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Bird Watching
St. Kitts is blessed with a myriad of beautiful, complex ecosystems containing a range of photogenic wildlife and a whole host of things to do. From our seas to our forests, there's something to please everyone, and observing the daily habits of our airborne natural treasures is one of the most relaxing and satisfying of them all. St. Kitts' Northern, Central and Southern mountain ranges are carpeted in thick rainforests supporting huge bio-diversity.
Brown Pelican, Magnificent Frigatebird, Cattle Egret, American Kestrel, Royal Tern, Feral Pigeon, Zenaida Dove, Common Ground-dove, Caribbean Elaenia, Grey Kingbird, Caribbean Martin, Scaly-breasted Thrasher, Bananaquit, Black-faced Grassquit & Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, and Black-whiskered Vireo are only a few the species that will fascinate you for hours.
The Twin Island Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis has always been under the radar for Birdwatchers. This is somewhat surprising as the two islands have a well established and diverse eco-system. St. Kitts alone has 9 large Ponds, some hosting an amazing array of birdlife at certain times of the year.
Below is a list of the birds you can find on St. Kitts. You can also learn more about Bird Watching on St Kitts by clicking here.
Species Name | Scientific Name |
Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps |
Brown Booby | Sula leucogaste |
Brown Pelican | Perlecanus occidentalis |
Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens |
Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea |
Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias |
Great White Egret | Egretta alba |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
Yellow-crowned Night-heron | Nyctanassa violacea |
Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber |
Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors |
Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata |
Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris |
Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
American Coot | Fulica americana |
Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola |
Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus |
Wilson's Plover | Charadrius wilsonia |
Wilson's' Snipe | Gallinago g. delicata |
Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca |
Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes |
Spotted Sandpiper | Tringa macularia |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres |
Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus |
Sanderling | Calidris alba |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla |
Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis |
American Herring Gull | Larus a. smithsonianus |
Black-headed Gull | Larus ridibundus |
Laughing Gull | Larus atricilla |
Royal Tern | Sterna maxima |
Feral Pigeon | Columba livia |
Scaly-naped Pigeon | Columba squamosa |
Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita |
Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina |
Bridled Quail-Dove | Geotrygon mystacea |
Purple-throated Carib | Eulampis jugularis |
