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With Rich Hoyer as Leader

  • Column A = number of tours out of eight on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B = number of days this species was seen on the 2009 tour
  • Column C = maximum daily count for this species on the 2009 tour
  • Column D = H = heard only, N = nesting evidence observed
  • (E) = Jamaican endemic species, (ES) = Jamaican endemic subspecies, (I) = introduced
  • x = seen in 2009
A B C D
1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
8 West Indian Whistling-Duck 1 62 Dendrocygna arborea
8 Blue-winged Teal 2 100 Anas discors
1 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
5 Masked Duck 2 4 Nomonyx dominicus
6 Ruddy Duck 1 120 Oxyura jamaicensis
8 Least Grebe 3 35 Tachybaptus dominicus
8 Pied-billed Grebe 2 12 Podilymbus podiceps
8 White-tailed Tropicbird 2 8 Phaethon lepturus
1 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
8 Brown Pelican 3 20 Pelecanus occidentalis
1 cormorant species 1 1 Phalacrocorax sp.
8 Magnificent Frigatebird 4 70 Fregata magnificens
1 American Bittern 1 1 H Botaurus lentiginosus
4 Least Bittern 1 1 Ixobrychus exilis
7 Great Blue Heron 2 3 Ardea herodias
8 Great Egret 4 75 Ardea alba
8 Snowy Egret 3 50 Egretta thula
8 Little Blue Heron 4 5 Egretta caerulea
8 Tricolored Heron 3 15 Egretta tricolor
6 Reddish Egret 3 2 Egretta rufescens
8 Cattle Egret 7 1000 Bubulcus ibis
8 Green Heron 2 5 Butorides virescens
7 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 50 Nycticorax nycticorax
8 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2 2 Nyctanassa violacea
1 White Ibis Eudocimus albus
8 Glossy Ibis 3 30 Plegadis falcinellus
8 Turkey Vulture 7 125 Cathartes aura
6 Osprey Pandion haliaetus
8 Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 Buteo jamaicensis
6 American Kestrel (dark morph) 1 1 Falco sparverius sparverioides
8 American Kestrel (light morph) 7 7 Falco sparverius sparverioides
3 American Kestrel (intermediate) Falco sparverius sparverioides
2 Merlin Falco columbarius
2 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
7 Clapper Rail 1 4 Rallus longirostris
1 Sora 1 1 Porzana carolina
1 Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana flaviventer
7 Purple Gallinule 2 3 Porphyrio martinica
8 Common Moorhen 4 145 N Gallinula chloropus
8 American Coot 2 10 Fulica americana
7 Caribbean Coot 1 1 Fulica caribaea
4 Limpkin 1 3 Aramus guarauna
8 Black-bellied Plover 3 5 Pluvialis squatarola
6 Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
8 Semipalmated Plover 1 4 Charadrius semipalmatus
8 Killdeer 4 3 N Charadrius vociferus
8 Black-necked Stilt 4 50 Himantopus mexicanus
8 Northern Jacana 2 10 Jacana spinosa
8 Spotted Sandpiper 2 4 Actitis macularius
1 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
6 Greater Yellowlegs 3 4 Tringa melanoleuca
6 Willet 1 1 Tringa semipalmata
8 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 2 Tringa flavipes
4 Whimbrel 1 1 Numenius phaeopus
7 Ruddy Turnstone 1 4 Arenaria interpres
1 Red Knot Calidris canutus
2 Sanderling 1 1 Calidris alba
8 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 3 Calidris pusilla
3 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
8 Least Sandpiper 3 90 Calidris minutilla
1 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
1 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
