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Saint Kitts and Nevis

This checklist includes all bird species found in Saint Kitts and Nevis , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

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Country or region: Saint Kitts and Nevis [map]

Other names: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis, Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis

Number of species: 236
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 13
Number of introduced species: 4
Date last reviewed: 2019-03-10
Last modified: 2024-12-25
See also: http://www.birdsofstkittsnevis.com/index.php/list-of-birds.html

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna viduata	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis	Rare/Accidental
West Indian Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna arborea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Rare/Accidental
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Rare/Accidental
White-cheeked Pintail	Anas bahamensis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Rare/Accidental
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	Rare/Accidental
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Rare/Accidental
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Rare/Accidental
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Rare/Accidental
Masked Duck	Nomonyx dominicus	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus	Extirpated Near-threatened
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Introduced species
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Introduced species
Scaly-naped Pigeon	Patagioenas squamosa
White-crowned Pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Introduced species
Common Ground Dove	Columbina passerina
Ruddy Quail-Dove	Geotrygon montana	Rare/Accidental
Bridled Quail-Dove	Geotrygon mystacea
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Rare/Accidental
Zenaida Dove	Zenaida aurita
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus
Mangrove Cuckoo	Coccyzus minor
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor
Antillean Nighthawk	Chordeiles gundlachii	Rare/Accidental
Chuck-will's-widow	Antrostomus carolinensis	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Black Swift	Cypseloides niger	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Antillean Swift	Chaetura martinica	Rare/Accidental
APODIFORMES: Trochilidae
Purple-throated Carib	Eulampis jugularis
Green-throated Carib	Eulampis holosericeus
Antillean Crested Hummingbird	Orthorhyncus cristatus
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Clapper Rail	Rallus crepitans	Rare/Accidental
Sora	Porzana carolina	Rare/Accidental
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata
American Coot	Fulica americana
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Rare/Accidental
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Wilson's Plover	Anarhynchus wilsonia
Collared Plover	Anarhynchus collaris	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Plover	Anarhynchus nivosus	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Willet	Tringa semipalmata	Rare/Accidental
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Near-threatened
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Near-threatened
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Rare/Accidental
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Rare/Accidental
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus	Rare/Accidental
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Rare/Accidental
Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger	Rare/Accidental
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	Rare/Accidental
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Rare/Accidental
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Rare/Accidental
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Rare/Accidental
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
American Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Rare/Accidental
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Rare/Accidental
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus	Rare/Accidental
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates castro	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Trindade Petrel	Pterodroma arminjoniana	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Herald Petrel	Pterodroma heraldica	Rare/Accidental
Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Rare/Accidental
Sargasso Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae
Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum auritum
Neotropic Cormorant	Nannopterum brasilianum	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Rare/Accidental
Least Bittern	Botaurus exilis	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare/Accidental
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Reddish Egret	Egretta rufescens	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Rare/Accidental
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea	Rare/Accidental
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias
CATHARTIFORMES: Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	Rare/Accidental
Common Black Hawk	Buteogallus anthracinus	Rare/Accidental
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Rare/Accidental
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
American Barn Owl	Tyto furcata	Rare/Accidental
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia	Extirpated
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Rare/Accidental
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Caribbean Elaenia	Elaenia martinica
Lesser Antillean Pewee	Contopus latirostris	Rare/Accidental
Stolid Flycatcher	Myiarchus stolidus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Antillean Flycatcher	Myiarchus oberi
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Rare/Accidental
Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Rare/Accidental
Black-whiskered Vireo	Vireo altiloquus
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	Rare/Accidental
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Rare/Accidental
Caribbean Martin	Progne dominicensis
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Scaly-breasted Thrasher	Allenia fusca
Pearly-eyed Thrasher	Margarops fuscatus
Brown Trembler	Cinclocerthia ruficauda
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	Rare/Accidental
Tropical Mockingbird	Mimus gilvus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	Rare/Accidental
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	Rare/Accidental
Spectacled Thrush	Turdus nudigenis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Lesser Antillean Euphonia	Chlorophonia flavifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Rare/Accidental
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Rare/Accidental
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis	Rare/Accidental
Carib Grackle	Quiscalus lugubris	Extirpated
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Rare/Accidental
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum	Rare/Accidental
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	Rare/Accidental
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	Rare/Accidental
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa	Rare/Accidental
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	Rare/Accidental
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Rare/Accidental
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Rare/Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica	Rare/Accidental
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	Rare/Accidental
Adelaide's Warbler	Setophaga adelaidae	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Rare/Accidental
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Rare/Accidental
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Rare/Accidental
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Grassland Yellow-Finch	Sicalis luteola	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-bellied Seedeater	Sporophila nigricollis	Rare/Accidental
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola
St. Kitts Bullfinch	Melopyrrha grandis	Endemic Critically endangered (possibly extinct)
Greater Antillean Bullfinch	Melopyrrha violacea	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch	Loxigilla noctis
Black-faced Grassquit	Melanospiza bicolor
Lesser Antillean Saltator	Saltator albicollis	Rare/Accidental

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