Birds of Saint David Parish, Dominica

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

Location

Saint David Parish, Dominica

Saint David Parish, Dominica

Dominica

Dominica

North America

North America

Location
Saint David Parish, Dominica

Saint David Parish, Dominica

Dominica

Dominica

North America

North America

List of Common Birds

52% Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) - Adult Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

51% Lesser Antillean Bullfinch

Loxigilla noctis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

36% Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) - Adult Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

29% Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) - Adult Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

28% Plumbeous Warbler

Setophaga plumbea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

27% Black-faced Grassquit

Melanospiza bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

25% Brown Trembler

Cinclocerthia ruficauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

25% Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Orthorhyncus cristatus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

21% Caribbean Elaenia

Elaenia martinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

18% Green-throated Carib

Eulampis holosericeus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

17% Lesser Antillean Swift

Chaetura martinica

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

16% Zenaida Dove

Zenaida aurita

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

16% Scaly-breasted Thrasher

Allenia fusca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

16% Rufous-throated Solitaire

Myadestes genibarbis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

15% Red-necked Amazon

Amazona arausiaca

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

13% Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - Adult Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

13% Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) - Adult male Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Order: Suliformes

Family: Fregatidae

13% Blue-headed Hummingbird

Riccordia bicolor

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

12% Kalinago Wren

Troglodytes martinicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

12% Black-whiskered Vireo

Vireo altiloquus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

12% Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) - Adult male (Northern) Mangrove Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

11% Forest Thrush

Turdus lherminieri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

11% Pearly-eyed Thrasher

Margarops fuscatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

9.7% Purple-throated Carib

Eulampis jugularis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

9.4% Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - Adult Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

9.2% Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) - Breeding adult Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

8.8% Lesser Antillean Flycatcher

Myiarchus oberi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

8.6% Lesser Antillean Saltator

Saltator albicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

8.6% Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) - Adult Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

8.3% Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

7.7% Carib Grackle

Quiscalus lugubris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

7.4% Black Swift

Cypseloides niger

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

7.3% Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.2% Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) - Adult Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

7.1% Scaly-naped Pigeon

Patagioenas squamosa

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

7.0% Caribbean Martin

Progne dominicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.8% Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Breeding Adult Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

6.2% Lesser Antillean Pewee

Contopus latirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

6.1% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.4% Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) - Adult (scaled) Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.9% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.1% Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) - Adult female Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.9% Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) - Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.7% Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) - Breeding adult Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

3.4% Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) - Adult Tropical Mockingbird

Mimus gilvus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

3.1% Ruddy Quail-Dove

Geotrygon montana

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.4% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.3% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

2.1% American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - Adult male American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.7% American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - Adult male American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.7% Merlin (Falco columbarius) - Adult Merlin

Falco columbarius

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.6% Spectacled Thrush

Turdus nudigenis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.5% Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - Adult female Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.4% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.3% Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.2% Eastern Red-legged Thrush

Turdus ardosiaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae