2023 was a good year of birding for birding. I saw 142 bird species including 16 lifers across five countries - Barbados (9), Grenada (2), Bonaire (3), Aruba (1), and CuraƧao (2). See my checklist below.
Key: Rare birds; Barbados Purple lifer; W.I Lifers; World Lifer
143.Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus Philadelphia (Bar#161;WI#209;Wor#377) |
142.Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus Philadelphia (Bar#161;WI#209;Wor#377)
141.Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
140.Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Nyctanassa violacea
149.Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
138.Manx Shearwater - Puffinus puffinus (Barbados #160;WI#208;World#376)
137.Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca
136.Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia
135.Blue-winged Warbler - Vermivora cyanoptera (Bar#159;WI#207;World#375)
134.Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus (Bar#158;WI#206;Wor#374)
133.Blackpoll Warbler - Setophaga striata
132.Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea
131.Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Calidris subruficollis
130.Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus
139.Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe (Barbados #157;WI#205;Wor#373)
128.Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda
127.Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus
126.Hudsonian Godwit - Limosa haemastica
125.Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica
124.Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
123.Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
122.Fork-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus savana
121.White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis
120.Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis
129.Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
118.Willet - Tringa semipalmata
117.American Golden-Plover - Pluvialis dominica
116.Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos
115.House Swift - Apus nipalensis (Barbados #156;WI#204;World#372)
114.Fulvous Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna bicolor
113.Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea (Barbados #155;WI#203;World#371)
112.Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii
111.Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea
110.Collared Plover - Anarhynchus collaris
109.Black Swift - Cypseloides niger
108.Common Tern - Sterna hirundo
107.Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia
106.Least Tern - Sternula antillarum
105.Palm Tanager - Thraupis palmarum
104.Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus
103.Yellow Oriole - Icterus nigrogularis
102.Crested Oropendola - Psarocolius decumanus
101.Spectacled Thrush - Turdus nudigenis
100.Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis
99. Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani
98. Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus
97. Short-tailed Swift - Chaetura brachyura
96. Gray-breasted Martin - Progne chalybea
95. White-winged Swallow - Tachycineta albiventer
94. Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus
93. Striated Heron - Butorides striata
92. Merlin - Falco columbarius
91. Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis (World#370)
90. Blue-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon mellisugus(World#369)
89. Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
88. Neotropic Cormorant - Nannopterum brasilianum(World#368)
87. Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus
86. Crested Caracara - Caracara plancus (World#367)
85. White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi
84. Saffron Finch - Sicalis flaveola
83. Venezuelan Troupial - Icterus icterus
82. Brown-throated Parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax (World#366)
81. Bare-eyed Pigeon - Patagioenas corensis (World #365)
80. Bridled Tern - Onychoprion anaethetus
79. Sooty Tern - Onychoprion fuscatus
78. Lesser Antillean Bullfinch - Loxigilla noctis
77. Rufous-breasted Hermit - Glaucis hirsutus (WI#202)
76. Lesser Antillean Tanager - Stilpnia cucullata(WI#201;World#364)
75. Yellow-bellied Elaenia - Elaenia flavogaster(WI#200)
74. Grenada Flycatcher - Myiarchus nugator(WI#199;World#363)
73. Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus
72. Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus
71. Masked Booby - Sula dactylatra
70. Red-footed Booby - Sula sula
69. Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax
68. Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis
67. Garganey - Spatula querquedula (Barbados#154;WI#198;World #362)
66. Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla
65. Masked Duck - Nomonyx dominicus
64. Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri
63. Red-billed Tropicbird - Phaethon aethereus
62. American Oystercatcher - Haematopus palliates
61. Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis
60. Caribbean Martin - Progne dominicensi
59. Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
58. Sanderling - Calidris alba
57. Orange-winged Parrot - Amazona amazonica
56. Grassland Yellow-Finch - Sicalis luteola
55. Sora - Porzana carolina
54. Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
53. Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
52. Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
51. Barbados Bullfinch - Loxigilla barbadensis
50. Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola
49. Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia
48. Black-whiskered Vireo - Vireo altiloquus
47. Caribbean Elaenia - Elaenia martinica
46. Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri
45. Antillean Crested Hummingbird - Orthorhyncus cristatus
44. Scaly-naped Pigeon - Patagioenas squamosa
43. Eared Dove - Zenaida auriculata
42. Common Ground Dove - Columbina passerina
41. Green-throated Carib - Eulampis holosericeus
40. Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
39. Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola
38. Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus
37. Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres
36. Red Knot - Calidris canutus
35. Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus
34. Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla
33. Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus
32. Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus
31. American Coot - Fulica americana
30. Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata
29. Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria
28. Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes
27. Black-faced Grassquit - Melanospiza bicolor
26. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus (Barbados#153)
25. Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea
24. American Wigeon - Mareca americana
23. Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis
22. Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca
21. Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
20. Green Heron - Butorides virescens
19. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus
18. Shiny Cowbird - Molothrus bonariensis
17. Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
16. Gray Kingbird - Tyrannus dominicensis
15. Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
14. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis
13. Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors
12. Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris
11. Zenaida Dove - Zenaida aurita
10. Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata
9. Carib Grackle - Quiscalus lugubris
8. Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla
7. Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius
6. Little Egret - Egretta garzetta
5. Snowy Egret - Egretta thula
4. Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
3. Great Egret - Ardea alba
2. Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus
1. Brown Booby - Sula leucogaster
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