Birds of Trinidad & Tobago
412 species recorded at 28 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
Copper-rumped HummingbirdSaucerottia tobaci
Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
Blue-grey TanagerThraupis episcopus
White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMost recorded
Spectacled ThrushTurdus nudigenis
White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Bearded BellbirdProcnias averano
Tufted CoquetteLophornis ornatus
Trinidad MotmotMomotus bahamensis
Cocoa ThrushTurdus fumigatusHotspots with the most records
- Asa Wright Nature CenterTunapuna–Piarco277 species
- Caroni SwampSan Juan–Laventille282 species
- Blanchisseuse RoadTunapuna–Piarco241 species
- Cuffie River Nature RetreatTobago130 species
- Bon Accord Sewage Treatment PondsTobago166 species
- Aripo Livestock (Agriculture Research) StationTunapuna–Piarco241 species
- Nariva SwampMayaro-Rio Claro271 species
- Blue Waters InnTobago142 species
- Little Tobago IslandTobago138 species
- Caroni Rice FieldsTunapuna–Piarco205 species
- Tobago Forest Reserve – Gilpin TraceTobago127 species
- Grande RiviereSangre Grande Regional Corporation231 species
All 28 hotspots
- Rahamut TraceSiparia Regional Corporation196 species
- Orange ValleyCouva-Tabaquite-Talparo191 species
- Main Ridge Forest ReserveTobago129 species
- Grand Riviere – Monte Video RoadSangre Grande Regional Corporation197 species
- Waller FieldTunapuna–Piarco228 species
- Aripo Savannah – Cumuto RoadSangre Grande Regional Corporation236 species
- Temple by the SeaCouva-Tabaquite-Talparo183 species
- Las Lapas TraceTunapuna–Piarco169 species
- Brasso SecoTunapuna–Piarco186 species
- Trincity Sewage Treatment PondsTunapuna–Piarco196 species
- Caroni Bird Sanctuary visitor centreSan Juan–Laventille200 species
- Lowlands, Magdelena golf course and pondsTobago133 species
- Hacienda JacanaCouva-Tabaquite-Talparo167 species
- Morne BleuTunapuna–Piarco174 species
- Mount St. BenedictTunapuna–Piarco204 species
- Centre Street PondsTobago120 species
All species recorded · 412
- Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Comb Duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda
- Trinidad Piping Guan Pipile pipile
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
- Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis
- Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus
- Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
- Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
- Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
- Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
- Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
- Fork-tailed Palm Swift Tachornis squamata
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
- White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
- Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus
- Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus
- Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
- Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
- White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
- Green-throated Mango Anthracothorax viridigula
- Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
- Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus
- Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
- Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
- Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii
- Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
- White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis
- Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci
- White-chested Emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris
- Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes notata
- Greater Ani Crotophaga major
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
- Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta
- Common Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
- Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
- Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
- Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Paint-billed Crake Mustelirallus erythrops
- Rufous-necked Wood Rail Aramides axillaris
- Grey-cowled Wood Rail Aramides cajaneus
- Mangrove Rail Rallus longirostris
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Azure Gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris
- Yellow-breasted Crake Laterallus flaviventer
- Grey-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Double-striped Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Pantanal Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris
- Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
- Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
- Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
- Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Rufescent Tiger Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
- Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
- Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
- Stripe-backed Bittern Botaurus involucris
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
- Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni
- Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
- Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
- Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
- Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Slender-billed Kite Helicolestes hamatus
- Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
- Rufous Crab Hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis
- Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
- Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
- Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis
- White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
- Grey-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
- Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
- Striped Owl Asio clamator
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba
- Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
- Mottled Owl Strix virgata
- Green-backed Trogon Trogon viridis
- Guianan Trogon Trogon violaceus
- Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
- American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Trinidad Motmot Momotus bahamensis
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
- Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
- Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
- Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
- Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
- Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
- Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavicus
- Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
- Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala
- Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica
- Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus
- Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus
- Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax
- Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilatus
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
- Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
- White-eyed Parakeet Psittacara leucophthalmus
- Grey-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
- Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
- Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
- Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
- Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens
- Stripe-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis cinnamomea
- White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
- Northern White-fringed Antwren Formicivora intermedia
- Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
- Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
- Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis
- Great Antshrike Taraba major
- Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
- White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes
- Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
- Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis
- Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
- Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris
- Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
- Crested Doradito Pseudocolopteryx sclateri
- Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes galbinus
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
- Northern Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
- Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
- Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus
- Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum
- Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- Ochre-lored Flatbill Tolmomyias flaviventris
- White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus
- Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri
- Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- Northern Tropical Pewee Contopus bogotensis
- Pied Water Tyrant Fluvicola pica
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
- Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
- Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
- Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea
- Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
- Bearded Bellbird Procnias averano
- Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola
- White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
- Golden-headed Manakin Ceratopipra erythrocephala
- Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana
- White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
- Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes
- Golden-fronted Greenlet Pachysylvia aurantiifrons
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Chivi Vireo Vireo chivi
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Greater Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea apoda
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
- Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Rufous-breasted Wren Pheugopedius rutilus
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Trilling Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
- Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes
- Rusty-flanked Thrush Turdus albicollis
- Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus
- Spectacled Thrush Turdus nudigenis
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
- Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis
- Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Red-breasted Meadowlark Leistes militaris
- Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
- Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
- Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis
- Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
- Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
- Red Tanager Piranga flava
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Red-crowned Ant Tanager Habia rubica
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
- Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis
- Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
- Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
- Olive-grey Saltator Saltator olivascens
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Sooty Grassquit Asemospiza fuliginosa
- Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
- White-shouldered Tanager Loriotus luctuosus
- White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
- Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
- Lesson's Seedeater Sporophila bouvronides
- Lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola
- Grey Seedeater Sporophila intermedia
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
- Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch Sporophila angolensis
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta
- Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum bicolor
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Blue-capped Tanager Sporathraupis cyanocephala
- Masked Cardinal Paroaria nigrogenis
- Speckled Tanager Ixothraupis guttata
- Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
- Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
- Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana