Birds of Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica

Birds of Saint Joseph 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 Joseph Parish, Dominica

Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica

Dominica

Dominica

North America

North America

Location
Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica

Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica

Dominica

Dominica

North America

North America

List of Common Birds

51% Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) - Adult male Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Order: Suliformes

Family: Fregatidae

48% Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) - Adult Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

42% Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Breeding Adult Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

40% Zenaida Dove

Zenaida aurita

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

39% Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) - Breeding adult Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

35% Black-faced Grassquit

Melanospiza bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

34% Lesser Antillean Bullfinch

Loxigilla noctis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

34% Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - Adult Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

34% Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) - Adult Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

32% Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) - Breeding adult Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

30% Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) - Adult Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

27% Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Orthorhyncus cristatus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

25% Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) - Adult male (Northern) Mangrove Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

25% Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - Adult Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

24% Caribbean Martin

Progne dominicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

23% Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) - Adult Tropical Mockingbird

Mimus gilvus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

22% Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - Breeding adult Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

22% Carib Grackle

Quiscalus lugubris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

21% Caribbean Elaenia

Elaenia martinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

18% Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) - Breeding adult Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

17% Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) - Adult Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

17% Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) - Adult female Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

17% Green-throated Carib

Eulampis holosericeus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

16% Scaly-breasted Thrasher

Allenia fusca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

16% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

16% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

15% Black-whiskered Vireo

Vireo altiloquus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

13% Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) - Adult Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

12% Lesser Antillean Saltator

Saltator albicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

12% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

12% Purple-throated Carib

Eulampis jugularis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

12% Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

12% Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - Adult female Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

11% Eastern Red-legged Thrush

Turdus ardosiaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

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

Gallinula galeata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

10% Lesser Antillean Flycatcher

Myiarchus oberi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

10% Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) - Adult Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

9.9% Scaly-naped Pigeon

Patagioenas squamosa

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

9.7% Kalinago Wren

Troglodytes martinicensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

9.7% Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) - Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

8.7% Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

8.2% Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

7.9% Lesser Antillean Swift

Chaetura martinica

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

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

Tringa melanoleuca

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

7.4% White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) - Adult White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus

Order: Phaethontiformes

Family: Phaethontidae

7.3% Plumbeous Warbler

Setophaga plumbea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

6.7% Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) - Adult Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

6.6% American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - Adult male American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

6.3% Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - Breeding adult Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

6.0% Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) - Adult (scaled) Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

6.0% Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - Adult (Blue form) Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.9% Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.8% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.5% Lesser Antillean Euphonia

Chlorophonia flavifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

5.3% Red-necked Amazon

Amazona arausiaca

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

4.9% Pearly-eyed Thrasher

Margarops fuscatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

4.7% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.7% Brown Trembler

Cinclocerthia ruficauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

4.5% Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) - Adult Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.3% Merlin (Falco columbarius) - Adult Merlin

Falco columbarius

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

4.0% Rufous-throated Solitaire

Myadestes genibarbis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

4.0% Blue-headed Hummingbird

Riccordia bicolor

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

3.9% Sanderling (Calidris alba) - Nonbreeding adult Sanderling

Calidris alba

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.8% Lesser Antillean Pewee

Contopus latirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

3.4% Black Swift

Cypseloides niger

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.4% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.2% Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) - Adult Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

3.0% Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) - Adult (feral) Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.8% Forest Thrush

Turdus lherminieri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.7% Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

2.6% American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.4% Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.3% American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata) - Adult American Barn Owl

Tyto furcata

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Tytonidae

2.2% Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.2% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.1% Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) - Adult Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) - Adult male Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.4% Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - Immature Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.4% Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) - Breeding adult Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.3% Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

1.2% Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

Order: Phaethontiformes

Family: Phaethontidae

1.2% Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.1% Willet (Tringa semipalmata) - Breeding adult Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.1% Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) - Non-breeding adult Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.1% Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) - Breeding adult Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.0% American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Adult American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Haematopodidae

1.0% Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris borealis

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae