermit; Phaethornis guy Brown Violetear; Colibri delphinae White-tailed Goldenthroat; Polytmus guainumbi Ruby-topaz Hummingbird; Chrysolampis mosquitus Green-throated Mango; Anthracothorax viridigula Black-throated Mango; Anthracothorax nigricollis Tufted Coquette; Lophornis ornatus Long-billed Starthroat; Heliomaster longirostris Rufous-shafted Woodstar; Chaetocercus jourdanii Amethyst Woodstar; Calliphlox amethystina Blue-tailed Emerald; Chlorostilbon mellisugus White-tailed Sabrewing; Campylopterus ensipennis Copper-rumped Hummingbird; Saucerrottia tobaci White-chested Emerald; Chrysuronia brevirostris Blue-chinned Sapphire; Chlorestes notata LIMPKIN - Aramidae Limpkin; Aramus guarauna RAILS - Rallidae Mangrove Rail; Rallus longirostris Purple Gallinule; Porphyrio martinica Azure Gallinule; Porphyrio flavirostris Gray-breasted Crake; Laterallus exilis Ash-throated Crake; Mustelirallus albicollis Paint-billed Crake; Mustelirallus erythrops Spotted Rail; Pardirallus maculatus Gray-cowled Wood-Rail; Aramides cajaneus Rufous-necked Wood-Rail; Aramides axillaris Yellow-breasted Crake; Porzana flaviventer Sora; Porzana carolina Common Gallinule; Gallinula galeata American Coot; Fulica americana FINFOOTS - Heliornithidae Sungrebe; Heliornis fulica PLOVERS - Charadriidae American Golden-Plover; Pluvialis dominica Black-bellied Plover; Pluvialis squatarola Pied Lapwing; Vanellus cayanus Southern Lapwing; Vanellus chilensis Killdeer; Charadrius vociferus Semi-palmated Plover; Charadrius semipalmatus Common Ringed Plover; Charadrius hiaticula Wilson’s Plover; Charadrius wilsonia Snowy Plover; Charadrius nivosus Collared Plover; Charadrius collaris OYSTERCATCHERS - Haematopodidae American Oystercatcher; Haematopus palliatus AVOCETS and STILTS - Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt; Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet; Recurvirostra americana THICK-KNEES - Burhinidae Double-striped Thick-knee; Burhinus bistriatus SANDPIPERS - Scolopacidae Upland Sandpiper; Bartramia longicauda Eskimo Curlew; Numenius borealis Whimbrel; Numenius phaeopus Long-billed Curlew; Numenius americanus Black-tailed Godwit; Limosa limosa Hudsonian Godwit; Limosa haemastica Marbled Godwit; Limosa fedoa Ruddy Turnstone; Arenaria interpres Red Knot; Calidris canutus Ruff; Calidris pugnax Stilt Sandpiper; Calidris himantopus Curlew Sandpiper; Calidris ferruginea Sanderling; Calidris alba Baird’s Sandpiper; Calidris bairdii Least Sandpiper; Calidris minutilla White-rumped Sandpiper; Calidris fuscicollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper; Calidris subruficollis Pectoral Sandpiper; Calidris melanotos Semi-palmated Sandpiper; Calidris pusilla Western Sandpiper; Calidris mauri Short-billed Dowitcher; Limnodromus griseus Wilson’s Snipe; Gallinago delicata South American Snipe; Gallinago paraguaiae Wilson’s Phalarope; Phalaropus tricolor Terek Sandpiper; Xenus cinereus Spotted Sandpiper; Actitis macularius Solitary Sandpiper; Tringa solitaria Common Greenshank; Tringa nebularia Greater Yellowlegs; Tringa melanoleuca Willet; Tringa semipalmata Lesser Yellowlegs; Tringa flavipes Spotted Redshank; Tringa erythropus Wood Sandpiper; Tringa glareola JACANAS - Jacanidae Wattled Jacana; Jacana jacana SKUAS - Stercorariidae South Polar Skua; Stercorarius maccormicki Pomarine Jaeger; Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger; Stercorarius parasiticus SKIMMERS - Rhynchopidae Black Skimmer; Rynchops niger GULLS - Laridae Black-legged Kittiwake; Rissa tridactyla Sabine’s Gull; Xema sabini Black-headed Gull; Chroicocephalus ridibundus Laughing Gull; Leucophaeus atricilla Franklin’s Gull; Leucophaeus pipixcan Audouin’s Gull; Ichthyaetus audouinii Ring-billed Gull; Larus delawarensis Great Black-backed Gull; Larus marinus Kelp Gull; Larus dominicanus Lesser Black-backed Gull; Larus fuscus Herring Gull; Larus argentatus Brown Noddy; Anous stolidus