Birds in the Lesser Antilles
of the West Indies
in the Caribbean  

including the islands of:

Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, 
Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, 
Saint Vincent

noting birds during Focus On Nature Tours
with an (*)

This Lesser Antilles Bird List compiled by Armas Hill


Photo at right: PURPLE-THROATED CARIB,
one of the hummingbirds of the Antilles   



2-letter codes following the bird names indicate islands where birds are found.

AB =  Antigua (A) & Barbuda (B)
BD =  Barbados  
DM =  Dominica
GD =  Guadeloupe 
GR =  Grenada 
MN =  Montserrat  
SL =  St. Lucia  
SV =  St. Vincent  


Links:

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in the Caribbean

A Bird-List & Photo Gallery of Caribbean Birds, in 2 parts:
Part #1: Guineafowl to Hummingbirds
Part #2: Trogons to Buntings

Rare Birds of the Caribbean today & those that have gone extinct 

Sea-Life during FONT Caribbean Tours, notably Cetaceans off Dominica

Codes:

(i): introduced species
(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
        (t1): critical    (t2): endangered    (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally

(Wle):    endemic to West Indies
(WIr):     rare in the West Indies 
(LAe):    endemic to Lesser Antilles
(SLe):    endemic in St. Lucia
(SLr):     rare in St. Lucia
(SVe):    endemic in St. Vincent
(DMe):   endemic in Dominica
(DMr):    rare in Dominica
(GRe):   endemic in Grenada

Some Cetaceans and other Marine Life (during Dominica pelagic trips) follows the bird-list.

Bird-List:

1. Helmeted Guineafowl  ______  AB(B)(*)
   Numida meleagris
   
   
2. Fulvous Whistling Duck  ______  AB
   Dendrocygna bicolor
   
   
3. West Indian Whistling Duck  ______  AB(B)(*)
   Dendrocygna arborea
   
   
4. White-cheeked Pintail  ______  AB(B)(*)
   Anas bahamensis
   
   
5. Blue-winged Teal______  AB  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)
   Anas discors  (monotypic)
   
   
6. Northern Shoveler  ______  AB  GD
   Anas clypedata
   
   
7. American Wigeon  ______  GD
   Anas americana
   
   
8. Masked Duck ______ GD  SL(*)
   Nomonyx (formerly Oxyura) dominicus  (monotypic)
   
   
9. Pied-billed Grebe ______  AB(B)(*)  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)
   Podilymbus podiceps antillarum 
   
   
10. Glossy Ibis  ______  MN
    Plegadis falcinellus 
    
    
11. Least Bittern  ______  GD
    Ixobrychus exilis
    
    
12. Great Blue Heron ______  AB  DM(*)  GD(*)  SL(*)  SV
    Ardea h. herodias 
    
    
13. Great Egret ______  AB(B)(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Casmerodius (has been Ardea) alba egretta
    
    
14. Snowy Egret ______  AB  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)
    Egretta (formerly Leucophoyx) thula brewsteri
    
    
15. Little Egret  ______  BD(*)  DM(*)(rare)  GD(rare)  SL(*)(rare)  SV(*)(rare)
    Egretta g. garzetta
    
    
16. Little Blue Heron ______  AB  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Egretta (formerly Florida) caerulea  (now monotypic)
    
    
17. Tricolored Heron ______  AB  GD  SL(*)  (a former name was Louisiana Heron)
    Egretta (formerly Hydranassa)  tricolor ruficollis
    
    
18. Western Cattle Egret ______  AB(A,B)(*)  BD(*)  DM  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Bubulcus ibis
    
    
19. Green Heron ______  AB(B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)  (was for a time considered conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Striated Heron, and was then called Green-backed Heron)
    Butorides virescens maculata
    
    
20. Black-crowned Night Heron ______  AB  GD  SL(*)
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
    
    
21. Yellow-crowned Night Heron ______ AB  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)  SV
    Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
22. Red-billed Tropicbird ______ AB(B)(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)
    Phaethon aethereus mesonauta
    
    
23. White-tailed Tropicbird______ DM(*)  MN  SV
    Phaethon lepturus catesbyi
    
    
24. Magnificent Frigatebird ______  AB(A,B)(*)  DM(*)  GD  GR  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Fregata magnificens  (now said to be monotypic)
    
    
25. Brown Pelican  ______  AB(A,B)(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)
    Pelecanus o. occidentalis 
    
    
26. Brown Booby ______  AB(B)(*)  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Sula l. leucogaster
    
    
27. Red-footed Booby ______  DM(*)  GD  SV(*)
    Sula s. sula  (2 color morphs: 1 white, 1 mostly brown)
    
    
28. Masked Booby  ______  AB
    Sula d. dactylatra
    
    
29. American Kestrel ______  AB(B)(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Falco sparverius caribaearum  (this Caribbean subspecies in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, & the Lesser Antilles; resident) 
    
    
30. Merlin ______  AB(A,B)(*)  DM(*)  GD  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Falco c. columbarius 
    
    
31. Peregrine Falcon ______  AB  DM(*)  GD  SL  MN  SV(*)
    Falco peregrinus tundrius
    
    
32. Osprey  ______  AB(B)(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  SL(*)
    Pandion haliaetus (2 subspecies occur in the West Indies: P. h. ridgwayi & P. h. carolinensis) 
    
    
33. Broad-winged Hawk ______  AB(A)(*)  DM(*)  GD  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Buteo platypterus  (5 subspecies in the Caribbean, all resident)
    B. p. insulicola  (endemic to Antigua) 
    B. p. rivierei  (on Dominica, St. Lucia, & Martinique)
    B. p. antillarum (on Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent, & Tobago)
    
    
34. Common Black Hawk  ______  SL(rare)  SV(*)  (in the Caribbean, also known as Black Crab Hawk)
    Buteogallus a. anthracinus
    
    
35. Red-tailed Hawk  ______  MN
    Buteo jamaicensis
    
    
36. Clapper Rail  ______  AB  GD
    Rallus longirostris
    
    
37. Sora  ______  AB  GD  MN 
    Porzana carolina
    
    
38. Purple Gallinule  ______  GD  MN
    Porphyrio martinica
    
    
39. Common Gallinule ______ AB(B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV
    Gallinula galeata cerceris 
    
    
40. American Coot  ______  GD
    Fulica americana
    
    
41. "Caribbean Coot"  (nt)  ______   AB  GD  MN  SL(rare)  SV  (has been considered by some as conspecific with the American Coot)
    Fulica caribaea
    
    
42. Black-bellied (or Grey) Plover ______ AB  GD  MN  SL(*)
    Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
    
    
43. American Golden Plover  ______  AB  GD  MN  SL(*)
    Pluvialis dominica  (monotypic)
    
    
44. Wilson's (or Thick-billed) Plover ______  AB  BD(*)  GD  MN
    Charadrius wilsonia rufinucha
    
     
45. Semipalmated Plover ______  AB  BD(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)
    Charadrius semipalmatus  (monotypic)
    
