Bird AlbumDominica · Saint John Parish
Portsmouth – town
50 species and 380 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 19 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American Barn OwlTyto furcata
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonotaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Portsmouth – Indian river0 km55 species
- Cabrits NP2 km69 species
- Morne Diablotin NP – Syndicate Nature Trail7 km69 species
- Morne Diablotin NP – Morne Diablotin trail8 km62 species
- Syndicate Trail8 km72 species
- Lower Colihaut10 km48 species
All 50 species recorded here
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Portsmouth – town?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 19 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Portsmouth – town?
50 species, from 380 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Portsmouth – town in November?
The most recorded in November: American Barn Owl, Magnificent Frigatebird, Scaly-naped Pigeon and American Cliff Swallow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.