2 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
6 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 3 Limnodromus griseus
8 Laughing Gull 3 250 Larus atricilla
4 Least Tern Sternula antillarum
3 Gull-billed Tern Geochelidon nilotica
1 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
8 Royal Tern 3 30 Thalasseus maxima
7 Sandwich Tern 1 3 Thalasseus sandvicensis
8 Rock Pigeon (I) 5 15 Columba livia
8 White-crowned Pigeon 7 26 Patagioenas leucocephala
2 Plain Pigeon (ES) Patagioenas inornata exigua
8 Ring-tailed Pigeon (E) 2 5 Patagioenas caribaea
8 White-winged Dove 7 15 Zenaida asiatica
8 Zenaida Dove 7 20 N Zenaida aurita
6 Mourning Dove 3 3 Zenaida macroura
8 Common Ground-Dove (ES) 6 35 Columbina passerina jamaicensis
8 Caribbean Dove (ES) 4 2 Leptotila jamaicensis jamaicensis
8 Crested Quail-Dove (E) 4 6 Geotrygon versicolor
8 Ruddy Quail-Dove 5 8 Geotrygon montana
8 Olive-throated Parakeet (ES) 4 20 Aratinga nana nana
7 Green-rumped Parrotlet (I) 1 4 Forpus passerinus
8 Yellow-billed Parrot (E) 3 40 Amazona collaria
8 Black-billed Parrot (E) 2 10 Amazona agilis
7 Mangrove Cuckoo 1 1 Coccyzus minor
8 Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo (E) 7 2 Coccyzus pluvialis
8 Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo (E) 4 3 Coccyzus vetula
8 Smooth-billed Ani 7 15 Crotophaga ani
4 Barn Owl Tyto alba
8 Jamaican Owl (E) 3 2 N Pseudoscops grammicus
4 Antillean Nighthawk 1 3 Chordeiles gundlachii
8 Northern Potoo (ES) 3 1 Nyctibius j. jamaicensis
5 Black Swift 1 55 Cypseloides n. niger
8 White-collared Swift 2 20 Streptoprocne zonaris pallidifrons
8 Antillean Palm-Swift 3 18 Tachornis p. phoenicobia
8 Jamaican Mango (E) 4 3 Anthracothorax mango
8 Red-billed Streamertail (E) 5 20 Trochilus p. polytmus
8 Black-billed Streamertail (E) 2 5 Trochilus polytmus scitulus
8 Vervain Hummingbird (ES) 7 8 N Mellisuga m. minima
8 Jamaican Tody (E) 7 12 Todus todus
7 Belted Kingfisher 3 3 Ceryle alcyon
8 Jamaican Woodpecker (E) 7 8 Melanerpes radiolatus
8 Jamaican Elaenia (E) 5 2 Myiopagis cotta
3 Greater Antillean Elaenia (ES) Elaenia f. fallax
8 Jamaican Pewee (E) 5 2 Contopus pallidus
8 Sad Flycatcher (E) 7 6 Myiarchus barbirostris
8 Rufous-tailed Flycatcher (E) 5 6 Myiarchus validus
8 Stolid Flycatcher (ES) 2 6 Myiarchus s. stolidus
8 Gray Kingbird 7 16 Tyrannus dominicensis
8 Loggerhead Kingbird (ES) 7 14 Tyrannus caudifasciatus jamaicensis
8 Jamaican Becard (E) 4 6 Pachyramphus niger
8 Jamaican Vireo (E) 6 20 Vireo modestus
8 Blue Mountain Vireo (E) 4 2 Vireo osburni
8 Black-whiskered Vireo 7 12 Vireo a. altiloquus
8 Jamaican Crow (E) 4 10 Corvus jamaicensis
4 Caribbean Martin 1 2 Progne dominicensis
3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
8 Cave Swallow (ES) 5 75 N Petrochelidon fulva poeciloma
8 Barn Swallow 6 650 Hirundo rustica
8 Rufous-throated Solitaire (ES) 2 7 Myadestes genibarbis solitarius
8 White-eyed Thrush (E) 6 5 Turdus jamaicensis
8 White-chinned Thrush (E) 6 20 Turdus aurantius
8 Northern Mockingbird 7 12 Mimus polyglottos orpheus
8 Bahama Mockingbird (ES) 1 8 Mimus gundlachii hillii
8 European Starling (I) 5 4 Sturnus vulgaris
1 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
1 Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
8 Northern Parula 4 8 Parula americana
8 Yellow "Golden" Warbler 4 2 Dendroica petechia eoa
3 Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
3 Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
6 Cape May Warbler 1 1 Dendroica tigrina
8 Black-throated Blue Warbler 7 9 Dendroica caerulescens
1 Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
7 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 1 Dendroica virens
7 Prairie Warbler 5 5 Dendroica discolor
6 Palm Warbler 3 1 Dendroica palmarum
1 Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
1 Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
8 Arrowhead Warbler (E) 5 3 Dendroica pharetra
8 Black-and-white Warbler 7 5 Mniotilta varia
8 American Redstart 7 15 Setophaga ruticilla
5 Worm-eating Warbler 1 2 Helmitheros vermivorus
1 Swainson's Warbler 1 3 H Limnothlypis swainsonii
7 Ovenbird 4 1 Seiurus aurocapillus
7 Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
1 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 1 H Seiurus motacilla
8 Common Yellowthroat 6 4 Geothlypis trichas
8 Bananaquit (ES) 7 30 N Coereba f. flaveola
8 Jamaican Spindalis (E) 7 20 Spindalis nigricephala
8 Yellow-faced Grassquit 5 15 Tiaris o. olivacea
8 Black-faced Grassquit 7 20 Tiaris bicolor marchii
8 Yellow-shouldered Grassquit (E) 6 3 Loxipasser anoxanthus
8 Greater Antillean Bullfinch (ES) 5 3 Loxigilla violacea ruficollis
8 Orangequit (E) 7 15 Euneornis campestris
7 Saffron Finch (I) 1 1 Sicalis flaveola
8 Grasshopper Sparrow (ES) 2 1 Ammodramus s. savannarum
3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4 2 Pheucticus ludovicianus
6 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
8 Jamaican Blackbird (E) 2 2 Nesopsar nigerrimus
8 Greater Antillean Grackle (ES) 7 30 Quiscalus niger crassirostris
6 Shiny Cowbird 3 3 Molothrus bonariensis
8 Jamaican Oriole (ES) 7 12 Icterus l. leucopteryx
1 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
8 Jamaican Euphonia (E) 7 10 N Euphonia jamaica
1 Nutmeg Mannikin 1 25 Lonchura punculata

Mammals

Small Indian Mongoose (I) x Herpestes javanensis
Norway Rat (I) Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse (I) Mus musculus

Amphibians and Reptiles

Giant Toad (I) x Chaunus marinus
Savanna-la-Mar Treefrog x Osteopilus brunneus
Harlan's Antilles Frog Osteopilus crucialis
Spiny Forest Frog Osteopilus sp. nov.
Spaldings Treefrog x H Osteopilus marianae
Wilder's Treefrog Osteopilus wilderi
Johnstone's Robber Frog (I) x H Eleutherodactylus johnstonei
Lynn's Robber Frog Euhyas alticola
Andrews's Robber Frog Euhyas andrewsi
Portland Cave Robber Frog Euhyas cavernicola
Cundall's Robber Frog Euhyas cundalli
Brown Robber Frog Euhyas fusca
Portland Parish Robber Frog Euhyas glaucoreia
Spaldings Robber Frog x H Euhyas gossei
Clarendon Parish Robber Frog Euhyas grabhami
Jamaica Robber Frog Euhyas jamaicensis
Junor's Robber Frog Euhyas junori
Light Robber Frog Euhyas luteola
Portland Robber Frog Euhyas nubicola
Arntully Robber Frog Euhyas orcutti
Panton's Robber Frog Euhyas pantoni
Tube Robber Frog Euhyas pentasyringos
Greenhouse Frog (I) Euhyas planirostris
Quick Step Robber Frog Euhyas sisyphodemus
Bullfrog (I) Rana catesbeiana
Limestone Forest Galliwasp Celestus barbouri
Common Jamaican Galliwasp Celestus crusculus
Blue-tailed Galliwasp Celestus duquesneyi
Bromeliad Galliwasp Celestus fowleri
Red-spotted Galliwasp Celestus hewardi
Smalle-eyed Galliwasp Celestus microblepharis
Portland Coast Galliwasp Celestus molesworthi
Jamaican Giant Galliwasp Celestus occiduus
Antillean Skink x Mabuya mabouya
Jamaican Croaking Gecko Aristelliger praesignis
Neotropical Clawed Gecko Gonatodes albogularis
Common House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
Jamaican Stippeled Sphaero Sphaerodactylus argus
Jamaican Tailspot Sphaero Sphaerodactylus dacnicolor
Jamaican Collared Sphaero Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques
Jamaican Forest Sphaero Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus
Jamaican Sharp-nosed Sphaero Sphaerodactylus oxyrhinus
Parker's Banded Sphaero Sphaerodactylus parkeri
Montego Banded Sphaero Sphaerodactylus richardsoni
Cockpit Eyespot Sphaero Sphaerodactylus semasiops
Jamaican Giant Gecko Tarentola albertschwartzi
Jamaican Giant Anole x Anolis garmani
Jamaican Turquoise Anole x Anolis grahami
Jamaican Gray Anole x Anolis lineatopus
Opal-bellied Anole x Anolis opalinus
Blue Mountain Anole Anolis reconditus
Cuban Brown Anole (I) Anolis sagrei
Jamaican Twig Anole Anolis valencienni
Jamaican Rock Iguana Cyclura collei
Jamaican Whiptail Ameiva dorsalis
Jamaican Boa Epicrates subflavus
Jamaican Red Groundsnake Arrhyton callilaemum
Jamaican Black Groundsnake Arrhyton funereum
Jamaican Long-tailed Groundsnake Arrhyton polylepis
Jamaican Racer Alsophis ater
Jamaican Brown Trope Tropidophis jamaicensis
Jamaican Eyespot Trope Tropidophis stejnegeri
Portland Ridge Trope Tropidophis stullae
Jamaican Blindsnake Typhlops jamaicensis
Jamaican Slider x Chrysemys terrapen
American Crocodile x Crocodylus acutus

Butterflies

Polydamas Swallowtail (ES) x Battus polydamas jamaicensis
Jamaican Kite-Swallowtail (E) Eurytides marcellinus
Homerus Swallowtail (E) Papilio homerus
Jamaican Giant Swallowtail (E) Papilio melonius
False Androgeus Swallowtail (E) x Papilio thersites
Bahamian Swallowtail x Papilio a. andraemon
Caribbean Swallowtail (ES) Papilio p. pelaus
Lyside Sulphur Kricogonia lyside
Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
Barred Yellow Eurema daira palmira
Banded Yellow x Eurema e. elathea
Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana
Contrasting Yellow (E) Eurema adamsi
Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe
Whitish Yellow x Pyrisitia messalina
Tailed Orange Pyrisitia proterpia
Little Yellow x Pyrisitia lisa euterpe
Mimosa Yellow x Pyrisitia n. nise
Dina Yellow (ES) x Pyrisitia dina parvumbra
White Angled Sulphur Anteos chlorinde
Yellow Angled-Sulphur x Anteos maerula
Cloudless Sulphur x Phoebis s. sennae
Apricot Sulphur (ES) x Phoebis argante comstocki
Large Orange Sulphur x Phoebis agarithe antillia
Statira Sulphur Aphrissa statira
Godart's Sulphur (ES) Aphrissa godartiana hartonia
Florida White (ES) Glutophrissa drusilla castalia
Great Southern White x Ascia monuste eubotea
Giant White (ES) x Ganyra josephina paramarylis
Jamaican Hairstreak (E) Rekoa bourkei
Silver-banded Hairstreak (ES) Chlorostrymon simaethis jago
Amethyst Hairstreak Chlorostrymon maesites
Orbis Hairstreak (E) Chlorostrymon orbis
Jamaican Greenstreak (E) Cyanophrys crethona
Dallas Mountain Greenstreak (E) Cyanophris hartii
Pan Hairstreak (E) Electrostrymon pan
Fulvous Hairstreak (ES) Electrostrymon angelia pantoni
Martial Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon martialis
Caribbean Scrub-Hairstreak (ES) x Strymon acis gossei
