Birds of Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica

Birds of Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica is a list of the most common birds observed in the parish. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica

Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica

North America

North America

Location
Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica

Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica

North America

North America

List of Common Birds

51% Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - Adult (northern) Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

44% Jamaican Crow

Corvus jamaicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

43% Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) - Adult Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

34% White-crowned Pigeon

Patagioenas leucocephala

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

32% Greater Antillean Grackle

Quiscalus niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

32% Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) - Adult Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

31% Zenaida Dove

Zenaida aurita

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

30% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

27% Loggerhead Kingbird

Tyrannus caudifasciatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

27% Jamaican Woodpecker

Melanerpes radiolatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

26% Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) - Adult Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

26% Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) - Adult Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

24% Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) - Adult male Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Order: Suliformes

Family: Fregatidae

22% Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus) - Adult male Yellow-faced Grassquit

Tiaris olivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

22% Antillean Palm Swift

Tachornis phoenicobia

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

22% American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - Adult male American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

22% Red-billed Streamertail

Trochilus polytmus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

21% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

20% White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) - Adult White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

19% Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana) - Adult Olive-throated Parakeet

Eupsittula nana

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

18% Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - Adult Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

18% Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) - Breeding adult Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

17% Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Breeding Adult Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

15% American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - Adult male American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

13% Vervain Hummingbird

Mellisuga minima

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

12% Jamaican Mango

Anthracothorax mango

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

11% Black-whiskered Vireo

Vireo altiloquus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

11% Jamaican Euphonia

Euphonia jamaica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

10% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

10% Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - Breeding adult Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

10% Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) - Adult Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

9.9% Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola) - Adult male Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

9.8% Jamaican Oriole

Icterus leucopteryx

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

9.4% Yellow-shouldered Grassquit

Loxipasser anoxanthus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

8.5% Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.3% Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) - Adult male Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

7.2% Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) - Adult male Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

6.5% Sad Flycatcher

Myiarchus barbirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

6.4% Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) - Adult male Black-throated Blue Warbler

Setophaga caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

6.3% Yellow-billed Amazon

Amazona collaria

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

6.1% Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - Adult Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.9% Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) - Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.6% Green-rumped Parrotlet

Forpus passerinus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

5.0% Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - Adult (calurus/alascensis) Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.8% Jamaican Tody

Todus todus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Todidae

4.8% White-chinned Thrush

Turdus aurantius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

4.7% Jamaican Vireo

Vireo modestus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

4.6% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.5% Orangequit

Euneornis campestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

4.5% Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) - Adult Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

4.4% Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.4% Jamaican Spindalis

Spindalis nigricephala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phaenicophilidae

4.2% Yellow-throated Warbler

Setophaga dominica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

4.2% Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) - Breeding adult Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.0% Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - Adult Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.0% Rufous-tailed Flycatcher

Myiarchus validus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.0% Caribbean Dove

Leptotila jamaicensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.9% European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Breeding adult European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.8% White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.5% Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) - Adult (scaled) Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.5% Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - Adult (Blue form) Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.5% Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) - Adult Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.4% Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) - Nonbreeding adult (yellow) Palm Warbler

Setophaga palmarum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

3.4% Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) - Adult female Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

3.0% Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - Adult female Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.7% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.6% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.3% Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) - Adult Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.3% Greater Antillean Bullfinch

Melopyrrha violacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

2.2% Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

2.1% Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) - Adult male Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.0% Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) - Breeding adult Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.9% Jamaican Becard

Pachyramphus niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tityridae

1.8% Antillean Nighthawk

Chordeiles gundlachii

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

1.8% Black-faced Grassquit

Melanospiza bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

1.8% Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) - Adult Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.7% Northern Potoo

Nyctibius jamaicensis

Order: Nyctibiiformes

Family: Nyctibiidae

1.7% Black-billed Amazon

Amazona agilis

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.5% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.5% Ruddy Quail-Dove

Geotrygon montana

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.4% Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) - Adult Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.4% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

1.4% Black Swift

Cypseloides niger

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.3% Stolid Flycatcher

Myiarchus stolidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.3% Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) - Breeding adult Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.3% Jamaican Owl

Asio grammicus

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.2% Jamaican Elaenia

Myiopagis cotta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.2% Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo

Coccyzus pluvialis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.2% Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) - Adult Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.2% Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) - Male (Audubon's) Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.1% Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo

Coccyzus vetula

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.0% Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.0% Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - Breeding adult Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.0% Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) - Adult Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae