UVI Wetlands Reserve Bird List

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A checklist of birds found at the UVI Wetlands,

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands


COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

Grebes
__pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Tropicbirds
__white-tailed tropicbird * Phaethon lepturus
Boobies
__brown boobie Sula leucogaster
Pelicans
__brown pelican ** Pelecanus occidentalis
Frigatebirds
__magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Herons and Egrets
__great egret * Casmerodius albus
__snowy egret * Egretta thula
__cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
__great blue heron * Ardea herodias
__reddish egret Egretta rufescens
__tricolored heron Egretta tricolor
__little blue heron Egretta caerulea
__green-backed heron Butorides striatus
__black-crowned night-heron * Nycticorax nycticorax
__yellow-crowned night-heron Nycticorax violaceus
Ibises
__glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Ducks, Geese and Swans
__mallard Anas platyrhynchos
__white-cheeked pintail * Anas bahamensis
__American wigeon Anas americana
__northern shoveler Anas clypeata
__blue-winged teal Anas discors
__cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera
__green-winged teal Anas crecca
__greater scaup Aythya marila
__lesser scaup Aythya affinis
__Muscovy duck Cairina moschata
Hawks and Harriers
__red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
__osprey Pandion haliaetus
Falcons
__peregrine falcon ** Falco peregrinus
__merlin Falco columbarius
__American kestrel Falco sparverius
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
__sora rail Porzana carolina
__common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
__purple gallinule Porphyrula martinica
__American coot Fulica americana
__Caribbean coot * Fulica caribaea
Plovers
__black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola
__piping plover Charadrius melodus
__snowy plover * Charadrius alexandrinus
__semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus
__Wilson's plover Charadrius wilsonia
__killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Oystercatchers
__American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
Stilts
__black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Turnstones, Snipes and Sandpipers
__whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
__greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
__lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
__stilt sandpiper Calidris himantopus
__Hudsonian godwit Limosa haemastica
__willet * Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
__solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria
__short-billed dowitcher Actitis macularia
__long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Limnodromus scolopaceus
__common snipe Gallinago gallinago
__ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
__pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
__red knot Calidris canutus
__sanderling Calidris alba
__white-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
__Baird's sandpiper Calidris bairdii
__least sandpiper Calidris minutilla
__semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla
__western sandpiper Calidris mauri
Gulls, Terns and Allies
__laughing gull Larus atricilla
__least tern * Sterna antillarum
__common tern Sterna hirundo
__roseate tern Sterna dougallii
__royal tern Sterna maxima
Pigeons and Doves
__zenaida dove Zenaida aurita
__white-crowned pigeon * Columba leucocephala
__scaly-naped pigeon Columba squamosa
__common ground-dove Columbina passerina
Cuckoos and Anis
__mangrove cuckoo Coccyzus minor
__yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
__smooth-billed ani Crotophaga ani
Goatsuckers
__chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
Hummingbirds
__green-throated carib Eulampis holosericeus
__Antillean crested hummingbird Orthoryncus cristatus
Kingfishers
__belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Tyrant Flycatchers
__gray kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
__Caribbean elaenia Elaenia martinica
Swallows and Martins
__barn swallow Hirundo rustica
__bank swallow Riparia riparia
__northern rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
__Caribbean martin Progne dominicensis
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
__northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
__pearly-eyed thrasher Margarops fuscatus
Vireos
__black-whiskered vireo Vireo altiloquus
Emberizids: Warblers, Blackbirds, Tanagers and Allies
__bananaquit Coereba flaveola
__black-and-white warbler Mniotilta varia
__prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea
__northern parula Parula americana
__yellow warbler Dendroica petechia
__blackpoll warbler Dendroica striata
__prairie warbler Dendroica discolor
__northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
__indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
__black-faced grassquit Tiaris bicolor
** denotes a federally endangered species
* denotes a locally endangered species