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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Jamaica

Cumulative Checklist

With Rich Hoyer as Leader

  • Column A: number of tours out of ten on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B: number of days this species was seen on the 2012 tour
  • Column C = maximum daily count for this species on the 2012 tour
  • Column D: H = heard only, N = nesting evidence observed
  • Notes: (E) = Jamaican endemic species, (ES) = Jamaican endemic subspecies, (I) = introduced
  • x = seen in 2012
A B C D
1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
10 West Indian Whistling-Duck 1 8 Dendrocygna arborea
10 Blue-winged Teal 3 275 Anas discors
1 Northern Shoveler 1 27 Anas clypeata
1 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
5 Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
8 Ruddy Duck 2 75 Oxyura jamaicensis
10 Least Grebe 4 12 Tachybaptus dominicus
10 Pied-billed Grebe 2 10 N Podilymbus podiceps
10 White-tailed Tropicbird 1 3 Phaethon lepturus
1 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
10 Brown Pelican 4 175 Pelecanus occidentalis
1 cormorant species Phalacrocorax sp.
10 Magnificent Frigatebird 6 15 Fregata magnificens
1 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
6 Least Bittern 1 2 Ixobrychus exilis
9 Great Blue Heron 1 4 Ardea herodias
10 Great Egret 4 20 Ardea alba
10 Snowy Egret 5 40 Egretta thula
10 Little Blue Heron 4 4 Egretta caerulea
10 Tricolored Heron 2 3 Egretta tricolor
6 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
10 Cattle Egret 7 150 Bubulcus ibis
10 Green Heron 4 3 Butorides virescens
8 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
10 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3 2 Nyctanassa violacea
2 White Ibis 1 1 Eudocimus albus
10 Glossy Ibis 3 10 Plegadis falcinellus
10 Turkey Vulture 7 45 Cathartes aura
8 Osprey 1 1 Pandion haliaetus
1 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
10 Red-tailed Hawk 5 2 Buteo jamaicensis
7 American Kestrel (dark morph) 1 1 Falco sparverius sparverioides
10 American Kestrel (light morph) 7 10 Falco sparverius sparverioides
3 American Kestrel (intermediate) Falco sparverius sparverioides
3 Merlin Falco columbarius
3 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
7 Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
2 Sora 2 1 Porzana carolina
2 Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana flaviventer
9 Purple Gallinule 1 1 Porphyrio martinica
10 Common Gallinule 3 30 N Gallinula chloropus
10 American Coot 2 25 Fulica americana
9 Caribbean Coot 1 3 Fulica caribaea
5 Limpkin Aramus guarauna
10 Black-bellied Plover 2 15 Pluvialis squatarola
8 Wilson's Plover 1 4 Charadrius wilsonia
10 Semipalmated Plover 1 40 Charadrius semipalmatus
10 Killdeer 2 1 Charadrius vociferus
10 Black-necked Stilt 3 50 Himantopus mexicanus
10 Northern Jacana 3 8 Jacana spinosa
10 Spotted Sandpiper 4 8 Actitis macularius
2 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
7 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
8 Willet 3 1 Tringa semipalmata
10 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 10 Tringa flavipes
4 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
9 Ruddy Turnstone 2 40 Arenaria interpres
1 Red Knot Calidris canutus
2 Sanderling Calidris alba
10 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 2 Calidris pusilla
3 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
10 Least Sandpiper 2 45 Calidris minutilla
1 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
1 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
2 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
6 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
10 Laughing Gull 5 750 Larus atricilla
6 Least Tern 1 9 Sternula antillarum
3 Gull-billed Tern Geochelidon nilotica
1 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
10 Royal Tern 4 50 Thalasseus maxima
9 Sandwich Tern 3 20 Thalasseus sandvicensis
10 Rock Pigeon (I) 4 15 Columba livia
10 White-crowned Pigeon 7 25 Patagioenas leucocephala
3 Plain Pigeon (ES) Patagioenas inornata exigua
10 Ring-tailed Pigeon (E) 4 75 Patagioenas caribaea
10 White-winged Dove 7 25 Zenaida asiatica
10 Zenaida Dove 7 8 Zenaida aurita
8 Mourning Dove 1 2 Zenaida macroura
10 Common Ground-Dove (ES) 7 50 Columbina passerina jamaicensis
10 Caribbean Dove (ES) 4 8 Leptotila jamaicensis jamaicensis
10 Crested Quail-Dove (E) 4 4 Geotrygon versicolor
10 Ruddy Quail-Dove 6 5 H Geotrygon montana
10 Olive-throated Parakeet (ES) 5 16 Aratinga nana nana
9 Green-rumped Parrotlet (I) 1 2 Forpus passerinus
10 Yellow-billed Parrot (E) 3 35 Amazona collaria
10 Black-billed Parrot (E) 3 25 Amazona agilis
9 Mangrove Cuckoo 3 3 Coccyzus minor
10 Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo (E) 5 4 Coccyzus pluvialis
10 Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo (E) 4 2 N Coccyzus vetula
10 Smooth-billed Ani 6 12 Crotophaga ani
5 Barn Owl Tyto alba furcata
10 Jamaican Owl (E) 3 2 Pseudoscops grammicus
6 Antillean Nighthawk 3 2 Chordeiles gundlachii
10 Northern Potoo (ES) 1 1 Nyctibius j. jamaicensis
6 Black Swift Cypseloides n. niger
10 White-collared Swift 4 20 Streptoprocne zonaris pallidifrons
10 Antillean Palm-Swift 4 10 Tachornis p. phoenicobia
10 Jamaican Mango (E) 5 5 Anthracothorax mango
10 "Red-billed" Streamertail (E) 4 40 Trochilus p. polytmus
10 "Black-billed" Streamertail (E) 3 10 Trochilus polytmus scitulus
10 Vervain Hummingbird (ES) 6 10 Mellisuga m. minima
10 Jamaican Tody (E) 6 8 Todus todus
9 Belted Kingfisher 5 2 Ceryle alcyon
10 Jamaican Woodpecker (E) 6 6 N Melanerpes radiolatus
10 Jamaican Elaenia (E) 4 3 Myiopagis cotta
4 Greater Antillean Elaenia (ES) Elaenia f. fallax
10 Jamaican Pewee (E) 2 2 Contopus pallidus
10 Sad Flycatcher (E) 6 8 N Myiarchus barbirostris
10 Rufous-tailed Flycatcher (E) 5 2 Myiarchus validus
10 Stolid Flycatcher (ES) 3 2 Myiarchus s. stolidus
10 Gray Kingbird 8 50 Tyrannus dominicensis
10 Loggerhead Kingbird (ES) 7 12 Tyrannus caudifasciatus jamaicensis
10 Jamaican Becard (E) 6 3 Pachyramphus niger
10 Jamaican Vireo (E) 6 14 Vireo modestus
10 Blue Mountain Vireo (E) 1 3 Vireo osburni
10 Black-whiskered Vireo 7 16 Vireo a. altiloquus
10 Jamaican Crow (E) 3 6 Corvus jamaicensis
4 Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
1 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
10 Cave Swallow (ES) 2 40 N Petrochelidon fulva poeciloma
10 Barn Swallow 4 16 Hirundo rustica
10 Rufous-throated Solitaire (ES) 3 8 Myadestes genibarbis solitarius
10 White-eyed Thrush (E) 5 8 Turdus jamaicensis
10 White-chinned Thrush (E) 6 16 N Turdus aurantius
1 Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
10 Northern Mockingbird 7 30 N Mimus polyglottos orpheus
10 Bahama Mockingbird (ES) 1 2 Mimus gundlachii hillii
10 European Starling (I) 1 2 Sturnus vulgaris
1 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
9 Ovenbird 2 2 Seiurus aurocapillus
6 Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
1 Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
9 Northern Waterthrush 1 2 Parkesia noveboracensis
10 Black-and-white Warbler 5 2 Mniotilta varia
2 Swainson's Warbler 1 1 Limnothlypis swainsonii
1 Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina
10 Common Yellowthroat 5 10 Geothlypis trichas
10 Arrowhead Warbler (E) 4 3 Setophaga pharetra
10 American Redstart 7 16 Setophaga ruticilla
8 Cape May Warbler 1 1 Setophaga tigrina
10 Northern Parula 4 6 Setophaga americana
4 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
1 Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
10 Yellow Warbler (Golden) 2 8 Setophaga petechia eoa
3 Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
1 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
10 Black-throated Blue Warbler 6 6 Setophaga caerulescens
7 Palm Warbler 1 1 Setophaga palmarum
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) Setophaga coronata
9 Prairie Warbler 4 12 Setophaga discolor
8 Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
10 Bananaquit (ES) 7 35 Coereba f. flaveola
10 Jamaican Spindalis (E) 6 18 Spindalis nigricephala
10 Yellow-faced Grassquit 3 60 Tiaris o. olivacea
10 Black-faced Grassquit 3 40 Tiaris bicolor marchii
10 Yellow-shouldered Grassquit (E) 5 4 Loxipasser anoxanthus
10 Greater Antillean Bullfinch (ES) 6 6 Loxigilla violacea ruficollis
10 Orangequit (E) 6 15 Euneornis campestris
8 Saffron Finch (I) 1 8 Sicalis flaveola
10 Grasshopper Sparrow (ES) 1 2 Ammodramus s. savannarum
1 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
7 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
1 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
10 Jamaican Blackbird (E) 2 4 Nesopsar nigerrimus
10 Greater Antillean Grackle (ES) 7 16 Quiscalus niger crassirostris
8 Shiny Cowbird 1 2 Molothrus bonariensis
10 Jamaican Oriole (ES) 6 8 Icterus l. leucopteryx
1 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
10 Jamaican Euphonia (E) 6 8 Euphonia jamaica
2 Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punculata

