Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Windward Islands The Caribbean

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Number of species: 174 173 species covered
Number of endemics: 2
Number of globally threatened species: 4
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2005-05-01
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	*Podilymbus podiceps*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*	Rare/Accidental
Audubon's Shearwater	*Puffinus lherminieri*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	*Phaethon aethereus*	Rare/Accidental
White-tailed Tropicbird	*Phaethon lepturus*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Brown Pelican	*Pelecanus occidentalis*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Masked Booby	*Sula dactylatra*	Rare/Accidental
Red-footed Booby	*Sula sula*	Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby	*Sula leucogaster*
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	*Fregata magnificens*
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron	*Ardea herodias*	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Tricolored Heron	*Egretta tricolor*	Rare/Accidental
Little Blue Heron	*Egretta caerulea*
Snowy Egret	*Egretta thula*	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
Green Heron	*Butorides virescens*
Black-crowned Night-Heron	*Nycticorax nycticorax*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	*Nyctanassa violacea*
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
Roseate Spoonbill	*Platalea ajaja*
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna bicolor*	Rare/Accidental
West Indian Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna arborea*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna autumnalis*	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	*Anas americana*
Green-winged Teal	*Anas carolinensis*	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	*Anas discors*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	*Aythya collaris*
Lesser Scaup	*Aythya affinis*
Masked Duck	*Nomonyx dominica*
Ruddy Duck	*Oxyura jamaicensis*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Northern Harrier	*Circus cyaneus*
Common Black-Hawk	*Buteogallus anthracinus*
Broad-winged Hawk	*Buteo platypterus*
White-tailed Hawk	*Buteo albicaudatus*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
American Kestrel	*Falco sparverius*	Rare/Accidental
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Cracidae
Rufous-vented Chachalaca	*Ortalis ruficauda*	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Crested Bobwhite	*Colinus cristatus*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Red Junglefowl	*Gallus gallus*	Introduced species
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Sora	*Porzana carolina*	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	*Porphyrio martinica*	Rare/Accidental
Common Coot	*Gallinula chloropus*	Rare/Accidental
American Coot	*Fulica americana*	Rare/Accidental
Caribbean Coot	*Fulica caribaea*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher	*Haematopus palliatus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt	*Himantopus mexicanus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
American Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis dominica*	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Plover	*Charadrius semipalmatus*	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Plover	*Charadrius wilsonia*
Killdeer	*Charadrius vociferus*	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*	Rare/Accidental
Collared Plover	*Charadrius collaris*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Wilson's Snipe	*Gallinago delicata*	Rare/Accidental
Short-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus griseus*	Rare/Accidental
Marbled Godwit	*Limosa fedoa*	Rare/Accidental
Eskimo Curlew	*Numenius borealis*	(extinct)
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Upland Sandpiper	*Bartramia longicauda*	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Redshank	*Actitis macularius*	Rare/Accidental
Solitary Sandpiper	*Tringa solitaria*	Rare/Accidental
Greater Yellowlegs	*Tringa melanoleuca*	Rare/Accidental
Willet	*Tringa semipalmata*	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	*Tringa flavipes*	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*	Rare/Accidental
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Sandpiper	*Calidris pusilla*	Rare/Accidental
Western Sandpiper	*Calidris mauri*	Rare/Accidental
Least Sandpiper	*Calidris minutilla*	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper	*Calidris fuscicollis*	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	*Calidris bairdii*	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*	Rare/Accidental
Stilt Sandpiper	*Calidris himantopus*	Rare/Accidental
Buff-breasted Sandpipe	*Tryngites subruficollis*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Ring-billed Gull	*Larus delawarensis*	Rare/Accidental
American Herring Gull	*Larus smithsonianus*
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*
Laughing Gull	*Larus atricilla*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Brown Noddy	*Anous stolidus*
Sooty Tern	*Onychoprion fuscatus*	Rare/Accidental
Bridled Tern	*Onychoprion anaethetus*	Rare/Accidental
