Monday, April 18, 2016

Trinidad and Tobago Index & List

TRINIDAD MOTMOT
One of the two endemic species on the islands
We spent April 2nd through the 13th birding Trinidad and Tobago, led by Kim Risen of NatureScape Tours. The other two members of our little group were Lon & Peggy Baumgardt (my brother from another mother and Shari's sister from a different mister). This was the fulfillment of a long-time desire of mine to bird these islands, where the birds are considered South American species rather than West Indies. The weather was excellent, never much hotter or more humid, than a July day in New Jersey. We had perhaps one half day of rain, which didn't interfere with our birding.

It was a lot of traveling around the islands, staying in five different places. I've organized the blog by the many locations we birded. Specific entries are linked below:
Caroni Rice Fields 4/2--9 Life Birds, 6 Year Birds
Piarco 4/2--GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN, RED-BREASTED MEADOWLARK
Aripo Livestock Station 4/3--29 Life Birds, 7 Year Birds
Caroni Swamp 4/3--9 Life Birds, 2 Year Birds
Arena Forest Reserve 4/4--10 Life Birds, 1 Year Bird
Yrette 4/4--6 Life Hummingbirds & a Honeycreeper
Grand Riviere 4/4-4/5--12 Life Birds, 2 Year Birds
Asa Wright Nature Centre 4/5-4/8--21 Life Birds

For the trip we had 171 species with 134 life birds. 
Key to the list: LIFE BIRD, Year Bird, rarity

Species              First Sighting
LITTLE TINAMOU   Waller Field
RUFOUS-VENTED CHACHALACA   Cuffie River Nature Resort
TRINIDAD PIPING-GUAN   Grande Riviere
RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD   Little Tobago Island
Magnificent Frigatebird   Arena Forest Reserve
Brown Booby   Blue Waters Inn
RED-FOOTED BOOBY   Little Tobago Island
Anhinga   Caroni Swamp
Brown Pelican   Paria Main Road, San Souci
Great Blue Heron   Holiday Inn Express Piarco
Great Egret   Caroni rice fields
Snowy Egret   Caroni rice fields
Little Blue Heron   Caroni rice fields
Tricolored Heron   Caroni Swamp
Cattle Egret   Caroni rice fields
STRIATED HERON   Caroni Swamp
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron   Caroni rice fields
SCARLET IBIS   Caroni rice fields
Black Vulture   Caroni rice fields
Turkey Vulture   Caroni rice fields
Osprey   Caroni rice fields
GRAY-HEADED KITE   Grande Riviere
Snail Kite   Caroni rice fields
PLUMBEOUS KITE   Arena Forest Reserve
COMMON BLACK HAWK   Paria Main Road, Grand Riviere
SAVANNA HAWK   Aripo Livestock Station
Broad-winged Hawk   Cuffie River Nature Resort
MANGROVE RAIL   Caroni rice fields
SOUTHERN LAPWING   Aripo Livestock Station
Semipalmated Plover   Caroni Swamp
WATTLED JACANA   Aripo Livestock Station
Spotted Sandpiper   Aripo Livestock Station
Greater Yellowlegs   Caroni Swamp
Willet   Little Tobago Island
Ruddy Turnstone   Blue Waters Inn
Laughing Gull   Castara Bay
Royal Tern   Castara Bay
Rock Pigeon   Caroni rice fields
PALE-VENTED PIGEON   Arena Forest Reserve
SCALED PIGEON   Asa Wright Nature Centre
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE   Caroni rice fields
White-tipped Dove   Mt. Plaisir Estate
GRAY-FRONTED DOVE   Asa Wright Nature Centre
STRIPED CUCKOO   Aripo Livestock Station
GREATER ANI   Caroni rice fields
Smooth-billed Ani   Caroni rice fields
TROPICAL SCREECH-OWL   Caroni Swamp
FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL   Mt. Plaisir Estate
COMMON PAURAQUE   Aripo Livestock Station
WHITE-TAILED NIGHTJAR   Aripo Livestock Station
COMMON POTOO   Caroni Swamp
OILBIRD   Asa Wright Nature Centre
SHORT-TAILED SWIFT   Caroni Swamp
BAND-RUMPED SWIFT   Aripo Livestock Station
GRAY-RUMPED SWIFT   Cuffie River Nature Resort
FORK-TAILED PALM-SWIFT   Waller Field
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN   Yrette
RUFOUS-BREASTED HERMIT   Yrette
GREEN HERMIT   Yrette
RUBY-TOPAZ HUMMINGBIRD   Aripo Livestock Station
GREEN-THROATED MANGO   Caroni Swamp
BLACK-THROATED MANGO   Aripo Livestock Station
TUFTED COQUETTE   Asa Wright Nature Centre
LONG-BILLED STARTHROAT   Yrette
BLUE-TAILED EMERALD   Aripo Livestock Station
BLUE-CHINNED SAPPHIRE   Yrette
WHITE-TAILED SABREWING   Gilpin Trace
WHITE-CHESTED EMERALD   Aripo Livestock Station
COPPER-RUMPED HUMMINGBIRD   Yrette
GREEN-BACKED TROGON   Blanchisseuse Rd
GUIANAN TROGON   Grande Riviere
COLLARED TROGON   Asa Wright Nature Centre
TRINIDAD MOTMOT   Asa Wright Nature Centre
AMERICAN PYGMY KINGFISHER   Caroni Swamp
RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR   Blanchisseuse Rd
CHANNEL-BILLED TOUCAN   Arena Forest Reserve
RED-CROWNED WOODPECKER   Cuffie River Nature Resort
RED-RUMPED WOODPECKER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER   Blanchisseuse Rd
CHESTNUT WOODPECKER   Blanchisseuse Rd
LINEATED WOODPECKER   Aripo Livestock Station
YELLOW-headed Caracara   Aripo Livestock Station
BAT FALCON   Arena Forest Reserve
LILAC-TAILED PARROTLET   Blanchisseuse Rd
BLUE-HEADED PARROT   Blanchisseuse Rd
ORANGE-WINGED PARROT   Aripo Livestock Station
GREEN-RUMPED PARROTLET   Aripo Livestock Station
GREAT ANTSHRIKE   Aripo Livestock Station
BLACK-CRESTED ANTSHRIKE   Caroni Swamp
BARRED ANTSHRIKE   Aripo Livestock Station
WHITE-FLANKED ANTWREN   Blanchisseuse Rd
WHITE-FRINGED ANTWREN   Cuffie River Nature Resort
WHITE-BELLIED ANTBIRD   Blanchisseuse Rd
BLACK-FACED ANTTHRUSH   Blanchisseuse Rd
PLAIN-BROWN WOODCREEPER   Blanchisseuse Rd
COCOA WOODCREEPER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
STRAIGHT-BILLED WOODCREEPER   Caroni Swamp
STREAKED XENOPS   Asa Wright Nature Centre
YELLOW-CHINNED SPINETAIL   Aripo Livestock Station
PALE-BREASTED SPINETAIL   Grande Riviere
STRIPE-BREASTED SPINETAIL   Asa Wright Nature Centre
FOREST ELAENIA   Asa Wright Nature Centre
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA   Aripo Livestock Station
OCHRE-BELLIED FLYCATCHER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
SLATY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER   Blanchisseuse Rd
YELLOW-BREASTED FLYCATCHER   Caroni Swamp
EULER'S FLYCATCHER   Blanchisseuse Rd
TROPICAL PEWEE   Blanchisseuse Rd
PIED WATER-TYRANT   Aripo Livestock Station
WHITE-HEADED MARSH TYRANT   Aripo Livestock Station
BRIGHT-RUMPED ATTILA   Asa Wright Nature Centre
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER   Blanchisseuse Rd
VENEZUELAN FLYCATCHER   Cuffie River Nature Resort
Brown-crested Flycatcher   Cuffie River Nature Resort
Great Kiskadee   Caroni rice fields
BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER   Arena Forest Reserve
STREAKED FLYCATCHER   Aripo Livestock Station
PIRATIC FLYCATCHER   Grande Riviere
SULPHURY FLYCATCHER   Waller Field
TROPICAL KINGBIRD   Caroni rice fields
Gray Kingbird   Aripo Livestock Station
Fork-tailed Flycatcher   Aripo Livestock Station
BEARDED BELLBIRD   Asa Wright Nature Centre
BLUE-BACKED MANAKIN   Gilpin Trace
WHITE-BEARDED MANAKIN   Asa Wright Nature Centre
GOLDEN-HEADED MANAKIN   Asa Wright Nature Centre
BLACK-TAILED TITYRA   Arena Forest Reserve
Red-eyed Vireo   Aripo Livestock Station
GOLDEN-FRONTED GREENLET   Asa Wright Nature Centre
RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPERSHRIKE   Arena Forest Reserve
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW   Aripo Livestock Station
CARIBBEAN MARTIN   Cuffie River Nature Resort
GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN   Holiday Inn Express Piarco
WHITE-WINGED SWALLOW   Caroni rice fields
House Wren   Aripo Livestock Station
RUFOUS-BREASTED WREN   Waller Field
YELLOW-LEGGED THRUSH   Gilpin Trace
COCOA THRUSH   Asa Wright Nature Centre
SPECTACLED THRUSH   Grande Riviere
WHITE-NECKED THRUSH   Blanchisseuse Rd
TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD   Caroni rice fields
Northern Waterthrush   Caroni rice fields
MASKED YELLOWTHROAT   Aripo Savannah
TROPICAL PARULA   Grande Riviere
GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
MASKED CARDINAL   Caroni rice fields
WHITE-LINED TANAGER   Aripo Livestock Station
SILVER-BEAKED TANAGER   Grande Riviere
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER   Aripo Livestock Station
PALM TANAGER   Aripo Livestock Station
TURQUOISE TANAGER   Grande Riviere
BAY-HEADED TANAGER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
PURPLE HONEYCREEPER   Yrette
RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER   Cuffie River Nature Resort
GREEN HONEYCREEPER   Arena Forest Reserve
SAFFRON FINCH   Piarco International Airport
GRASSLAND YELLOW-FINCH   Aripo Livestock Station
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT   Aripo Livestock Station
Bananaquit   Aripo Livestock Station
Black-faced Grassquit   Delaford
GRAYISH SALTATOR   Aripo Livestock Station
RED-CROWNED ANT-TANAGER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
RED-BREASTED MEADOWLARK   Holiday Inn Express Piarco
CARIB GRACKLE   Caroni rice fields
Shiny Cowbird   Aripo Livestock Station
GIANT COWBIRD   Grande Riviere
YELLOW ORIOLE   Aripo Livestock Station
YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE   Arena Forest Reserve
CRESTED OROPENDOLA   Arena Forest Reserve
TRINIDAD EUPHONIA   Blanchisseuse Rd
VIOLACEOUS EUPHONIA   Aripo Livestock Station


1 comment:

  1. I really enjoyed your trip report. I will be traveling there in August and set a goal of 100 lifer. Thanks again

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