Birds of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Birds of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago is a list of the most common birds observed in the city. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
North America
List of Common Birds
| 49% |
|
Carib Grackle
Quiscalus lugubris Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 46% |
|
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 43% |
|
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 42% |
|
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 41% |
|
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 40% |
|
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 34% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 28% |
|
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 27% |
|
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 27% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 26% |
|
Orange-winged Amazon
Amazona amazonica Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 25% |
|
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 23% |
|
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 21% |
|
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 21% |
|
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 21% |
|
Yellow Oriole
Icterus nigrogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 21% |
|
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 20% |
|
Spectacled Thrush
Turdus nudigenis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 17% |
|
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 16% |
|
Striated Heron
Butorides striata Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 14% |
|
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 14% |
|
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 13% |
|
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 13% |
|
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 13% |
|
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 11% |
|
Fork-tailed Palm Swift
Tachornis squamata Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 10% |
|
Olive-gray Saltator
Saltator olivascens Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 10% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 9.5% |
|
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 9.5% |
|
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 8.9% |
|
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 7.5% |
|
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.0% |
|
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 6.9% |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 6.8% |
|
Yellow-headed Caracara
Daptrius chimachima Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.1% |
|
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 6.0% |
|
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Yellow-crowned Amazon
Amazona ochrocephala Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.3% |
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.1% |
|
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 4.9% |
|
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 4.6% |
|
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Pied Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola pica Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.7% |
|
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Cocoa Thrush
Turdus fumigatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Copper-rumped Hummingbird
Saucerottia tobaci Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.7% |
|
Gray-fronted Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Bicolored Conebill
Conirostrum bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.4% |
|
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.3% |
|
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophthalmus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.1% |
|
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Collared Plover
Anarhynchus collaris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.7% |
|
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Blue-chinned Sapphire
Chlorestes notata Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Double-striped Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus bistriatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Green-rumped Parrotlet
Forpus passerinus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Rufous-breasted Hermit
Glaucis hirsutus Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Nacunda Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
| 1.1% |
|
White-tailed Hawk
Geranoaetus albicaudatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Red-breasted Meadowlark
Leistes militaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.0% |
|
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
