Checklist of the Birds of Cockpit Country, Jamaica Please enter counts for every species observed and note any breeding evidence for entry into eBird Caribbean. ____ West Indian Whistling-Duck* (Dendrocygna arborea) ____ Northern Potoo* (Nyctibius jamaicensis) ____ Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) ____ Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) ____ Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) ____ White-eyed Thrush* (Turdus jamaicensis) ____ Least Grebe* (Tachybaptus dominicus) ____ White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) ____ White-chinned Thrush* (Turdus aurantius) ____ Pied-billed Grebe* (Podilymbus podiceps) ____ Antillean Palm-Swift* (Tachornis phoenicobia) ____ Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) ____ Great Blue Heron* (Ardea herodias) ____ Jamaican Mango* (Anthracothorax mango) ____ Northern Mockingbird* (Mimus polyglottos) ____ Great Egret* (Ardea alba) ____ Vervain Hummingbird* (Mellisuga minima) ____ European Starling^* (Sturnus vulgaris) ____ Snowy Egret* (Egretta thula) ____ Red-billed Streamertail* (Trochilus p. polytmus) ____ Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) ____ Little Blue Heron* (Egretta caerulea) ____ Jamaican Tody* (Todus todus) ____ Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) ____ Tricolored Heron* (Egretta tricolor) ____ Belted Kingfisher* (Megaceryle alcyon) ____ Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) ____ Cattle Egret* (Bubulcus ibis) ____ Jamaican Woodpecker* (Melanerpes radiolatus) ____ Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) ____ Green Heron* (Butorides virescens) ____ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) ____ Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) ____ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron* (Nyctanassa violacea) ____ American Kestrel* (Falco sparverius) ____ Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) ____ Glossy Ibis* (Plegadis falcinellus) ____ Merlin (Falco columbarius) ____ Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina) ____ Turkey Vulture* (Cathartes aura) ____ Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) ____ Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) ____ Osprey* (Pandion haliaetus) ____ Black-billed Parrot* (Amazona agilis) ____ Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) ____ Red-tailed Hawk* (Buteo jamaicensis) ____ Yellow-billed Parrot* (Amazona collaria) ____ Arrowhead Warbler* (Setophaga pharetra) ____ Common Gallinule* (Gallinula galeata) ____ Green-rumped Parrotlet* (Forpus passerinus) ____ Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) ____ Limpkin* (Aramus guarauna) ____ Olive-throated Parakeet ^* (Eupsittula nana) ____ American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) ____ Northern Jacana* (Jacana spinosa) ____ Jamaican Elaenia* (Myiopagis cotta) ____ Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) ____ Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) ____ Greater Antillean Elaenia* (Elaenia fallax) ____ Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) ____ Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) ____ Jamaican Pewee* (Contopus pallidus) ____ Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) ____ Rock Pigeon^* (Columba livia) ____ Sad Flycatcher* (Myiarchus barbirostris) ____ Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) ____ White-crowned Pigeon* (Patagioenas leucocephala) ____ Rufous-tailed Flycatcher* (Myiarchus validus) ____ Yellow Warbler* (Setophaga petechia) ____ Plain Pigeon* (Patagioenas inornata) ____ Stolid Flycatcher* (Myiarchus stolidus) ____ Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) ____ Ring-tailed Pigeon* (Patagioenas caribaea) ____ Gray Kingbird* (Tyrannus dominicensis) ____ Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) ____ Common Ground-Dove* (Columbina passerina) ____ Loggerhead Kingbird* (Tyrannus caudifasciatus) ____ Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) ____ Crested Quail-Dove* (Geotrygon versicolor) ____ Jamaican Becard* (Pachyramphus niger) ____ Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) ____ Ruddy Quail-Dove* (Geotrygon montana) ____ Blue Mountain Vireo* (Vireo osburni) ____ Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) ____ Caribbean Dove* (Leptotila jamaicensis) ____ White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) ____ Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) ____ White-winged Dove* (Zenaida asiatica) ____ Jamaican Vireo* (Vireo modestus) ____ Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) ____ Zenaida Dove* (Zenaida aurita) ____ Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) ____ Saffron Finch^* (Sicalis flaveola) ____ Mourning Dove* (Zenaida macroura) ____ Jamaican Crow* (Corvus jamaicensis) ____ Bananaquit* (Coereba flaveola) ____ Smooth-billed Ani* (Crotophaga ani) ____ Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ____ Yellow-faced Grassquit* (Tiaris olivaceus) ____ Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) serripennis) ____ Black-faced Grassquit* (Tiaris bicolor) ____ Mangrove Cuckoo* (Coccyzus minor) ____ Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis) ____ Orangequit* (Euneornis campestris) ____ Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo* (Coccyzus pluvialis) ____ Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) ____ Greater Antillean Bullfinch* (Loxigilla violacea) ____ Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo* (Coccyzus vetula) ____ Cave Swallow* (Petrochelidon fulva) ____ Yellow-shouldered Grassquit* (Loxipasser ____ Barn Owl* (Tyto alba) ____ Rufous-throated Solitaire* (Myadestes genibarbis) anoxanthus) ____ Jamaican Owl* (Pseudoscops grammicus) ____ Veery (Catharus fuscescens) ____ Jamaican Spindalis* (Spindalis nigricephala) ____ Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii) ____ Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) ____ Grasshopper Sparrow* (Ammodramus savannarum) ____ Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Count Information ____ Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) ____ Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Location ____________________________________ Checklist of the ____ Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Observation date _____________________________ ____ Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Start time ______________ Duration _____________ Birds of Cockpit Country, ____ Jamaican Blackbird* (Nesopsar nigerrimus) ____ Greater Antillean Grackle* (Quiscalus niger) Number of people in group _____________________ Jamaica ____ Shiny Cowbird* (Molothrus bonariensis) Count type (see definitions below) ____ Jamaican Oriole* (Icterus leucopteryx) ❏ Stationary Count ____ Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) ____ Jamaican Euphonia* (Euphonia jamaica) ❏ Traveling Count: Distance covered____________ ____ Scaly-breasted Munia^* (Lonchura punctulata) ❏ Caribbean Waterbird Census (CWC) Point Count ____ Tricolored Munia^* (Lonchura malacca) ❏ CWC Area Search: Area covered _____________ ____ Chestnut Munia^* (Lonchura atricapilla) We encourage you to record all birds seen and heard. Red – Endemic species, Jamaica Are you reporting a complete checklist of the birds seen Green – Endemic species, West Indies and heard? ❏ YES ❏ NO ^ – Introduced species * – Year-round resident Submitting Your Data Note: This is a list of the birds most likely to be seen in After you have completed your bird count, submit your the Cockpit Country of Jamaica, including wetland birds data to eBird Caribbean at http://ebird.org/caribbean that occur in river habitats. It does not include all rarely observed species. Defining Your Count Additional Species: Stationary Count: A count made from a fixed location ____ _________________________________________ (moving less than 30 m). Examples are counting birds ____ _________________________________________ from an observation tower or in your backyard. ____ _________________________________________ ____ _________________________________________ Traveling Count: Observations made while birding over ____ _________________________________________ a specific distance (preferably less than 5 km) and duration. Examples include walking a trail, driving an ____ _________________________________________ ____ _________________________________________ auto loop, and birding on a boat trip. If you walk 2 km. ____ _________________________________________ on a trail and return via the same route, record the ____ _________________________________________ distance as 2 km. Only record new birds that you are ____ _________________________________________ certain you did not previously detect on the return. Notes Caribbean Waterbird Census (CWC) Counts: Any count at a wetland (including swamps, marshes, mangroves, ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ salt ponds, salinas, beaches, mud flats, tidal flats, ______________________________________________ estuaries, lakes, bays, etc.) should be entered as a CWC ______________________________________________ Point Count (= Stationary Count) or Area Search in Step 2 ______________________________________________ of data entry at http://ebird.org/content/caribbean/ ______________________________________________ The USFWS Neotropical Migratory Bird ______________________________________________ Conservation Act Program funded this project. .