    
46. Killdeer  ______  AB  GD  MN
    Charadrius vociferus
    
    
47. American Oystercatcher  ______  GD
    Haematopus palliatus
      
    
48. Black-necked Stilt  ______  AB(B)(*)  GD  MN
    Himantopus mexicanus
    
    
49. Solitary Sandpiper ______ AB  GD  MN  SL(*)  SV
    Tringa s. solitaria
    
    
50. Greater Yellowlegs ______ AB(B)(*)  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)
    Tringa melanoleuca
    
    
51. Lesser Yellowlegs  ______  AB  BD(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)
    Tringa flavipes
    
    
52. Wood Sandpiper (WIr) ______  BD(*)
    Tringa glareola  (monotypic) 
    
    
53. Willet ______ AB  GD(*)  MN  SL
    Tringa (formerly Catoptrophorus) s. semipalmata
    
    
54. Spotted Sandpiper  ______  AB  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Actitis macularius  (monotypic)
    
    
55. Upland Sandpiper  ______  GD  MN
    Bartramia longicauda
    
    
56. Whimbrel  ______  AB  GD  MN
    Numernius phaeopus hudsonicus
    
    
57. Ruddy Turnstone  ______  AB  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)
    Arenaria interpres morinella
    
    
58. Red Knot  ______  AB  MN
    Calidris canutus rufa
    
    
59. Least Sandpiper ______  AB  GD  MN  SL
    Calidris minutilla  (monotypic)
    
    
60. Semipalmated Sandpiper  ______  AB  BD(*)  GD  MN
    Calidris pisilla  (monotypic)
    
     
61. Western Sandpiper ______ AB  GD  SL(*)
    Calidris mauri  (monotypic)
    
    
62. White-rumped Sandpiper  ______  AB  GD  MN
    Calidris fuscicollis
    
    
63. Pectoral Sandpiper  ______  AB  GD  MN
    Calidris melanotos
    
    
64. Sanderling  ______  AB  GD  MN  SL
    Calidris alba rubida
    
    
65. Stilt Sandpiper  ______  AB  GD
    Calidris himantopus
    
    
66. Short-billed Dowitcher  ______  AB  GD  MN
    Limnodromus griseus
    
    
67. Ruff / Reeve (WIr)  ______  BD(*)
    Philomachus pugnax  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
    
    
68. Wilson's Snipe ______  AB  DM(*)  GD  SL  (was conspecific with the Common Snipe of the Palearctic, Gallinago gallinago)
    Gallinago delicata 
    
    
69. Pomarine Jaeger  ______ DM(*)  GD  (also called Pomarine Skua)
    Stercorarius pomarinus  (monotypic)
    
    
70. Parasitic Jaeger  ______  GD
    Stercorarius parasiticus
    
    
71. Great Skua  ______ DM(*)
    Stercorarius (formerly Catharacta) skua  (now monotypic)
    
    
72. Ring-billed Gull  ______ DM(*)  GD
    Larus delawarensis  (monotypic)
    
    
73. Lesser Black-backed Gull  ______ DM(*)(rare)
    Larus fuscus graellsii  
    
    
74. Laughing Gull ______  AB  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Leucophaeus (formerly Larus) a. atricilla
    
    
75. Black-headed Gull  ______  GD
    Chroicocephalus (formerly Larus) ridibundus
    
    
76. Gull-billed Tern  ______  AB  GD
    Gelochelidon (formerly Sterna) nilotica
    
    
77. Common Tern  ______  AB  GD  MN
    Sterna h, hirunda
    
    
78. Roseate Tern ______  AB  GD  SL
    Sterna d. dougallii  (t3) 
    
    
79. Royal Tern  ______  AB(A)(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) m. maxima
    
    
80. Sandwich Tern  ______  AB  GD  SL
    Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) sandvicensis acuflavida
    
    
81. Least Tern  ______  AB  GD
    Sternula (formerly Sterna) antillarum
    
    
82. Bridled Tern  ______ AB  GD  MN  SL
    Onychoprion (formerly Sterna) anaethetus melanoptera
    
    
83. Sooty Tern  ______  AB  DM  GD  SL
    Onychoprion (formerly Sterna) f. fuscata
    
    
84. Black Tern  ______  AB 
    Chlidonias niger surinamensis
    
    
85. Brown Noddy  ______ AB  GD  MN  SL
    Anous s. stolidus
    
    
86. Scaly-naped (or Red-necked) Pigeon ______  AB  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD  GR(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Patagioenas (formerly Columba) squamosa  (monotypic)
    
    
87. White-crowned Pigeon  ______  AB(A)(*)  GD
    Patagioenas (formerly Columba) leucocephala
    
    
88. Feral Pigeon (i) ______  AB  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Columba livia
    
    
89. Zenaida Dove ______ AB(A,B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV
    Zenaida a. aurita  (subspecies endemic to the Lesser Antilles)
    
    
90. Eared Dove ______  GD  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Zenaida auriculata rubripes
    
    
91. Eurasian Collared Dove (i) ______  AB(B)(*)  DM(*)  GD(*) 
    Streptopelia decaocto
    
    
92. Common Ground Dove ______  AB(A,B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  GR(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
    Columbina passerina nigrirostris  (on Antigua, Barbuda, Guadeloupe, & Dominica)
    Columbina passerina antillarum  (on St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, & Barbados)
    
    
93. Grenada Dove (t1) (GRe) ______ GR(*)  (closely related to the Gray-fronted Dove of Central & South America, Leptotila rufaxilla, and has been said by some to be conspecific)
    Leptotila wellsi   (monotypic) 
     
    
94. Ruddy Quail-Dove ______  AB  DM(*)  GD  SL  SV(*)
    Geotrygon m. montana
    
    
95. Bridled Quail-Dove (nt) (WIe) ______ AB  GD  MN  SL  SV(*)
    Geotrygon mystacea  (monotypic)
    
    
96. Monk Parakeet  (i)  ______  GD
    Myiopsitta monachus
    
    
97. Imperial Amazon (or Parrot) (t2) (DMe)______ DM(*)  (known on Dominica as the "Sisserou")
    Amazona imperialis  (monotypic)
    
    
98. Saint Vincent Amazon (or Parrot) (t3) (also called "Guilding's Amazon") (SVe)______ SV(*)
    Amazona guildingii  (monotypic)
    
    
99. Saint Lucia Amazon (or Parrot) (t3) (SLe)______ SL(*)  (known on St. Lucia as the "Jacquot")
    Amazona versicolor  (monotypic)
    
    
100. Red-necked Amazon (or Parrot) (t3) (another name is "Bouquet's Amazon") (DMe)______ DM(*)  (known on Dominica as the "Jaco" or "Perroquet")
     Amazona arausiaca  (monotypic)
     
     
101. Mangrove Cuckoo ______  AB(B)(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  GR  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)  
     Coccyzus minor (now said to be monotypic, formerly subspecies in the West Indies: Coccyzus m. nesiotes)
     
     
102. Yellow-billed Cuckoo ______ GD  MN  SL
     Coccyzus americanus  (monotypic)
     
     
103. Smooth-billed Ani ______  DM(*)  GD  GU  MN  SL  SV(*)
     Crotophaga ani  (monotypic)
     
     
104. Barn Owl ______  DM(*)  SL  SV(*)
     Tyto alba insularis (on St. Lucia & St. Vincent)
     Tyto alba nigrescens  (on Dominica, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     
     
105. Antillean Nighthawk  ______  MN
     Chordeiles gundlachii
     
     
106. "Saint Lucia" Rufous Nightjar ______ SL(*)  (other subspecies of the Rufous Nightjar are in South America & southern Central America)
     Caprimulgus rufus otiosus (t2)  (an endemic subspecies on Saint Lucia)
     
     
107. Short-tailed Swift ______  SV
     Chaetura brachyura praevelox  (this subspecies on St. Vincent, Grenada, & Tobago)
     
     
108. Lesser Antillean Swift  (LAe) ______ DM(*)  GD  SL(*)  SV
     Chaetura martinica  (monotypic)
     
     
109. American Black Swift ______  GD  MN  SL  SV(*)
     Cypseloides n. niger
     
     
110. Blue-headed Hummingbird  (LAe)______ DM(*)   (restricted to the 2 islands of Dominica & Martinique)
     Cyanophaia bicolor  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)  
     
     
111. Purple-throated Carib  (LAe) ______  AB  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)  
     Eulampis jugularis  (monotypic)
     
     
112. Green-throated Carib  (WIe) ______  AB(A)(*)  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Eulampis h. holosericeus
     
     
113. Antillean Crested Hummingbird  (WIe) ______  AB(A,B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  GR(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Orthorhyncus cristatus exilis (on Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, & St. Lucia)
     Orthorhyncus cristatus ornatus  (on St. Vincent, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Orthorhyncus c. cristatus   (on Barbados, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Orthorhyncus cristatus emigrans  (on Grenada, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     (on Grenada blue-crested, on other islands green-crested)   
     
     
114. Ringed Kingfisher ______  DM(*)  GD(rare)
     Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) torquata stictipennis  (this subspecies endemic to the West Indies, only on Dominica and Guadeloupe)
     
     
115. Belted Kingfisher ______  AB  DM(*)  GD  MN  SV
     Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) alcyon  (monotypic)
     
     
116. Guadeloupe Woodpecker  (LAe)  ______  GD(*)
     Melanerpes herminieri  (monotypic)
     
     
117. Gray Kingbird ______  AB(A,B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  GR(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Tyrannus dominicensis vorax  (this subspecies restricted to the Lesser Antilles & Trinidad)
     
     
118. Lesser Antillean Flycatcher  (LAe) ______  AB  DM(*)  GD(*)  SL(*)
     Myiarchus o. oberi  (this subspecies restricted to Dominica & Guadeloupe)
     Myiarchus oberi sanctaeluciae  (on St. Lucia, where it's an endemic subspecies)
      
     
119. Grenada Flycatcher  (LAe)______ GR(*)  SV(*)
     Myiarchus nugator  (monotypic)
     
     
120. Lesser Antillean Pewee  (LAe)______ DM(*)  GD
     Contopus latirostris brunneicapillus  (this subspecies on Dominica, Guadeloupe, & Martinique) 
     
     
121. Saint Lucia Pewee  (SLe)______ SL(*)  (was considered part of Lesser Antillean Pewee)
     Contopus oberi  (monotypic)
     
     
122. Caribbean Elaenia  (WIe) ______  AB(B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Elaenia m. martinica  (this subspecies endemic to the Lesser Antilles)
     
     
123. Yellow-bellied Elaenia  (SLr)  ______  GD  SL  SV(*)
     Elaenia f. flavogaster
     
     
124. Black-whiskered Vireo ______  AB  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Vireo altiloquus barbadensis  (this subspecies occurs from St. Croix, in the Virgin Islands, south to Barbados)
      
     
125. Caribbean Martin ______  AB  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  GR(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)  (at one time was considered conspecific with the Sinaloa (or Snowy-bellied) Martin of Mexico) 
     Progne dominicensis  (monotypic) 
     
     
126. Bank Swallow  ______  GD
     Riparia r. riparia
     
     
127. Barn Swallow ______  AB  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL  SV
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
128. American Cliff Swallow  ______  GD
     Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
     
     
129. "Saint Lucia" House Wren______ SL(*)  
     Troglodytes aedon mesoleucus (t3)  (an endemic subspecies on St. Lucia)
     
     
130. "Saint Vincent" House Wren______ SV(*)  
     Troglodytes aedon musicus (t3) (an endemic subspecies on St. Vincent)
     
     
131. "Lesser Antillean" House Wren ______  DM(*)  GR(*) 
     Troglodytes aedon rufescens (on Dominica, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Troglodytes aedon grenadensis  (on Grenada, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     
     
132. Tropical Mockingbird ______  AB  DM(*)  GD(*)  GR(*)  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Mimus gilvus antillarum  (this subspecies endemic to the Lesser Antilles)
     
     
133. Scaly-breasted Thrasher (LAe) ______  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Allenia (or has been said to be Margarops) fuscus  (the single member of its genus)
     A. f. hypenema  (on Dominica & Guadeloupe)
     A. f. schwartzi  (on St. Lucia, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     A. f. vincednti  (on St. Vincent, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     
     
134. Pearly-eyed Thrasher (WIe) ______  AB(B)(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)
     Margarops f. fuscatus (on Barbuda, Dominica, & Guadeloupe)
     Margarops fuscatus klinikowskii  (on St. Lucia, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     
     
135. White-breasted Thrasher (t2) (LAe)______ SL(*)  (this rare species restricted to St. Lucia & Martinique)
     Ramphocinclus brachyurus sanctaeluciae  (on St. Lucia, where it's an endemic subspecies) (the single member of its genus)
      
     
136. Gray Trembler (LAe)______ SL(*)  (this species restricted to the 2 islands of St. Lucia & Martinique)
     Cinclocerthia gutturalis macrorhyncha (on St. Lucia, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     
     
137. Brown Trembler (LAe)______  DM(*)  GD  MN  SV(*)  
     Cinclocerthia ruficauda pavida  (in the northwest Leeward Islands)
     Cinclocerthia ruficauda tremula  (on Guadeloupe, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Cinclocerthia r. ruficauda  (on Dominica, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Cinclocerthia ruficauda tenebrosa  (on St. Vincent, where it's an endemic subspecies) 
     
     
138. American Bare-eyed Thrush ______  DM  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Turdus n. nudigenis  (subspecies in the Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, & northeast South America)
     
     
139. Lesser Antillean Thrush (LAe) ______ SV(*)  (formerly part of Cocoa Thrush)
     Turdus personus bondi  (on St. Vincent, where it's an endemic subspecies; the other subspecies is on Grenada) 
     
     
140. Red-legged Thrush (WIe) ______ DM(*)
     Turdus plumbeus albiventris  (on Dominica, where it's an endemic subspecies; the other subspecies are in the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, & Cayman Brac Is.)
     
     
141. Forest Thrush (nt) (LAe) ______  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN
     Turdus (formerly Cichlherminia) lherminieri 
     Turdus l. lherminieri  (on Guadeloupe, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Turdus l. lawrencii  (on Montserrat, where it's an endemic subspecies) 
     Turdus l. dominicensis  (on Dominica, where it's an endemic subspecies)  
     Turdus l. sanctaeluciae  (on Saint Lucia, where it is a rare endemic subspecies)
     
     
142. Rufous-throated Solitaire (WIe) ______ DM(*)  SL(*)
     Myadestes genibarbis  (5 subspecies in the Caribbean, 3 of them in the Lesser Antilles; the other 2 on Hispaniola & in Jamaica)
     Myadestes genibarbis dominicanus  (on Dominica, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Myadestes genibarbis sanctaelucinae  (on St. Lucia, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Myadestes genibarbis genibarbis  (on Martinique, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     
     
143. Saint Vincent Solitaire  (LAe) ______ SV(*)  (was part of the Rufous-throated Solitaire) 
     Myadestes sibilans  (monotypic)
     
     
144. House Sparrow (i) ______ SV(*)
     Passer domesticus
     
     
145. Orange Bishop (i)  ______  GD
     Euplectes franciscanus
     
     
146. Black-rumped Waxbill (i)  ______  GD
     Estrilda troglodytes
     
     
147. Antillean Euphonia (WIe) ______  AB  DM(*)  GD  SL  SV(*)  (was at one time part of the Blue-hooded Euphonia, now of Central America (and also called the Elegant Euphonia); also included was what's now the Golden-rumped Euphonia of South America)  
     Euphonia musica flavifrons  (in this subspecies, in the Lesser Antilles, the plumages of the sexes are alike, similar to the females of the other 2 subspecies in the Greater Antilles)  
     
     
148. Black-and-white Warbler______  AB  DM(*)  GD  MN
     Mniotilta varia  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
      
     
149. Prothonotary Warbler ______ DM(*)  GD  SL
     Protonotaria citrea  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
      
     
150. Northern Parula  ______  AB  GD  MN
     Parula americana
     
     
151. "Golden" Yellow Warbler______  AB(B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL(*)  (now distinct from the Mangrove Warbler of Central America, Dendroica erithachorides)
     Dendroica petechia melanoptera  (on Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, & Montserrat)
     Dendroica petechia ruficapilla  (on Martinique, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Dendroica petechia babad  (on St. Lucia, where it's an endemic subspecies) 
     Dendroica p. petechia  (on Barbados, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     
     
152. Magnolia Warbler  ______  AB
     Dendroica magnolia
     
     
153. Cape May Warbler ______  AB  DM(*)  GD  MN
     Dendroica tigrina  (monotypic)
     
     
154. Black-throated Blue Warbler  ______  GD
     Dendroica caerulescens
     
     
155. "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler  ______  GD
     Dendroica coronata
     
     
156. Saint Lucia Warbler  (SLe)______ SL(*)  (was conspecific with the Adelaide's Warbler of Puerto Rico & the Barbuda Warbler of Barbuda)
     Dendroica delicata  (monotypic)  
     
     
157. Barbuda Warbler  (nt) (LAe)  ______  AB(B)(*)  (was conspecific with the Adelaide's Warbler of Puerto Rico & the Saint Lucia Warbler)
     Dendroica subita  (monotypic)
     
     
158. Prairie Warbler ______  MN  SL
     Dendroica d. discolor
     
     
159. Blackpoll Warbler  ______  AB
     Dendroica striata
     
     
160. Plumbeous Warbler (LAe) ______ DM(*)  GD(*)  (this species restricted to 2 islands, Dominica & Guadeloupe)
     Dendroica plumbea  (monotypic)
     
     
161. Whistling Warbler (t3) (SVe)______ SV(*)
     Catharopeza bishopi  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
      
     
162. Ovenbird  ______  GD  MN
     Seiurus aurocapillus
     
     
163. Northern Waterthrush ______  AB(B)(*)  DM(*)  GD  MN  SL
     Parkesia (formerly Seiurus) noveboracensis  (now said to be monotypic)
     
     
164. Louisiana Waterthrush  ______  GD  MN
     Parkesia (formerly Seiurus) molacilla
     
     
165. American Redstart  ______  AB  DM(*)  GD  MN
     Setophaga ruticilla  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
      
     
166. Hooded Warbler  ______  GD
     Wilsonia citrina 
     
     
167. Common Yellowthroat  ______  AB(B)(*)
     Geothlypis trichas
     
     
168. Shiny (or Glossy) Cowbird ______  BD(*)  DM(*)  GR(*)  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Molothrus bonariensis minimus  (this is the subspecies of the West Indies & the Guianas & adjacent no. Brazil; it's also spread into North America, starting in Florida)
      
     
169. Carib Grackle ______  AB(A,B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  GR(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Quiscalus lugubris  (8 subspecies, most of them only on Caribbean islands)
     Quiscalus lugubris fortirostris  (on Antigua, Barbuda, & Barbados)
     Quiscalus lugubris guadeloupensis  (on Dominica, Guadeloupe, & Montserrat)
     Quiscalus lugubris luminosus  (on Grenada, where it's an endemic subspecies)  
     Quiscalus lugubris inflexirostris  (on St. Lucia, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Quiscalus lugubris contrusus  (on St. Vincent, where it's an endemic subspecies)
      
     
170. Saint Lucia Oriole (nt) (SLe) ______ SL(*)
     Icterus laudabilis  (monotypic)
     
     
171. Montserrat Oriole  (LAe)  ______  MN
     Icterus oberi
     
     
172. Bobolink  ______  AB
     Dolichonyx oryzivorus 
     
     
173. Bananaquit ______  AB(A,B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Coereba flaveola  (the single member of its genus)
     Coereba flaveola barbadensis  (on Barbados, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Coereba flaveola bartholemica  (on Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, & Montserrat)
     Coereba flaveola martinicana  (on St. Lucia & Martinique)
     (In all, there are 41 subspecies of the Bananaquit; 24 of them are on islands in the Caribbean. 2 more subspecies follow.)    
     
     
174. "Black Bananaquit" ______ GR(*)  SV(*)   (part of the Bananaquit)
     Coereba f. atrata  (on St. Vincent, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Coereba f. aterrima (on Grenada, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     
     
175. Lesser Antillean Tanager  (LAe)  ______  SV(*)  (this species restricted to 2 islands, St. Vincent & Grenada)
     Tangara cucullata versicolor  (on St. Vincent, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     
     
176. Grassland Yellow Finch  ______  AB  GD
     Sicalis luteola
     
     
177. Yellow-bellied Seedeater ______ GR(*)  (in the Caribbean, only occurs on Grenada & nearby Carriacou, and on Trinidad & Tobago)
     Sporophila n. nigricollis
     
     
178. Black-faced Grassquit  ______  AB(A,B)(*)  BD(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  GR(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Tiaris bicolor omissus  (this subspecies occurs from Puerto Rico south to Venezuela)
      
     
179. Blue-black Grassquit  ______ GR(*)  (in the Caribbean, only occurs on Grenada and on Trinidad & Tobago)
     Volatinia jacarina splendens  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
180. Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (LAe)  ______  AB(A,B)(*)  DM(*)  GD(*)  MN  SL(*)  SV(*)
     Loxigilla noctis ridgwayi  (on Antigua, Barbuda, & Anguilla)
     Loxigilla noctis coryi  (on Montserrat & St. Kitts)
     Loxigilla noctis dominicana  (on Dominica & Guadeloupe)
     Loxigilla noctis sclateri  (on St. Lucia, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Loxigilla noctis crissalis  (on St. Vincent, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Loxigilla noctis grenadensis  (on Grenada, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     Loxigilla n. noctis  (on Martinique, where it's an endemic subspecies)
     
     
181. Barbados Bullfinch (BDe) ______ BD(*)  (formerly a subspecies of the Lesser Antillean Bullfinch)
     Loxigilla barbadensis  
     
      
182. Saint Lucia Black Finch (nt) (SLe) ______ SL(*)
     Melanospiza richardsoni  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
183. Scarlet Tanager  ______  AB  GD
     Piranga olivacea 
     
     
184. Lesser Antillean Saltator (LAe) ______  DM(*)  GD(*)  SL(*)  (formerly conspecific with the Streaked Saltator of South America)
     Saltator a. albicollis  (on St. Lucia & Martinique)
     Saltator albicollis guadelupenis  (on Dominica & Guadeloupe) 
     
     
185. Indigo Bunting  ______  DM(*)(rare)
     Passerina cyanea  (monotypic)
     

Notes:

The "Saint Lucia Nightjar" is considered conspecific with the Rufous Nightjar, a widespread species in much of South America and southern Central America.

The House Wrens on various islands of the Lesser Antilles have appearances, voices, and habits quite different from each other. The taxonomy of the complex may still be open to question, with some suggesting specific status to island populations.

Plumages of Yellow Warblers vary throughout the Lesser Antillean islands. Those (the males) of St. Lucia and Dominica have pale chestnut caps. (That of Martinique has a chestnut head.)  

There are over 20 subspecies (or races) of Bananaquits on Caribbean islands. 
On St. Lucia: Coereba flaveola martinicana. This yellow-bellied form also seen along the coast of St. Vincent. 
Most Bananaquits on St. Vincent are the all-black Coereba flaveola atrata. 
On Grenada, also black: Coereba flaveola aterrima.  
On  Dominica, yellow-bellied: Coereba flaveola bartholemica.

The island of Grenada was visited by some participants (as an option) during the FONT March 2000 tour.

Cetaceans (and other Marine Life) seen during FONT pelagic trips 
off Dominica, 
March 25, 2000 & March 9, 2002

March 25, 2000:

Great Sperm Whale, or Cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) - 2 young 

Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia simus) - 2 seen well in calm water close to the boat (Photo in Marine-Life Photo Gallery)  

Fraser's Dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) - a pod of 200 to 300 seen, a few times, swimming in a tight group. This creature was not scientifically described until 1956, and not seen alive until the early 1970's. There are populations in the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans. (Photo in Marine-Life Photo Gallery)

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) - 10 to 20, some close to the boat. 
This species shows a tremendous variation in color and the extent of spotting. 
Those seen off Dominica did not have notable spotting. This species can be difficult to distinguish from the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis).  

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

flying fish (sp.)

Birds seen at sea that day, March 25, 2000, included: 
7 to 9 Pomarine Jaegers
Brown Booby
White-tailed Tropicbird.


March 9, 2002:

Fraser's Dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) About 50 seen in a "tight group".

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) From 50 to 100 seen closer to the boat than the Fraser's.

Birds seen at sea that day, March 9, 2002, included:
about 25 Pomarine Jaegers
a Great Skua
a White-tailed Tropicbird
both Brown and Red-footed Boobies (about 10 of the latter).
Closer to shore, there were:
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
2 Laughing Gulls
(the only gulls seen during our tour in Dominica)
Royal Terns, Brown Pelicans, and Magnificent Frigatebirds were common.

Where schools of small tuna were in the water: jaegers were feeding at the surface, boobies were diving into the water, and frigatebirds were soaring overhead and sometimes skimming fish from the sea.