| Bird |
Species |
Comment |
| Least Grebe |
Tachybaptus dominicus |
2/3 birds at Hilton Ponds Tobago |
| Audubon's Shearwater |
Puffinus lherminieri |
One bird only in nest burrow Little Tobago |
| Red-billed Tropicbird |
Phaethon aethereus |
Hundreds on and around Little Tobago |
| Brown Pelican |
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Common in most coastal waters |
| Red-footed Booby |
Sula sula |
Up to 15 birds on Little Tobago |
| Brown Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
Several birds at Castara Bay & Crown Point Tobago with hundreds on and around Little Tobago |
| Neotropic Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax brasilianus |
Several birds at Waterloo and Brickfield |
| Anhinga |
Anhinga anhinga |
Birds at Bon Accord & Hilton Ponds Tobago |
| Magnificent Frigatebird |
Fregata magnificens |
Common around most coastal waters |
| Cocoi Heron |
Ardea cocoi |
Single birds at Aripo LRS & Nariva |
| Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
Common in suitable habitats on both islands |
| Tricolored Heron |
Egretta tricolor |
Common in suitable habitats on both islands |
| Little Blue Heron |
Egretta caerulea |
Few birds seen at Nariva & Waterloo |
| Snowy Egret |
Egretta thula |
Common in suitable habitats on both islands |
| Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
Single bird seen at Bon Accord Tobago |
| Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
Common in suitable habitats on both islands |
| Striated Heron |
Butorides striata |
Few birds seen at Aripo LRS & Caroni Marsh |
| Green Heron |
Butorides virescens |
Birds seen at Bon Accord & Hilton Ponds Tobago |
| Yellow-crowned Night-heron |
Nyctanassa violacea |
Birds seen on both islands |
| Scarlet Ibis |
Eudocimus ruber |
Thousands of birds at roost in Caroni Marsh |
| Black-bellied Whistling-duck |
Dendrocygna autumnalis |
Birds seen at Bon Accord & Hilton Ponds Tobago & Nariva |
| White-cheeked Pintail |
Anas bahamensis |
Birds seen at Bon Accord Tobago |
| Blue-winged Teal |
Anas discors |
Birds seen at Bon Accord Tobago plus 2 at Caroni Marsh |
| Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
2 males & 3 females at Hilton Ponds Tobago |
| Black Vulture |
Coragyps atratus |
Common on Trinidad |
| Turkey Vulture |
Cathartes aura |
Common on Trinidad |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
Birds seen at coastal locations on both islands & Hilton PondsTobago |
| Grey-headed Kite |
Leptodon cayanensis |
Birds seen at Asa Wright, Nariva & Waller Field |
| White Hawk |
Leucopternis albicollis |
At least two birds seen at Asa Wright |
| Common Black-hawk |
Buteogallus anthracinus |
Sightings almost daily on Trinidad |
| Great Black-hawk |
Buteogallus urubitinga |
Birds seen in Tropical Rain Forest Tobago & Asa Wright |
| Savanna Hawk |
Buteogallus meridionalis |
Birds seen at Aripo LRS, Nariva & Waller Field |
| Grey Hawk |
Asturina nitida |
Seen at Nariva & Waller Field |
| Broad-winged Hawk |
Buteo platypterus |
Reasonably common on both islands |
| Short-tailed Hawk |
Buteo brachyurus |
One bird seen Asa Wright on 22nd |
| Zone-tailed Hawk |
Buteo albonotatus |
Bird seen with Black Vultures at Waller Field on 26th |
| Crested Caracara |
Caracara cheriway |
Single bird seen at Nariva Swamp on 25th |
| Yellow-headed Caracara |
Milvago chimachima |
Fleeting glimpse of single bird Bon Accord Tobago but reasonably common on Trinidad |
| Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
Single bird seen on way to Waller Field on 26th |
| Bat Falcon |
Falco rufigularis |
Single bird seen briefly at Nariva Swamp on 25th |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
Single bird on Little Tobago |
| Rufous-vented Chachalaca |
Ortalis ruficauda |
Seen most days on Tobago |
| Trinidad Piping-guan |
Pipile pipile |
Single bird Blanchisseuse Road on 25th |
| Limpkin |
Aramus guarauna |
Single bird seen briefly in flight at Nariva Swamp |
| American Purple Gallinule |
Porphyrio martinica |
Several birds at Nariva Swamp on 25th |
| Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
Common in suitable habitat on Tobago |
| Wattled Jacana |
Jacana jacana |
Common at Bon Accord & Hilton Ponds Tobago, also seen at Aripo LRS & Nariva |
| Southern Lapwing |
Vanellus chilensis |
Common in suitable habitat on both islands |
| Grey Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
Single bird at Waterloo on 27th |
| Semipalmated Plover |
Charadrius semipalmatus |
2/3 birds at Coco Reef Tobago plus several at Waterloo |
| Killdeer |
Charadrius vociferus |
Single bird at Hilton Ponds Tobago |
| Hudsonian Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus |
A few birds at Bon Accord Tobago & Waterloo |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
Tringa melanoleuca |
Two birds flying over calling at Caroni Marsh |
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
Tringa flavipes |
Several birds at Bon Accord Tobago and Waterloo |
| Solitary Sandpiper |
Tringa solitaria |
2/3 birds at Hilton Ponds Tobago & Aripo LRS and Caroni |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
Actitis macularia |
Relatively common in suitable habitat on Tobago & at Waterloo |
| Willet |
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus |
2/3 birds at Waterloo on 27th |
| Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
Several birds at Coco Reef and Blue Waters Inn Tobago & Brickfield |
| Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
Single bird at Coco Reef Tobago most days |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
Calidris pusilla |
Flock 50 plus at Waterloo on 27th |
| Western Sandpiper |
Calidris mauri |
Single bird at Hilton Ponds Tobago plus flock of 50 plus at Waterloo on 27th |
| Least Sandpiper |
Calidris minutilla |
Birds seen at Aripo LRS and Caroni |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Larus fuscus |
4 plus birds at Brickfield on 27th |
| Laughing Gull |
Larus atricilla |
Common in all coastal areas |
| Sandwich Tern |
Sterna sandvicensis |
Odd birds at Coco Reef with a larger flock at Turtle Beach Tobago plus single bird at Waterloo on 27th |
| Cayenne Tern |
Sterna sandvicensis eurygnatha |
Single bird with Sandwich Terns at Turtle Beach Tobago |
| Royal Tern |
Sterna maxima |
Common in coastal waters on both islands |
| Large-billed Tern |
Phaetusa simplex |
C6 birds on wires near Caroni and c20 at Waterloo |
| Black Skimmer |
Rynchops niger |
46 roosting on beach at Waterloo on 27th |
| Scaled Pigeon |
Patagioenas speciosa |
2 birds at Asa Wright on 24th and 2 on Blanchisseuse Road on 25th |
| Pale-vented Pigeon |
Patagioenas cayennensis |
Birds seen on both islands |
| Eared Dove |
Zenaida auriculata |
Much more common on Tobago than Trinidad |
| Common Ground-dove |
Columbina passerina |
Pair at Waller Field on 26th and pair at Caroni on 27th |
| Ruddy Ground-dove |
Columbina talpacoti |
Common on both islands |
| White-tipped Dove |
Leptotila verreauxi |
More common on Tobago than Trinidad |
| Grey-fronted Dove |
Leptotila rufaxilla |
Single bird seen at Asa Wright on 23rd |
| Red-bellied Macaw |
Orthopsittaca manilata |
Up to 6 birds seen at Waller Field on 25th & 26th |
| Green-rumped Parrotlet |
Forpus passerinus |
Relatively common at Bon Accord and Tropical Rain Forest Tobago with fleeting glimpses at Waller Field |
| Blue-headed Parrot |
Pionus menstruus |
Few birds seen regularly at Asa Wright |
| Yellow-crowned Parrot |
Amazona ochrocephala |
Two birds seen perched at Nariva Swamp on 25th |
| Orange-winged Parrot |
Amazona amazonica |
Common on both islands |
| Mangrove Cuckoo |
Coccyzus minor |
2 birds seen at Bon Accord Tobago on 17th |
| Little Cuckoo |
Piaya minuta |
Elusive bird in flight at Waller Field 26th |
| Smooth-billed Ani |
Crotophaga ani |
Common on both islands in suitable habitat |
| Striped Cuckoo |
Tapera naevia |
Single bird perched on wires Blanchisseuse Road on 25th |
| Tropical Screech-owl |
Megascops choliba |
2 birds heard only at Waller Field |
| Ferruginous Pygmy-owl |
Glaucidium brasilianum |
Single bird seen at Asa Wright on 22nd & 23rd |
| Oilbird |
Steatornis caripensis |
Up to 20 birds in Dunstan Cave Asa Wright on 27th |
| Common Potoo |
Nyctibius griseus |
Single bird at Asa Wright on 27th & 28th, also at Caroni |
| Pauraque |
Nyctidromus albicollis |
Seen roosting & in flight at Waller Field 26th |
| White-tailed Nightjar |
Caprimulgus cayennensis |
Seen roosting & in flight at Waller Field 26th |
| Band-rumped Swift |
Chaetura spinicaudus |
Relatively common on Trinidad |
| Grey-rumped Swift |
Chaetura cinereiventris |
Birds seen several times on both islands |
| Short-tailed Swift |
Chaetura brachyura |
Common on Tobago & also seen at Nariva |
| Fork-tailed Palm-swift |
Tachornis squamata |
Flocks seen near Arima on 25th & 26th |
| Rufous-breasted Hermit |
Glaucis hirsuta |
Seen on both islands on 6 days |
| Green Hermit |
Phaethornis guy |
Seen at Asa Wright on 24th & 26th |
| Little Hermit |
Phaethornis longuemareus |
Single bird seen at Asa Wright on 26th |
| White-tailed Sabrewing |
Campylopterus ensipennis |
Several birds seen on Gilpin Trace Tropical Rain Forest Tobago on 18th |
| White-necked Jacobin |
Florisuga mellivora |
Common on both islands especially at Asa Wright |
| Black-throated Mango |
Anthracothorax nigricollis |
Relatively common on both islands |
| Ruby-topaz Hummingbird |
Chrysolampis mosquitus |
Relatively common on Tobago and also seen at Waller Field on 26th |
| Tufted Coquette |
Lophornis ornatus |
Pair seen almost daily at Asa Wright |
| Blue-chinned Sapphire |
Chlorostilbon notatus |
Single birds seen at Asa Wright on 23rd & 24th |
| Blue-tailed Emerald |
Chlorostilbon mellisugus |
Single bird seen on Blanchisseuse Road on 24th |
| White-chested Emerald |
Agyrtria brevirostris |
Birds seen regularly at Asa Wright feeders |
| Copper-rumped Hummingbird |
Saucerottia tobaci |
Common on both islands |
| White-tailed Trogon |
Trogon viridis |
Single birds seen at Asa Wright on 23rd & 27th |
| Violaceous Trogon |
Trogon violaceus |
Single birds seen at Asa Wright on 23rd & 26th |
| Collared Trogon |
Trogon collaris |
Pair seen in Tropical Rain Forest Tobago on 18th |
| Belted Kingfisher |
Ceryle alcyon |
Single bird seen Bon Accord Tobago on 3 visits |
| Ringed Kingfisher |
Ceryle torquatus |
Single bird seen on wires at Nariva on 25th |
| Green Kingfisher |
Chloroceryle americana |
Pair seen in Tropical Rain Forest Tobago on 18th |
| American Pygmy Kingfisher |
Chloroceryle aenea |
Single bird seen at Nariva on 25th |
| Blue-crowned Motmot |
Momotus momota |
Relatively common on both islands, seen on 6 days |
| Rufous-tailed Jacamar |
Galbula ruficauda |
Birds seen at Grafton Estate & Gilpin Trace Tobago and Waller Field on 26th |
| Channel-billed Toucan |
Ramphastos vitellinus |
Pair seen at Asa Wright on 23rd & 25th and also Blanchisseuese Road on 24th |
| Red-crowned Woodpecker |
Melanerpes rubricapillus |
Birds seen regularly at Bon Accord and Tropical Rain Forest Tobago |
| Red-rumped Woodpecker |
Veniliornis kirkii |
Single bird at Asa Wright on 23rd |
| Golden-olive Woodpecker |
Piculus rubiginosus |
Bird seen in Tropical Rain Forest Tobago on 18th and quite regularly on Trinidad |
| Lineated Woodpecker |
Dryocopus lineatus |
Single bird at Asa Wright & also at Waller Field on 25th |
| Stripe-breasted Spinetail |
Synallaxis cinnamomea |
Single bird at Gilpin Trace on 18th and also at Arnos Vale on 20th both Tobago |
| Yellow-chinned Spinetail |
Certhiaxis cinnamomea |
Several birds at Aripo LRS on 25th |
| Grey-throated Leaftosser |
Sclerurus albigularis |
Single bird in Arima Valley near Asa Wright on 26th |
| Plain-brown Woodcreeper |
Dendrocincla fuliginosa |
Bird on Asa Wright trails on 23rd |
| Cocoa Woodcreeper |
Xiphorhynchus susurrans |
Single bird in Tropical Rain Forest Tobago on 18th and similar on Asa Wright trails on 23rd |
| Great Antshrike |
Taraba major |
Both male & female at Asa Wright most days |
| Black-crested Antshrike |
Sakesphorus canadensis |
Single bird, then a pair both Waller Field on 25th |
| Barred Antshrike |
Thamnophilus doliatus |
Relatively common on Tobago but only heard on Trinidad |
| Plain Antvireo |
Dysithamnus mentalis |
Single birds seen Gilpin Trace Tobago on 18th and Asa Wright trails on 23rd |
| White-flanked Antwren |
Myrmotherula axillaris |
Several birds seen Asa Wright trails on 23rd |
| White-fringed Antwren |
Formicivora grisea |
Birds seen Grafton Estate on 17th & 21st and also Tropical Rain Forest Tobago on 18th |
| Silvered Antbird |
Sclateria naevia |
Single bird seen briefly at Nariva on 25th |
| White-bellied Antbird |
Myrmeciza longipes |
Birds seen Asa Wright trails on 23rd |
| Bearded Bellbird |
Procnias averano |
Several displaying males seen Asa Wright trails on 23rd |
| White-bearded Manakin |
Manacus manacus |
Birds seen on Asa Wright trails most days |
| Blue-backed Manakin |
Chiroxiphia pareola |
Bird seen Grafton Estate on 17th and several males and females seen at Gilpin Trace Tobago on 18th |
| Golden-headed Manakin |
Pipra erythrocephala |
Single female on Asa Wright trails on 23rd |
| Southern Beardless-tyrannulet |
Camptostoma obsoletum |
Single bird near Waller Field on 26th |
| Forest Elaenia |
Myiopagis gaimardii |
Birds seen at Asa Wright on 23rd & 24th |
| Yellow-bellied Elaenia |
Elaenia flavogaster |
Birds seen at Bon Accord Tobago on 17th Blanchisseuse Road on 24th and Waller Field on 25th |
| Slaty-capped Flycatcher |
Leptopogon superciliaris |
Single bird seen on Asa Wright trails |
| Ochre-bellied Flycatcher |
Mionectes oleagineus |
Relatively common on Tobago & Asa Wright |
| Yellow-breasted Flycatcher |
Tolmomyias flaviventris |
Birds seen at Grafton Estate Tobago on 17th & Waller Field on 26th |
| Bran-coloured Flycatcher |
Myiophobus fasciatus |
Single bird seen at Waller Field on 26th |
| Fuscous Flycatcher |
Cnemotriccus fuscatus |
Common in appropriate habitat on Tobago |
| Euler's Flycatcher |
Lathrotriccus euleri |
Single bird seen near Asa Wright on 26th |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher |
Contopus borealis |
Bird seen on Asa Wright trails on 23rd |
| Tropical Pewee |
Contopus cinereus |
Relatively common around Asa Wright |
| Pied Water-tyrant |
Fluvicola pica |
Several birds seen at Aripo LRS and Nariva on 25th |
| White-headed Marsh-tyrant |
Arundinicola leucocephala |
Several birds seen at Aripo LRS on 25th |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher |
Myiarchus tyrannulus |
Birds at Bon Accord on 17th & Castara Bay Tobago on 18th |
| Great Kiskadee |
Pitangus sulphuratus |
Common on Trinidad |
| Boat-billed Flycatcher |
Megarynchus pitangua |
Bird seen regularly at Asa Wright |
| Sulphury Flycatcher |
Tyrannopsis sulphurea |
Up to 4 birds seen at Waller Field on 25th & 26th |
| Tropical Kingbird |
Tyrannus melancholicus |
Common on both islands |
| Grey Kingbird |
Tyrannus dominicensis |
Common on Tobago & also seen on Blanchisseuse Road and Waterloo |
| White-winged Becard |
Pachyramphus polychopterus |
Pair seen at Waller Field on 26th |
| Caribbean Martin |
Progne dominicensis |
Birds seen at Hilton Ponds on 17th and Bon Accord Tobago on 20th & 21st |
| Grey-breasted Martin |
Progne chalybea |
Relatively common on Trinidad |
| White-winged Swallow |
Tachycineta albiventer |
Relatively common in small numbers on both islands |
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow |
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
Flocks seen Manzanilla Beach on 25th & along the Arima Valley on 26th |
| Rufous-breasted Wren |
Thryothorus rutilus |
Birds seen at Gilpin Trace Tobago on 18th, Asa Wright trails on 23rd & along the Arima Valley on 26th |
| House Wren |
Troglodytes aedon |
Relatively common on both islands |
| Tropical Mockingbird |
Mimus gilvus |
Seen daily on both islands |
| Yellow-legged Thrush |
Platycichla flavipes |
Birds seen along Gilpin Trace Tobago on 18th |
| Cocoa Thrush |
Turdus fumigatus |
Birds seen daily at Asa Wright |
| Bare-eyed Thrush |
Turdus nudigenis |
Birds seen daily on both islands |
| White-necked Thrush |
Turdus albicollis |
Birds seen regularly on Asa Wright trails |
| Long-billed Gnatwren |
Ramphocaenus melanurus |
Single bird seen on Blanchisseuse Road on 25th |
| Red-eyed 'Chivi' Vireo |
Vireo olivaceus chivi |
Single bird seen at Waller Field on 26th |
| Scrub Greenlet |
Hylophilus flavipes |
Relatively common in appropriate habitat on Tobago |
| Golden-fronted Greenlet |
Hylophilus aurantiifrons |
Birds seen at Asa Wright on 23rd, Blanchisseuse Road on 24th and Waller Field on 26th |
| Rufous-browed Peppershrike |
Cyclarhis gujanensis |
Male seen at Waller Field on 26th |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
Dendroica fusca |
Single bird on Blanchisseuse Road on 25th |
| Tropical Parula |
Parula pitiayumi |
Single bird on Blanchisseuse Road on 24th |
| Yellow Warbler |
Dendroica petechia |
Single bird near Waller Field on 26th |
| American Redstart |
Setophaga ruticilla |
Single bird on Gilpin Trace Tobago on 18th |
| Northern Waterthrush |
Seiurus noveboracensis |
Single birds seen on 5/6 occasions on both islands |
| Masked Yellowthroat |
Geothlypis aequinoctialis |
Single bird heard only at Waller Field on 26th |
| Golden-crowned Warbler |
Basileuterus culicivorus |
Single bird on Asa Wright trails on 27th |
| Bananaquit |
Coereba flaveola |
Common everywhere |
| Bicoloured Conebill |
Conirostrum bicolor |
Birds seen at Caroni Marsh on 27th |
| White-lined Tanager |
Tachyphonus rufus |
Common on both islands |
| Red-crowned Ant-tanager |
Habia rubica |
Birds seen regularly at Asa Wright |
| Silver-beaked Tanager |
Ramphocelus carbo |
Common on Trinidad especially at Asa Wright |
| Blue-grey Tanager |
Thraupis episcopus |
Common on both islands |
| Palm Tanager |
Thraupis palmarum |
Common on both islands |
| Trinidad Euphonia |
Euphonia trinitatis |
Single bird seen in Arima Valley on 26th |
| Violaceous Euphonia |
Euphonia violacea |
Relatively common on Trinidad especially at Asa Wright |
| Turquoise Tanager |
Tangara mexicana |
Seen regularly at Asa Wright and Waller Field on 26th |
| Speckled Tanager |
Tangara guttata |
2 birds on Blanchisseuse Road on 25th |
| Bay-headed Tanager |
Tangara gyrola |
Seen almost daily at Asa Wright |
| Blue Dacnis |
Dacnis cayana |
Birds seen at Asa Wright on 22nd & 23rd |
| Green Honeycreeper |
Chlorophanes spiza |
Seen daily on feeders at Asa Wright |
| Purple Honeycreeper |
Cyanerpes caeruleus |
Seen daily on feeders at Asa Wright |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper |
Cyanerpes cyaneus |
Several pairs seen on Gilpin Trace & in Tropical Rain Forest Tobago on 18th |
| Blue-black Grassquit |
Volatinia jacarina |
Common on both islands in suitable habitat |
| Ruddy-breasted Seedeater |
Sporophila minuta |
Single bird seen at Aripo LRS on 25th |
| Black-faced Grassquit |
Tiaris bicolor |
Common on Tobago in suitable habitat |
| Grassland Yellow-finch |
Sicalis luteola |
Several birds seen at Aripo LRS on 25th |
| Red-capped Cardinal |
Paroaria gularis |
Single bird seen well at Caroni |
| Greyish Saltator |
Saltator coerulescens |
Several birds seen daily at Asa Wright |
| Yellow-hooded Blackbird |
Chrysomus icterocephalus |
Single bird seen at Nariva on 25th |
| Red-breasted Blackbird |
Sturnella militaris |
Birds seen at Aripo LRS on 25th |
| Carib Grackle |
Quiscalus lugubris |
Birds common on both islands |
| Shiny Cowbird |
Molothrus bonariensis |
Relatively common on Tobago in suitable habitat and also seen at Asa Wright on 23rd |
| Giant Cowbird |
Molothrus oryzivorus |
Bird fleetingly in Tropical Rain Forest Tobago on 18th & birds also seen perched at Asa Wright on 23rd & 24th |
| Yellow Oriole |
Icterus nigrogularis |
Relatively common around Asa Wright & Waller Field |
| Yellow-rumped Cacique |
Cacicus cela |
Birds seen at Nariva on 25th with breeding colony near Arena Forest on 26th |
| Crested Oropendola |
Psarocolius decumanus |
Relatively common on both islands with breeding colony at Asa Wright |
