Jamaica April/May 2025

Species seen in and around the resort complex in Negril during a fortnight holiday, also on trips to YS Falls, Black River, Rocklands Bird Sanctuary and Negril Botanical Gardens.

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Melanerpes radiolatus (Jamaican Woodpecker)

Leptotila jamaicensis (Caribbean Dove)

Columbina passerina (Common Ground Dove)

Zenaida asiatica (White-winged Dove)

Zenaida aurita (Zenaida Dove)

Patagioenas leucocephala (White-crowned Pigeon)

Streptopelia decaocto (Collared Dove)

Nyctibius jamaicensis (Northern Potoo)

Trochilus polytmus (Red-billed Streamertail)

Anthracothorax mango (Jamaican Mango)

Setophaga ruticilla (American Redstart)

Setophaga palmarum (Palm Warbler)

Setophaga tigrina (Cape May Warbler)

Tiaris olivaceus (Yellow-faced Grassquit)

Coereba flaveola (Bananaquit)

Ardea alba (Great Egret)

Egretta thula (Snowy Egret)

Egretta tricolor (Tricolored Heron)

Bubulcus ibis (Western Cattle Egret)

Nycticorax nycticorax (Black-crowned Night Heron)

Nyctanassa violacea (Yellow-crowned Night Heron)

Pelecanus occidentalis (Brown Pelican)

Tyto furcata (American Barn Owl)

Crotophaga ani (Smooth-billed Ani)

Euneornis campestris (Orangequit)

Coccyzus minor (Mangrove Cuckoo)

Falco sparverius (American Kestrel)

Buteo jamaicensis (Red-tailed Hawk)

Cathartes aura (Turkey Vulture)

Euphonia jamaica (Jamaican Euphonia)

Icterus leucopteryx (Jamaican Oriole)

Mimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird)

Leucophaeus atricilla (Laughing Gull)

Thalasseus maximus (Royal Tern)

Vireo altiloquus (Black-whiskered Vireo)

Tyrannus dominicensis (Grey Kingbird)

Tyrannus caudifasciatus (Loggerhead Kingbird)

Myiarchus barbirostris (Sad Flycatcher)

Myiarchus stolidus (Stolid Flycatcher)

Myiarchus validus (Rufous-tailed Flycatcher)

Eupsittula nana (Olive-throated Parakeet)

Quiscalus niger (Greater Antillean Grackle)

Sturnus vulgaris (Starling)

Fregata magnificens (Magnificent Frigatebird)

Turdus aurantius (White-Chinned Thrush)

Hirundo rustica (Barn Swallow)

Tachornis phoenicobia (Antillean Palm Swift)

Jacana spinosa (Northern Jacana)

Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)

Eurema lisa (Little Sulphur)

Strymon istapa (Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak)

Hemiargus ceraunus (Ceraunus Blue)

Leptotes cassius (Cassius Blue)

Anartia jatrophae (White Peacock)

Historis odius (Orion Cecropian)

Calisto zangis (Jamaican Calisto)

Battus polydamas (Polydamas Swallowtail)

Marpesia eleuchea (Antillean Daggerwing)

Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator)

Unidentified Moth

Unidentified Lizard

Unidentified Dragonfly