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (ES) Strymon bazochii gunlachianus
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa cybira
Limenia Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon limenia
Shoumatoff's Hairstreak (E) Nesiostrymon shoumatoffi
Cassius Blue x Leptotes cassius theonus
Perkins's Blue (E) x Leptotes perkinsae
Western Pygmy-Blue x Brephidium exilis isophthalma
John & Tom's Blue (E) x Cyclargus shuturn
Jamaican Blue (E) Cyclargus dominica
Ceraunus Blue x Hemiargus c. ceraunus
Antillean Snout Libytheana terena
Monarch Danaus plexippus megalippe
Queen (ES) Danaus gilippus jamaicensis
Caribbean Queen Danaus cleophile
Soldier Danaus eresimus tethys
Antillean Clearwing (ES) Greta d. diaphanus
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
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
Mexican Fritillary Euptoieta h. hegesia
Silver Emperor (ES) Doxocopa laure laura
Jamaican Mestra (E) x Mestra dorcas
Florida Purplewing Eunica tatila tatilista
Dingy Purplewing Eunica monima
Caribbean Cracker Hamadryas amphichloe diasia
Jamaican Banner (E) Lucinia cadma
Caribbean Sailor (ES) Dynamine s. serina
Many-banded Daggerwing Marpesia chiron
Antillean Daggerwing (ES) Marpesia eleuchea pellenis
Orion Cecropian x Historis o. odius
Tailed Cecropian (ES) Historis acheronta cadmus
Dirce Beauty Colobura dirce wolcotti
Antillean Mapwing x Hypanartia paullus
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta rubria
White Peacock x Anartia jatrophae jamaicensis
Malachite Siproeta s. stelenes
Tropical Buckeye x Junonia evarete zonalis
Mangrove Buckeye x Junonia genoveva
Mimic Hypolimnas misippus
Jamaican Checkerspot (E) Atlantea pantoni
Antillean Crescent (ES) Antillea pelops pygmaea
Jamaican Crescent (E) Antillea proclea
Cuban Crescent x Anthanassa f. frisia
Florida Leafwing (ES) Anaea troglodyta portia
Jamaican Leafwing Fountainea johnsoni
Jamaican Calisto (E) x Calisto zangis
Perkins' Skipper (E) Phocides perkinsae
Mercurial Skipper (ES) Proteides mercurius jamaicensis
Jamaican Silverdrop (E) x Epargyreus antaeus
Hammock Skipper (ES) x Polygonus leo hagar
Jamaican Longtail (E) Chioides churchi
Gold-spotted Aguna (ES) x Aguna asander jasper
Long-tailed Skipper x Urbanus proteus domingo
Green Flasher Astraptes talus
Jamaican Flasher (E) x Astraptes jaira
Yellow-tipped Flasher Astraptes anaphus anausis
Potrillo Skipper Cabares potrillo potrillo
Hermit Skipper (ES) Grais stigmatica juncta
Jamaican-banded Skipper (E) Timochares runia
Common Anastrus Anastrus sempiternus dilloni
Impostor Duskywing Gesta gesta
Caribbean Duskywing Ephyriades arcas philemon
Florida Duskywing (ES) Ephyriades brunnea jamaicensis
Jamaican Sicklewing (E) x Eantis mithridates
Tropical Checkered-Skipper x Pyrgus oileus
Caribbean Ruby-eye Perichares philetes
Brazilian Skipper Calpodes ethlius
Obscure Skipper Panoquina p. panoquinoides
Ocola Skipper Panoquina o. ocola
Purple-washed Skipper Panoquina lucas
Caribbean Faceted-Skipper Synapte m. malitiosa
Three-spotted Skipper x Cymaenes t. tripunctus
Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala
Cuban Skipper Rhinthon cubana
Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus
Jamaican Broken-Dash (E) x Wallengrenia versuria
Lilly's Skipper (E) Choranthus lilliae
Singularis Skipper Euphyes singularis insolata
Jamaican Skipper (E) Pyrrhocalles jamaicensis
Violet-banded Skipper Nyctelius n. nyctelius