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Endemic Birds of Jamaica

The island of Jamaica is the home to 28 endemic species of birds; species of birds that exist only in Jamaica. A popular destination for endemic birding, the island's climate and range of habitats, from lush lowland jungles and extensive shorelines to high elevation mountains and midrange grasslands lends itself to a perfect habitat.

Black-Billed Streamertail Hummingbird
(Trochilus scitulus)

Red-Billed Streamertail Hummingbird
(Trochilus polytmus)

Jamaican Mango Hummingbird
(Anthracothorax mango)

Birding in Jamaica
When to go: Year round but December-April has best climate

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Jamaican Tody
(Todus todus)

Yellow-Billed Parrot
(Amazona collaria)

Black-Billed Parrot
(Amazona agilis)

Jamaican Vireo
(Vireo modestus)

Blue Mountain Vireo
(Vireo osburni)

Rufous-Tailed Flycatcher
(Myiarchus validus)

Jamaican Becard
(Pachyramphus niger)

Jamaican Elaenia
(Myiopagis cotta)

Jamaican Pewee
(Contopus pallidus)

Sad Flycatcher
(Myiarchus barbirostris)

Jamaican Woodpecker
(Melanerpes radiolatus)

Crested Quail-Dove
(Geotrygon versicolor)

Ring-Tailed Pigeon
(Patagioenas caribaea)

Chestnut-Bellied Cuckoo
(Coccyzus pluvialis)

Jamaican Lizard Cuckoo
(Coccyzus vetula)

Jamaican Owl
(Pseudoscops grammicus)

White-Chinned Thrush
(Turdus aurantius)

White-Eyed Thrush
(Turdus jamaicensis)

Jamaican Crow
(Corvus jamaicensis)

Jamaican Euphonia
(Euphonia Jamaica)

Arrowhead Warbler
(Setophaga pharetra)

Jamaican Spindalis
(Spindalis nigricephala)

Orangequit
(Euneornis campestris)

Yellow-Shouldered Grassquit
(Loxipasser anoxanthus)

Jamaican Blackbird
(Nesopsar nigerrimus)

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The following recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology were used:
199938 Blue Mountain Vireo Recorded by: Hoyer, Richard C 2013
204456 Streamertail (Black-billed) Recorded by: Ferraro, Mary Margaret L 2015
199963 Jamaican Becard Recorded by: Hoyer, Richard C 2013
164826 Jamaican Pewee Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1996
164804 Jamaican Woodpecker Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1992
164725 Crested Quail-Dove Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1976
164728 Jamaican Mango Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1995
164701 Ring-tailed Pigeon Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1991
199971 White-chinned Thrush Recorded by: Hoyer, Richard C 2013
199969 Yellow-shouldered Grassquit Recorded by: Hoyer, Richard C 2013
204450 Orangequit Recorded by: Walker, Bradley M 2015
164623 Jamaican Vireo Recorded by: Budney, Gregory F 2001
199959 Jamaican Owl Recorded by: Hoyer, Richard C 2013
199957 Jamaican Spindalis Recorded by: Hoyer, Richard C 2013
164710 Jamaican Blackbird Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1995
164832 Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1987
204447 Black-billed Parrot Recorded by: Walker, Bradley M 2015
199977 White-eyed Thrush Recorded by: Hoyer, Richard C 2013
204524 Jamaican Crow Recorded by: Proctor, C. Justin 2015
199950 Jamaican Tody Recorded by: Hoyer, Richard C 2013
164605 Yellow-billed Parrot Recorded by: Budney, Gregory F 2001
164870 Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1992
164724 Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1996
164637 Jamaican Euphonia Recorded by: Budney, Gregory F 2001
204458 Arrowhead Warbler Recorded by: Walker, Bradley M 2015
164916 Streamertail (Red-billed) Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1995
165401 Sad Flycatcher Recorded by: Sutton, Robert L 1994
56136 Jamaican Elaenia Recorded by: Macaulay, Linda R 1992
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