Trinidad & Tobago · Tunapuna–Piarco
Mount St. Benedict
204 species and 6,419 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and April, with up to 89 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Copper-rumped HummingbirdSaucerottia tobaci
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
Blue-grey TanagerThraupis episcopus
Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica
Spectacled ThrushTurdus nudigenis
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Trincity Sewage Treatment Ponds7 km196 species
- Caroni Rice Fields7 km205 species
- Caroni Bird Sanctuary visitor centre8 km200 species
- Caroni Swamp10 km282 species
- Las Lapas Trace12 km169 species
- Morne Bleu12 km174 species
All 204 species recorded here
- Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica
- Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci
- Spectacled Thrush Turdus nudigenis
- Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
- Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
- White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
- Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
- Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
- Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
- Rufous-breasted Wren Pheugopedius rutilus
- Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
- Olive-grey Saltator Saltator olivascens
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
- Ochre-lored Flatbill Tolmomyias flaviventris
- Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
- Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
- Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
- Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis
- Trilling Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
- Golden-fronted Greenlet Pachysylvia aurantiifrons
- Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
- Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
- Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
- Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
- Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
- Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
- Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
- Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes notata
- White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
- Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus
- Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus
- White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis
- Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
- Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima
- Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
- Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
- Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
- Golden-headed Manakin Ceratopipra erythrocephala
- Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
- White-chested Emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris
- White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
- White-shouldered Tanager Loriotus luctuosus
- Chivi Vireo Vireo chivi
- Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
- Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
- Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
- Common Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
- Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
- Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
- Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
- Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavicus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Grey-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Green-backed Trogon Trogon viridis
- Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
- Fork-tailed Palm Swift Tachornis squamata
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
- Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
- White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
- Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
- Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
- Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
- Red-crowned Ant Tanager Habia rubica
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
- Great Antshrike Taraba major
- Guianan Trogon Trogon violaceus
- Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
- Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes
- Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
- Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus
- Sooty Grassquit Asemospiza fuliginosa
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Grey-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Trinidad Motmot Momotus bahamensis
- Northern Tropical Pewee Contopus bogotensis
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
- Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri
- Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
- Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
- Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala
- Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
- Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
- Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
- Bearded Bellbird Procnias averano
- Rusty-flanked Thrush Turdus albicollis
- Pied Water Tyrant Fluvicola pica
- Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
- White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
- Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis
- Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
- Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
- White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
- Red-breasted Meadowlark Leistes militaris
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
- Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
- Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum bicolor
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
- Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
- Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
- Green-throated Mango Anthracothorax viridigula
- Greater Ani Crotophaga major
- American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
- Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Northern Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
- Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
- Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
- Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Masked Cardinal Paroaria nigrogenis
- Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Stripe-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis cinnamomea
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mount St. Benedict?
January and April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 89 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mount St. Benedict?
204 species, from 6,419 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mount St. Benedict in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Copper-rumped Hummingbird, Palm Tanager and Blue-grey Tanager.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.