White Tern; Gygis alba Sooty Tern; Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled Tern; Onychoprion anaethetus Least Tern; Sternula antillarum Yellow-billed Tern; Sternula superciliaris Large-billed Tern; Phaetusa simplex Gull-billed Tern; Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern; Hydroprogne caspia Black Tern; Chlidonias niger Common Tern; Sterna hirundo Roseate Tern; Sterna dougallii Arctic Tern; Sterna paradisaea Sandwich Tern; Thalasseus sandvicensis Royal Tern; Thalasseus maximus TROPICBIRDS - Phaethontidae Red-billed Tropicbird; Phaethon aethereus White-tailed Tropicbird; Phaethon lepturus STORM PETRELS - Hydrobatidae Wilson’s Storm-Petrel; Oceanites oceanicus Leach’s Storm-Petrel; Oceanodroma leucorhoa SHEARWATERS - Procellariidae Bulwer’s Petrel; Bulweria bulwerii Cory’s Shearwater; Calonectris diomedea Cape Verde Shearwater; Calonectris edwardsii Sooty Shearwater; Ardenna grisea Great Shearwater; Ardenna gravis Manx Shearwater; Puffinus puffinus Audubon’s Shearwater; Puffinus lherminieri STORKS - Ciconiidae Maguari Stork; Ciconia maguari Jabiru; Jabiru mycteria Wood Stork; Mycteria americana FRIGATEBIRDS - Fregatidae Magnificent Frigatebird; Fregata magnificens BOOBIES - Sulidae Masked Booby; Sula dactylatra Red-footed Booby; Sula sula Brown Booby; Sula leucogaster Northern Gannet ; Morus bassanus ANHINGAS - Anhingidae Anhinga; Anhinga anhinga CORMORANTS - Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant; Phalacrocorax brasilianus PELICANS - Pelicanidae Brown Pelican; Pelicanus occidentalis HERONS - Ardeidae Rufescent Tiger-Heron; Tigrisoma lineatum Fasciated Tiger-Heron; Tigrisoma fasciatum Agami Heron; Agamia agami Boat-billed Heron; Cochlearius cochlearius Pinnated Bittern; Botaurus pinnatus Least Bittern; Ixobrychus exilis Stripe-backed Bittern; Ixobrychus involucris Black-crowned Night-Heron; Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned Night-Heron; Nyctanassa violacea Green Heron; Butorides virescens Striated Heron; Butorides striata Squacco Heron; Ardeola ralloides Cattle Egret; Bubulcus ibis Gray Heron; Ardea cinerea Great Blue Heron; Ardea herodias Cocoi Heron;
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  • Trinidad's Birds & Butterflies

    Trinidad's Birds & Butterflies

    Trinidad’s Birds & Butterflies With Naturalist Journeys & Caligo Ventures November 7 – 14, 2018 866.900.1146 800.426.7781 520.558.1146 [email protected] www.naturalistjourneys.com or find us on Facebook at Naturalist Journeys, LLC Naturalist Journeys, LLC / Caligo Ventures PO Box 16545 Portal, AZ 85632 PH: 520.558.1146 / 800.426.7781 Fax 650.471.7667 naturalistjourneys.com / caligo.com [email protected] / [email protected] Naturalist Journeys and Caligo Ventures are pleased to announce our 2018 celebrity tour to the Asa Wright Nature Centre with author of Guide to the Birds of Honduras, Robert Gallardo. Join Robert for a fantastic week at the Centre and enjoy a fast-track study of butterfly identification, behavior, and ecology, complemented by the Centre’s top-rate birding. All participants will receive a laminated butterfly guide produced by Rainforest Publications in 2015. Enjoy world-famous birdwatching opportunities, and learn new skills discovering other winged gems — the butterflies. We plan outings to a wide variety of habitats, from montane forests to mangroves, and wetlands to working agricultural areas to find a wide variety of species. Robert shares his expertise through field time, skills, workshops, and presentations. Robert is currently working on a butterfly field guide and loves nothing more than exploring with a fine eye for detail. (Some butterflies are as tiny as your pinky nail!) With honed field skills and over two decades experience leading tours, Robert is an amazing person to spend time with. Many birders have turned to butterfly watching as a stunning enrichment to their field time.