Bird AlbumJamaica · Portland Parish
Blue Mountains NP – Silver Hill Gap
97 species and 6,910 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–April and November–December, with up to 60 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-chinned ThrushTurdus aurantius
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Ring-tailed PigeonPatagioenas caribaea
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Red-billed StreamertailTrochilus polytmus
Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
Jamaican SpindalisSpindalis nigricephala
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Jamaican TodyTodus todus
OrangequitEuneornis campestris
Jamaican OrioleIcterus leucopteryx
Jamaican PeweeContopus pallidus
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Arrowhead WarblerSetophaga pharetraSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Blue Mountains NP – Hardwar Gap to Silver Hill Gap1 km99 species
- Blue Mountains NP – Hardwar Gap2 km104 species
- Blue Mountains NP – Starlight Chalet2 km87 species
- Hope Botanical Gardens9 km127 species
- Robins Bay25 km121 species
- Green Castle Estate26 km150 species
All 97 species recorded here
- White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius
- Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus
- Jamaican Spindalis Spindalis nigricephala
- Orangequit Euneornis campestris
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea
- Arrowhead Warbler Setophaga pharetra
- Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Jamaican Pewee Contopus pallidus
- Jamaican Tody Todus todus
- Jamaican Vireo Vireo modestus
- Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- White-eyed Thrush Turdus jamaicensis
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Jamaican Blackbird Nesopsar nigerrimus
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica
- Blue Mountain Vireo Vireo osburni
- Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch Melopyrrha violacea
- Sad Flycatcher Myiarchus barbirostris
- Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Myiarchus validus
- Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta
- Jamaican Becard Pachyramphus niger
- Yellow-shouldered Grassquit Loxipasser anoxanthus
- Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Coccyzus pluvialis
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Jamaican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vetula
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Blue Mountain Elaenia Elaenia fallax
- Jamaican Owl Asio grammicus
- Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Jamaican Mango Anthracothorax mango
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Jamaican Crow Corvus jamaicensis
- Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Yellow-billed Amazon Amazona collaria
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Black-billed Amazon Amazona agilis
- Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Blue Mountains NP – Silver Hill Gap?
February–April and November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 60 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Blue Mountains NP – Silver Hill Gap?
97 species, from 6,910 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Blue Mountains NP – Silver Hill Gap in November?
The most recorded in November: White-chinned Thrush, Bananaquit, Ring-tailed Pigeon, Black-faced Grassquit and Red-billed Streamertail.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.