VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL PARK u.s. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

BIRDS OF ST. JOHN, USVI CHECKLIST

PHOTO COMPANION GUIDE

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PREPARED BY CARRIE STENGEL

PIED-BILLED GREBE ( UC)

LEAST GREBE ( R)AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER ( R) WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD ( UC)

RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD ( UC) MASKED BOOBY ( R)

BROWN BOOBY ( C)RED-FOOTED BOOBY ( VR)

BROWN PELICAN ( C)DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT ( UC)

MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD ( C)

AMERICAN BITTERN ( R) GREAT BLUE HERON ( C)

GREAT EGRET ( C) SNOWY EGRET ( C)

LITTLE BLUE HERON ( C)IMMATURE LITTLE BLUE HERON

TRICOLORED HERON ( R)CATTLE EGRET ( C)

GREEN HERON ( C) BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON ( R) YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON ( C)

AMERICAN WIGEON (VR) BLUE-WINGED TEAL ( C) NORTHERN SHOVELER (UC)

WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL ( C) NORTHERN PINTAIL (VR) GREEN-WINGED TEAL ( R)

RING-NECKED DUCK ( UC) LESSER SCAUP ( R)

OSPREY ( UC) NORTHERN HARRIER ( VR)

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK ( VR) RED-TAILED HAWK ( C)

AMERICAN KESTREL ( C)

MERLIN ( UC)

PEREGRINE FALCON ( C)

CLAPPER RAIL (VR) SORA ( C) COMMON MOORHEN ( C) AMERICAN COOT ( O)

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER ( UC) AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (VR) WILSON’S PLOVER ( C)

KILLDEER ( UC)SEMIPALMATED PLOVER ( C) AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER ( C)

BLACK-NECKED STILT ( C) GREATER YELLOWLEGS ( UC) LESSER YELLOWLEGS ( C) SOLITARY SANDPIPER ( UC)

SPOTTED SANDPIPER ( C)

WHIMBREL (VR) RUDDY TURNSTONE ( UC) RED KNOT (VR)

SANDERLING (VR) SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER ( C)0 WESTERN SANDPIPER ( C)

LEAST SANDPIPER ( C) WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (UC) PECTORAL SANDPIPER ( R)

DUNLIN ( R) STILT SANDPIPER ( UC) SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER ( UC)

LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ( R)WILSON’S SNIPE ( R)

POMARINE JAEGER ( R)

LAUGHING GULL ( C )

RING-BILLED GULL ( R)

GULL-BILLED TERN ( R)

ROYAL TERN (C)

SANDWICH TERN

LEAST TERN ( UC)

ROSEATE TERN ( UC)

SOOTY TERN ( UC)

COMMON TERN ( UC)

BROWN NODDY ( UC)COMMON BLACK-HEADED GULL ( VR)

BRIDLED TERN ( UC)

ROCK DOVE ( UC) SCALY-NAPED PIGEON ( C)WHITE-CROWNED PIGEON ( R)

WHITE-WINGED DOVE ( UC)

ZENAIDA DOVE ( C)

COMMON GROUND DOVE ( C)

BRIDLED QUAIL-DOVE ( UC) RUDDY QUAIL-DOVE ( UC)

YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO ( R) MANGROVE CUCKOO ( UC) SMOOTH-BILLED ANI ( R)

COMMON NIGHTHAWK ( UC) ANTILLEAN NIGHTHAWK ( UC) CHUCK WILL’S WIDOW ( UC)

GREEN-THROATED CARIB HUMMINGBIRD ( C) ANTILLEAN CRESTED HUMMINGBIRD ( C) BELTED KINGFISHER ( C)

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER ( UC) CARIBBEAN ELAENIA ( C)PUERTO RICAN FLYCATCHER ( UC)

GRAY KINGBIRD ( C)

BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO ( C)

YELLOW-THROATED VIREO ( UC)WHITE-EYED VIREO ( UC)

CARIBBEAN MARTIN ( UC)

BANK SWALLOW ( UC)

BARN SWALLOW UC)

CLIFF SWALLOW ( R)

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD ( C) PEARLY-EYED THRASHER ( C)

BLUE-WINGED WARBLER ( R) NORTHERN PARULA (C)GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER ( R)

YELLOW WARBLER ( C) CHESNUT SIDED WARBLER ( R) MAGNOLIA WARBLER ( R)

CAPE MAY WARBLER ( UC) BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER ( UC) YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER ( UC)

BLACK & WHITE WARBLER ( C)

BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER ( UC)

BLACKPOLL WARBLER ( C)

BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER ( R)

YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER ( R)

PRAIRIE WARBLER ( UC)PALM WARBLER ( UC)

AMERICAN REDSTART ( C) PROTHONOTARY WARBLER ( UC)

HOODED WARBLER ( UC)

COMMON YELLOWTHROAT ( R)

WORM-EATING WARBLER ( R)OVENBIRD ( R)

NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH ( C)

LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH ( UC) KENTUCKY WARBLER ( R)

BANANAQUIT ( C)

SCARLET TANANGER ( R)

LESSER ANTILLEAN BULLFINCH ( C)BLACK-FACED GRASSQUIT ( C) ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK ( R)

BLUE GROSBEAK (UC) INDIGO BUNTING ( UC)BOBOLINK ( R)

TROUPIAL ( R)HOUSE SPARROW ( C)

BALTIMORE ORIOLE (MALE & FEMALE) ( R)