Mammals

Small Indian Mongoose (I) x Herpestes javanensis

Amphibians and Reptiles

Giant Toad (I) x Chaunus marinus
Savanna-la-Mar Treefrog x Osteopilus ocellatus
Johnstone's Robber Frog (I) x Eleutherodactylus johnstonei
Panton's Robber Frog x Eleutherodactylus pantoni
Jamaican Croaking Gecko x Aristelliger praesignis
Jamaican Turquoise Anole x Anolis grahami
Jamaican Gray Anole x Anolis lineatopus
Opal-bellied Anole x Anolis opalinus
Blue Mountain Anole x Anolis reconditus
Jamaican Slider x Chrysemys terrapen
American Crocodile x Crocodylus acutus

Butterflies

Polydamas Swallowtail (ES) x Battus polydamas jamaicensis
False Androgeus Swallowtail (E) x Papilio thersites
Bahamian Swallowtail x Papilio a. andraemon
Barred Yellow x Eurema daira palmira
Cloudless Sulphur x Phoebis s. sennae
Large Orange Sulphur x Phoebis agarithe antillia
Great Southern White x Ascia monuste eubotea
Fulvous Hairstreak (ES) x Electrostrymon angelia pantoni
Martial Scrub-Hairstreak x Strymon martialis
Caribbean Scrub-Hairstreak (ES) x Strymon acis gossei
Cassius Blue x Leptotes cassius theonus
Perkins's Blue (E) x Leptotes perkinsae
Ceraunus Blue x Hemiargus c. ceraunus
Monarch x Danaus plexippus megalippe
Soldier x Danaus eresimus tethys
Jamaican Sister (E) x Adelpha abyla
Gulf Fritillary x Agraulis vanillae insularis
Julia Heliconian (ES) x Dryas iulia delila
Zebra Heliconian (ES) x Heliconius charithonia simulator
Orion Cecropian x Historis o. odius
Dirce Beauty x Colobura dirce wolcotti
White Peacock x Anartia jatrophae jamaicensis
Malachite x Siproeta s. stelenes
Tropical Buckeye x Junonia evarete zonalis
Jamaican Calisto (E) x Calisto zangis
Jamaican Silverdrop (E) x Epargyreus antaeus
Long-tailed Skipper x Urbanus proteus domingo
Jamaican Flasher (E) x Astraptes jaira
Potrillo Skipper x Cabares potrillo potrillo
Common Anastrus x Anastrus sempiternus dilloni
Jamaican Broken-Dash (E) x Wallengrenia versuria

Moths

Black Witch x Ascalapha odorata
Swallowtail Moth x Sematura aegisthus

Odonates

Familiar Bluet x Enallagma civile