Birding Factoids

113 species
in 35 families

10 of the 58 Caribbean
speciality species are
represented here.
2 endangered species
2 endemics

St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Hotspots

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Specialities St. Vincent Parrot

Photographer unknown

Yellow-eyed Thrush - Photo copyright Russ Jones

Photo copyright Russ Jones

Antillean Euphonia - Photo copyright Eladio Fernandez

Photo copyright Eladio Fernandez

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....Vermont Nature Trails - These trails begin near the top of the

Buccament Valley. There are two main trails which lead through tropical rain forest, where there is a chance of seeing the St. Vincent Parrot and the Whistling Warbler, both unique to St. Vincent and strictly protected internationally.

....St. Vincent & The Grenadines - Fauna & Flora

....St. Vincent Trip Reports - St. Vincent trip reports are available from

Blake Maybank's "Birding the Americas: Trip Report and Trip Planning Repository".

....Scenes from a Lesser Antilles Trip - 18-28 March 2000. A photo

montage by Don Roberson. These shots are from a fine "Focus on Nature" tour of the Lesser Antillean islands of St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Dominica (a trip led by Armas Hill), with a final day on Puerto Rico (a trip led by B. J. Rose and with a different set of participants). In the islands of the Lesser Antilles, we were successful in locating all island and regional endemics within a week.

....Trip Report: St. Vincent & The Grenadines - May 1998. By Bill Smith.

We had wanted to make a trip through the southern Lesser Antilles for some time, but circumstance had foiled our intentions until the spring of 1998. Our focus was on the Grenadines. We previously had visited St. Vincent itself in 1988.

....Trip Report: Lesser Antilles - St. Lucia, Dominica and St. Vincent,

5 - 14 December 2000. By Barry Cooper and Gail Mackiernan. For birders who wish to see all the Caribbean endemics and specialties, a trip to the Lesser Antilles is a must. Some of the region’s most spectacular birds are found on these small islands, as well as some of the most undisturbed habitat.

....Trip Report: Lesser Antilles - 3-13 November 1999. By Frank Frazier.

Thought it might be of interest to give a brief report of the highlights of a trip I took with my N.J. friend Bill Weiss, to some principal islands of the Lesser Antilles in hopes of seeing their endemics and specialties - we visited Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent, ending up with one night and morning in Puerto Rico.

Tours and Guides

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**..The West Indies on the Sea Cloud with Victor Emanuel Nature Tours

(VENT) - This special cruise offers a unique opportunity to visit this region, sailing some of the prettiest waters on earth aboard the magnificent 4-masted sailing ship, Sea Cloud, and taking numerous natural history excursions on shore with an emphasis on birding. Our ports of call will be St. Vincent, St. Lucia, and Dominica.

The West Indies on the Sea Cloud - January 4 - 11, 2003 (8.0 days - Limit 14) with leaders TBA

VENT offers nearly 140 tours to over 100 land-based destinations each year and is the largest tour company in the world specializing in birding and natural history.

Eco-Lodges

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Caribbean Specialities in

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Information derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.5.
Information on endangered birds is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International, and supporting
data bases developed by Ian Patton, of Merlin Species Watcher. An international checklist system
was required to enable world-wide country to country comparisons.These speciality birds may be uncommon,
or extremely rare at this location, or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of
each species noted below have been made in this location.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Endemics
___ St. Vincent Parrot	___ Whistling Warbler
... Caribbean Endemic Specialities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
___ Antillean Crested ___ Hummingbird ___ Antillean Wren ___ Brown Trembler	___ Lesser Antillean Bullfinch ___ Lesser Antillean Swift ___ Lesser Antillean Tanager ___ Purple-throated Carib	___ Rufous-throated Solitaire ___ Scaly-breasted Thrasher ___ Scaly-naped Pigeon

Endangered Birds in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (endemics are shown in *bold italic*)
Breeding Birds		Non-Breeding Birds
___ *St. Vincent Parrot*	___ *Whistling Warbler*