Birds of U.S. Virgin Islands

171 species recorded at 15 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Brown PelicanBrown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisWhite-cheeked PintailWhite-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensisSpotted SandpiperSpotted SandpiperActitis maculariusBananaquitBananaquitCoereba flaveolaGrey KingbirdGrey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisZenaida DoveZenaida DoveZenaida auritaGreat EgretGreat EgretArdea albaBlack-necked StiltBlack-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMagnificent FrigatebirdMagnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensCommon GallinuleCommon GallinuleGallinula galeataLesser YellowlegsLesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesLittle Blue HeronLittle Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaPearly-eyed ThrasherPearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatusGreater YellowlegsGreater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca

Most recorded

Mangrove WarblerMangrove WarblerSetophaga petechiaRoyal TernRoyal TernThalasseus maximusScaly-naped PigeonScaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosaGreen-throated CaribGreen-throated CaribEulampis holosericeusGreen HeronGreen HeronButorides virescensCommon Ground DoveCommon Ground DoveColumbina passerinaBrown BoobyBrown BoobySula leucogasterBlack-faced GrassquitBlack-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolorWhite-crowned PigeonWhite-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaLaughing GullLaughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaSnowy EgretSnowy EgretEgretta thulaWilson's PloverWilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsoniaSmooth-billed AniSmooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniBlue-winged TealBlue-winged TealSpatula discors

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Southgate PondSaint Croix109 species
  2. Great PondSaint Croix106 species
  3. Virgin Islands NP – Francis Bay TrailSaint John101 species
  4. UVI WetlandsSaint Croix77 species
  5. Frank PondSaint John70 species
  6. Cruz BaySaint John97 species
  7. Francis Bay Salt PondSaint John93 species
  8. Magen's Bay TrailSaint Thomas90 species
  9. Francis BaySaint John86 species
  10. Magen's BaySaint Thomas77 species
  11. Frederiksted PierSaint Croix51 species
  12. West End Salt Pond – north endSaint Croix67 species
All 15 hotspots
  1. Buccaneer Golf CourseSaint Croix71 species
  2. Salt Pond Trail, St. JohnSaint John79 species
  3. Virgin Islands NP – Salt PondSaint John77 species

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All species recorded · 171