Birds of Penal–Debe Region, Trinidad and Tobago

Birds of Penal–Debe Region, Trinidad and Tobago is a list of the most common birds observed in the region. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

Penal–Debe Region, Trinidad and Tobago

Penal–Debe Region, Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

North America

North America

Location
Penal–Debe Region, Trinidad and Tobago

Penal–Debe Region, Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

North America

North America

List of Common Birds

56% Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) - Adult Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

55% Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti) - Adult Ruddy Ground Dove

Columbina talpacoti

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

53% Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) - Adult Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

51% Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - Adult Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

49% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

45% Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) - Adult Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia jacarina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

44% Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) - Adult Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

43% Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) - Adult Tropical Mockingbird

Mimus gilvus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

37% Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Saucerottia tobaci

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

37% Carib Grackle

Quiscalus lugubris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

34% Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) - Adult Blue-gray Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

33% Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - Adult Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

32% Green-rumped Parrotlet

Forpus passerinus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

32% Striated Heron (Butorides striata) - Adult Striated Heron

Butorides striata

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

32% Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - Breeding adult Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

31% Yellow-hooded Blackbird

Chrysomus icterocephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

31% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

30% Yellow Oriole

Icterus nigrogularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

29% Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) - Adult Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

29% Pied Water-Tyrant

Fluvicola pica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

29% Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) - Adult Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

27% Black-throated Mango

Anthracothorax nigricollis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

27% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

26% Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) - Adult Yellow-headed Caracara

Daptrius chimachima

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

26% Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) - Adult Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

25% Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) - Adult Crested Oropendola

Psarocolius decumanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

25% White-chested Emerald

Chrysuronia brevirostris

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

24% Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea) - Adult Gray-breasted Martin

Progne chalybea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

24% Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) - Adult Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

23% Spectacled Thrush

Turdus nudigenis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

22% Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

22% Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) - Adult Scarlet Ibis

Eudocimus ruber

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

21% Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

Chrysolampis mosquitus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

21% Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) - Breeding adult Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

20% Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola) - Adult male Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

20% Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) - Adult Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

19% Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) - Adult Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

19% White-winged Swallow

Tachycineta albiventer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

19% Yellow-chinned Spinetail

Certhiaxis cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

19% Black-crested Antshrike

Sakesphorus canadensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thamnophilidae

18% Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - Adult (northern) Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

17% Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) - Adult Pale-vented Pigeon

Patagioenas cayennensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

17% White-headed Marsh Tyrant

Arundinicola leucocephala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

17% Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

17% Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) - Adult male Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Order: Suliformes

Family: Fregatidae

17% Barred Antshrike

Thamnophilus doliatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thamnophilidae

16% Long-winged Harrier

Circus buffoni

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

15% Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus savana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

15% White-lined Tanager

Tachyphonus rufus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

15% Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) - Adult Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Elaenia flavogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

15% Orange-winged Amazon

Amazona amazonica

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

15% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

15% Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) - Adult Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

15% Spotted Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum maculatum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

14% Olive-gray Saltator

Saltator olivascens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

14% Blue-chinned Sapphire

Chlorestes notata

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

13% Ochre-lored Flatbill

Tolmomyias flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

13% Striped Cuckoo

Tapera naevia

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

13% Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) - Adult Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

12% Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura) - Adult Short-tailed Swift

Chaetura brachyura

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

12% Red-breasted Meadowlark

Leistes militaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

12% Cocoa Thrush

Turdus fumigatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

11% Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) - Adult Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Aramidae

11% Masked Yellowthroat

Geothlypis aequinoctialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

11% Gray-lined Hawk

Buteo nitidus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

11% Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) - Adult Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

10% Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) - Adult Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

10% Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) - Breeding adult Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

10% Greater Ani (Crotophaga major) - Adult Greater Ani

Crotophaga major

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

9.9% Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

9.6% Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) - Adult Zone-tailed Hawk

Buteo albonotatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

9.3% Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) - Adult Yellow-rumped Cacique

Cacicus cela

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

8.9% Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) - Adult (Black-necked) Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

8.5% White-tailed Goldenthroat

Polytmus guainumbi

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

8.3% Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) - Breeding adult Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

8.3% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

8.0% Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

7.7% Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) - Adult Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

7.7% Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) - Adult Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

7.6% Violaceous Euphonia (Euphonia violacea) - Adult male Violaceous Euphonia

Euphonia violacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

7.5% Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) - Adult Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.2% Trinidad Euphonia

Euphonia trinitatis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

7.2% Fork-tailed Palm Swift

Tachornis squamata

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

7.2% Rufous-breasted Hermit

Glaucis hirsutus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

7.0% Large-billed Tern

Phaetusa simplex

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

6.8% Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) - Adult Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

6.5% Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) - Adult female Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

6.4% Masked Cardinal

Paroaria nigrogenis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

6.4% Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Camptostoma obsoletum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

6.2% Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) - Adult male Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.9% Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

5.9% White-winged Becard

Pachyramphus polychopterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tityridae

5.8% Dickcissel

Spiza americana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

5.4% Giant Cowbird

Molothrus oryzivorus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

5.3% Channel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos vitellinus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Ramphastidae

5.2% White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) - Adult White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.2% Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) - Adult male Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

5.1% Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) - Adult male Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

5.1% Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) - Adult Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

5.0% Pale-breasted Spinetail

Synallaxis albescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

4.8% Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.7% Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - Adult (Blue form) Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.6% Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Breeding Adult Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

4.6% Bicolored Conebill

Conirostrum bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

4.4% Plumbeous Kite

Ictinia plumbea

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.1% Yellow-crowned Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

4.0% Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.9% Tricolored Munia

Lonchura malacca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.9% American Pygmy Kingfisher

Chloroceryle aenea

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.9% Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.7% Rufous Crab Hawk

Buteogallus aequinoctialis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.7% Bat Falcon

Falco rufigularis

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.6% Common Squirrel-Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Adult Common Squirrel-Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.6% Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) - Adult Red-and-green Macaw

Ara chloropterus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

3.5% Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.5% Rufous-breasted Wren

Pheugopedius rutilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

3.4% Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajaneus) - Adult Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Aramides cajaneus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.4% Gray-headed Kite

Leptodon cayanensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.4% Mangrove Rail

Rallus longirostris

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.3% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.3% Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) - Adult Long-billed Starthroat

Heliomaster longirostris

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

3.3% Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) - Adult male Silver-beaked Tanager

Ramphocelus carbo

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

3.0% Turquoise Tanager

Tangara mexicana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

2.9% Straight-billed Woodcreeper

Dendroplex picus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

2.9% Pinnated Bittern

Botaurus pinnatus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.8% Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) - Adult Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.8% Tropical Screech-Owl

Megascops choliba

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

2.8% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.7% Little Cuckoo

Coccycua minuta

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.6% Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) - Adult Neotropic Cormorant

Nannopterum brasilianum

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

2.6% Green-throated Mango

Anthracothorax viridigula

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

2.6% Guianan Violaceous Trogon

Trogon violaceus

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

2.6% Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - Breeding adult Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.6% Little Hermit

Phaethornis longuemareus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

2.4% Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) - Adult Green Hermit

Phaethornis guy

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

2.4% Forest Elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii) - Adult Forest Elaenia

Myiopagis gaimardii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.3% White-eyed Parakeet

Psittacara leucophthalmus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

2.2% Hudsonian Whimbrel

Numenius hudsonicus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.2% Scaled Pigeon

Patagioenas speciosa

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.2% Long-billed Gnatwren

Ramphocaenus melanurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Polioptilidae

2.1% Merlin (Falco columbarius) - Adult Merlin

Falco columbarius

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.1% Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) - Adult Piratic Flycatcher

Legatus leucophaius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.1% Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) - Nonbreeding adult Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.0% Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans) - Adult Cocoa Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus susurrans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

2.0% Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) - Breeding adult Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.0% Streak-headed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii) - Adult Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

1.9% Crimson-crested Woodpecker

Campephilus melanoleucos

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.9% Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa) - Adult Plain-brown Woodcreeper

Dendrocincla fuliginosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

1.9% American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - Adult male American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.9% Golden-fronted Greenlet

Pachysylvia aurantiifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

1.8% Common Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

1.8% Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) - Adult Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.7% Golden-olive Woodpecker

Colaptes rubiginosus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.7% Willet (Tringa semipalmata) - Breeding adult Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Galbula ruficauda

Order: Piciformes

Family: Galbulidae

1.7% Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) - Adult Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.6% Streaked Flycatcher

Myiodynastes maculatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.6% Savanna Hawk

Buteogallus meridionalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.6% White-bearded Manakin

Manacus manacus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pipridae

1.5% Lilac-tailed Parrotlet

Touit batavicus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.5% White Hawk

Pseudastur albicollis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.4% White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus) - Adult female White-shouldered Tanager

Loriotus luctuosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

1.4% American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata) - Adult American Barn Owl

Tyto furcata

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Tytonidae

1.3% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.2% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.2% Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) - Breeding adult Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.1% Chivi Vireo

Vireo chivi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

1.1% Yellow-billed Tern

Sternula superciliaris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.1% Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) - Adult Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.1% Least Bittern

Botaurus exilis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.1% Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) - Adult Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

1.1% Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.1% Nacunda Nighthawk

Chordeiles nacunda

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae