Birds of Saint George Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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

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Saint George Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint George Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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List of Common Birds

49% Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) - Adult Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

49% Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) - Adult Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

47% Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) - Adult male Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Order: Suliformes

Family: Fregatidae

45% Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

45% Black-faced Grassquit

Melanospiza bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

40% Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata) - Adult Eared Dove

Zenaida auriculata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

34% Scaly-naped Pigeon

Patagioenas squamosa

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

32% Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) - Adult Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

27% Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - Adult Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

27% Spectacled Thrush

Turdus nudigenis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

24% Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) - Nonbreeding adult Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

24% Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) - Adult Tropical Mockingbird

Mimus gilvus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

22% Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

21% Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) - Adult Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

19% Lesser Antillean Bullfinch

Loxigilla noctis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

19% Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Orthorhyncus cristatus

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Trochilidae

19% Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) - Breeding adult Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

19% Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

17% House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) - Adult House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

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

Elaenia flavogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

14% Caribbean Elaenia

Elaenia martinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

14% Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) - Breeding adult Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

13% Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) - Adult Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

12% Caribbean Martin

Progne dominicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

12% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

12% Carib Grackle

Quiscalus lugubris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

12% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

12% Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - Adult Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Grenada Flycatcher

Myiarchus nugator

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

9.8% Green-throated Carib

Eulampis holosericeus

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Trochilidae

9.5% Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) - Adult Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

8.9% Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) - Adult Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

8.0% Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) - Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

7.8% Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.8% Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) - Adult Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.5% Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

5.4% Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) - Adult Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

5.3% Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) - Adult Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

5.3% Zenaida Dove

Zenaida aurita

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.8% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.6% Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) - Adult Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.2% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

3.8% Black-whiskered Vireo

Vireo altiloquus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

3.8% Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura) - Adult Short-tailed Swift

Chaetura brachyura

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.8% Lesser Antillean Swift

Chaetura martinica

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.5% American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.4% Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Breeding Adult Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

3.3% Lesser Antillean Tanager

Stilpnia cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

2.9% Purple-throated Carib

Eulampis jugularis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Trochilidae

2.6% Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.6% Gray-rumped Swift

Chaetura cinereiventris

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.6% Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) - Breeding adult Wilson's Plover

Anarhynchus wilsonia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.4% Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) - Adult male Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.4% Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) - Adult male Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.3% Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) - Non-breeding adult Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.3% Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.1% Barn Owl (Tyto alba) - Adults Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Tytonidae

2.1% Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) - Breeding male Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.8% Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) - Adult Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.8% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.7% Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - Breeding adult Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.6% Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - Breeding adult Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.6% Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) - Adult Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.4% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.4% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.3% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.2% St. Vincent Parrot

Amazona guildingii

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.1% Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - Adult (Blue form) Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.1% American Wigeon (Mareca americana) - Adult male American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.0% Hook-billed Kite

Chondrohierax uncinatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) - Adult male Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.0% Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Adult Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.0% Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) - Adult Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.0% Scaly-breasted Thrasher

Allenia fusca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

1.0% Merlin (Falco columbarius) - Adult Merlin

Falco columbarius

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.0% Brown Trembler

Cinclocerthia ruficauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae