Jamaica · Saint Andrew Parish
Hope Botanical Gardens
127 species and 15,167 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March and November–December, with up to 71 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Jamaican WoodpeckerMelanerpes radiolatus
Yellow-billed AmazonAmazona collaria
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatus
White-chinned ThrushTurdus aurantius
Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
Red-billed StreamertailTrochilus polytmus
Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana
Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Blue Mountains NP – Hardwar Gap7 km104 species
- Blue Mountains NP – Hardwar Gap to Silver Hill Gap8 km99 species
- Blue Mountains NP – Silver Hill Gap9 km97 species
- Blue Mountains NP – Starlight Chalet10 km87 species
- Robins Bay31 km121 species
- Green Castle Estate32 km150 species
All 127 species recorded here
- Yellow-billed Amazon Amazona collaria
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus
- Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis
- Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Black-billed Amazon Amazona agilis
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata
- Sad Flycatcher Myiarchus barbirostris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Jamaican Tody Todus todus
- Jamaican Owl Asio grammicus
- Jamaican Mango Anthracothorax mango
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Jamaican Vireo Vireo modestus
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Orangequit Euneornis campestris
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Jamaican Spindalis Spindalis nigricephala
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Jamaican Crow Corvus jamaicensis
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Myiarchus validus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta
- Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus
- Arrowhead Warbler Setophaga pharetra
- Jamaican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vetula
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch Melopyrrha violacea
- Jamaican Becard Pachyramphus niger
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- White-eyed Thrush Turdus jamaicensis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hope Botanical Gardens?
February–March and November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 71 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hope Botanical Gardens?
127 species, from 15,167 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hope Botanical Gardens in November?
The most recorded in November: American Redstart, Zenaida Dove, Jamaican Woodpecker, Yellow-billed Amazon and Northern Mockingbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.