Least Tern	*Sternula antillarum*	Rare/Accidental
Gull-billed Tern	*Gelochelidon nilotica*	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	*Chlidonias niger*	Rare/Accidental
Roseate Tern	*Sterna dougallii*	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	*Sterna hirundo*	Rare/Accidental
Forster's Tern	*Sterna forsteri*	Rare/Accidental
Royal Tern	*Thalasseus maximus*	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	*Thalasseus sandvicensis*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Pomarine Jaeger	*Stercorarius pomarinus*	Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger	*Stercorarius parasiticus*	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	*Columba livia*	Introduced species
White-crowned Pigeon	*Patagioenas leucocephala*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Scaly-naped Pigeon	*Patagioenas squamosa*
Eared Dove	*Zenaida auriculata*
Zenaida Dove	*Zenaida aurita*	Rare/Accidental
Common Ground-Dove	*Columbina passerina*
Ruddy Quail-Dove	*Geotrygon montana*
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
St. Vincent Parrot	*Amazona guildingii*	Endemic Vulnerable
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	*Coccyzus americanus*	Rare/Accidental
Mangrove Cuckoo	*Coccyzus minor*
Smooth-billed Ani	*Crotophaga ani*
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Ashy-faced Owl	*Tyto glaucops*
Barn Owl	*Tyto alba*
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Black Swift	*Cypseloides niger*	Rare/Accidental
White-collared Swift	*Streptoprocne zonaris*
Lesser Antillean Swift	*Chaetura martinica*
Short-tailed Swift	*Chaetura brachyura*
APODIFORMES: Trochilidae
Purple-throated Carib	*Eulampis jugularis*
Green-throated Carib	*Eulampis holosericeus*
Antillean Crested Hummingbird	*Orthorhyncus cristatus*
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	*Megaceryle alcyon*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Caribbean Elaenia	*Elaenia martinica*
Yellow-bellied Elaenia	*Elaenia flavogaster*
Grey Kingbird	*Tyrannus dominicensis*
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	*Tyrannus savana*	Rare/Accidental
Grenada Flycatcher	*Myiarchus nugator*	Endemic (country/region)
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow	*Riparia riparia*	Rare/Accidental
Caribbean Martin	*Progne dominicensis*
Barn Swallow	*Hirundo rustica*
Cliff Swallow	*Petrochelidon pyrrhonota*	Rare/Accidental
Cave Swallow	*Petrochelidon fulva*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
House Wren	*Troglodytes aedon*
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Tropical Mockingbird	*Mimus gilvus*
Brown Trembler	*Cinclocerthia ruficauda*	Rare/Accidental
Scaly-breasted Thrasher	*Allenia fusca*	Rare/Accidental
Pearly-eyed Thrasher	*Margarops fuscatus*
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Rufous-throated Solitaire	*Myadestes genibarbis*
Cocoa Thrush	*Turdus fumigatus*
Bare-eyed Thrush	*Turdus nudigenis*
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	*Passer domesticus*
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Yellow-throated Vireo	*Vireo flavifrons*	Rare/Accidental
Black-whiskered Vireo	*Vireo altiloquus*
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Antillean Euphonia	*Euphonia musica*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Northern Parula	*Parula americana*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	*Dendroica petechia*
Chestnut-sided Warbler	*Dendroica pensylvanica*	Rare/Accidental
Cape May Warbler	*Dendroica tigrina*	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Blue Warbler	*Dendroica caerulescens*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	*Dendroica coronata*	Rare/Accidental
Prairie Warbler	*Dendroica discolor*
Bay-breasted Warbler	*Dendroica castanea*	Rare/Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler	*Dendroica striata*	Rare/Accidental
Whistling Warbler	*Catharopeza bishopi*	Endemic Endangered
Black-and-white Warbler	*Mniotilta varia*	Rare/Accidental
American Redstart	*Setophaga ruticilla*	Rare/Accidental
Prothonotary Warbler	*Protonotaria citrea*	Rare/Accidental
Ovenbird	*Seiurus aurocapilla*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	*Seiurus noveboracensis*	Rare/Accidental
Louisiana Waterthrush	*Seiurus motacilla*	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Warbler	*Wilsonia citrina*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Coerebidae
Bananaquit	*Coereba flaveola*
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Scarlet Tanager	*Piranga olivacea*
Summer Tanager	*Piranga rubra*	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Antillean Tanager	*Tangara cucullata*	Endemic (country/region)
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Yellow-bellied Seedeater	*Sporophila nigricollis*	Rare/Accidental
Black-faced Grassquit	*Tiaris bicolor*
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch	*Loxigilla noctis*
Grassland Yellow-Finch	*Sicalis luteola*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	*Pheucticus ludovicianus*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Bobolink	*Dolichonyx oryzivorus*	Rare/Accidental
Carib Grackle	*Quiscalus lugubris*
Shiny Cowbird	*Molothrus bonariensis*
Baltimore Oriole	*Icterus galbula*	Rare/Accidental

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