Thursday 16 February 2012

Jamaican bird list> Pre-trip


I am going to Jamaica (for a week)  in two days and went looking for this so I thought I'd share it.  This is a list of birds found in Jamaica and the status of the species. I am hoping to see as many of these as I can, however this trip is pretty last minute and I am not sure what to expect in terms of wild areas in the region I am going.  I am staying with a friend in Redground, Negril on the West end of Jamaica. It appears to have a fair amount of green space but I can't tell on Google what the habitat is. A search describes the region as being quite good for birding. Weather is  29 degrees C with sun and clouds all week.
  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Jamaica.
  • (E) Endemic A species endemic to Jamaica.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to Jamaica as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
  • (Ex) Extirpated A species that no longer occurs in Jamaica although populations exist elsewhere.
  • (N) Near-threatened
  • (V) Vulnerable
  • (En) Endangered
  • (CE) Critically endangered
 Grebes
Shearwaters and petrels
Storm-Petrels
Tropicbirds
Pelicans
Boobies and gannets
Cormorants
Darters
Frigatebirds
Bitterns, herons and egrets
Storks
Ibises and spoonbills
Flamingos
Ducks, geese and swans
New World vultures
Osprey
Hawks, kites and eagles
Caracaras and falcons
New World quails
Guineafowl
Limpkins
Rails, crakes, gallinules, and coots
Jacanas
Oystercatchers
Avocets and stilts
Plovers and lapwings
Sandpipers and allies
Skuas and jaegers
Gulls
Terns
Skimmers
Pigeons and doves
Parrots, macaws and allies
Cuckoos and anis
Barn owls
Typical owls
Potoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Kingfishers
Todies
Woodpeckers and allies
Tyrant flycatchers
Larks
Swallows and martins
Wagtails and pipits
Kinglets
Waxwings
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Thrushes and allies
Crows, jays, ravens and magpies
Starlings
Weavers and allies
Waxbills and allies
Vireos
New World warblers
Bananaquit
Tanagers
Buntings, sparrows, seedeaters and allies
Saltators, Cardinals and allies
Troupials and allies
Siskins, crossbills and allies
Sparrows

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