List of birds of Trinidad and Tobago


A total of 485 species of birds have been confirmed on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. There are few places in the world where so many bird species can be seen in such a small area, many of them unique, very rare, or of particular interest. They range from the many species of hummingbird to the cave-dwelling oilbird and the scarlet ibis.
The islands are within a few miles of Venezuela, and the species are therefore typical of tropical South America. However, the number of species is relatively low compared to the mainland, as would be expected on small islands.
The resident breeding birds are augmented in the northern winter by migrants from North America, although the variety of migrant passerines is very limited compared to Central America.
Except as an entry is cited otherwise, the list of species and the status of each are as determined by the Trinidad & Tobago Bird Status & Distribution Committee as of March 2019. The list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society.
Species in the list are common on both main islands except as indicated otherwise. Many are also present on other, small, islands which are usually not named in the list. Tobago has only about half the number of bird species of Trinidad, but 27 species and one subspecies have occurred only on the smaller island. Some of the smaller islands off Tobago, such as Little Tobago, have important seabird breeding colonies. Two species are endemic to Trinidad.

Tinamous

Order: TinamiformesFamily: Tinamidae
The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family, Tinamidae, within their own order, the Tinamiformes. They are distantly related to the ratites, that includes the rheas, emus, and kiwis.
NameBinomialStatus
Little tinamouCrypturellus souiTrinidad only

Screamers

Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anhimidae
The screamers are a small family of birds related to the ducks. They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs and large feet which are only partially webbed. They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and in territorial disputes.
NameBinomialStatus
Horned screamerAnhima cornutaTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Ducks

Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.
NameBinomialStatus
Fulvous whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolorTrinidad only
White-faced whistling-duckDendrocygna viduataTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Black-bellied whistling-duckDendrocygna autumnalis
Snow gooseChen caerulescensTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Muscovy duckCairina moschataTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Comb duckSarkidiornis sylvicolaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Northern shovellerSpatula clypeataRare/accidental
Blue-winged tealSpatula discors
Eurasian wigeonMareca penelopeTobago only - one occurrence
American wigeonMareca americanaTobago only - rare/accidental
White-cheeked pintailAnas bahamensis
Northern pintailAnas acutaRare/accidental
Green-winged tealAnas creccaRare/accidental
Southern pochardNetta erythrophthalmaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Ring-necked duckAythya collarisRare/accidental
Lesser scaupAythya affinisRare/accidental
Masked duckOxyura dominica

Guans

Order: GalliformesFamily: Cracidae
The Cracidae are large birds, similar in general appearance to turkeys. The guans and curassows live in trees, but the smaller chachalacas are found in more open scrubby habitats. They are generally dull-plumaged, but the curassows and some guans have colorful facial ornaments.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Trinidad piping-guanAburria pipileEndemic to Trinidad
Rufous-vented chachalacaOrtalis ruficaudaTobago only

Flamingos

Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.
NameBinomialStatus
American flamingoPhoenicopterus ruberTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Grebes

Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.
NameBinomialStatus
Least grebeTachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed grebePodilymbus podiceps

Pigeons

Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.
NameBinomialStatus
Rock pigeonColumba liviaIntroduced species
Scaled pigeonPatagioenas speciosaTrinidad only
Scaly-naped pigeonPatagioenas squamosaTobago and Little Tobago only - rare/accidental
Band-tailed pigeonPatagioenas fasciataTrinidad only - rare accidental
Pale-vented pigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
Ruddy quail-doveGeotrygon montanaTrinidad only
White-tipped doveLeptotila verreauxi
Gray-fronted doveLeptotila rufaxillaTrinidad only
Lined quail-doveZentrygon linearisTrinidad only - rare accidental
Eared doveZenaida auriculata
Blue ground doveClaravis pretiosaTrinidad only - rare accidental
Eurasian collared-doveStreptopelia decaoctoTrinidad only - rare/accidental - introduced species
Common ground doveColumbina passerinaTrinidad only
Plain-breasted ground doveColumbina minutaTrinidad only
Ruddy ground doveColumbina talpacoti
Scaled doveColumbina squammataTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Cuckoos

Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs.
NameBinomialStatus
Greater aniCrotophaga majorTrinidad only
Smooth-billed aniCrotophaga ani
Striped cuckooTapera naeviaTrinidad only
Little cuckooCoccycua minutaTrinidad only
Dwarf cuckoo Coccycua pumilaTrinidad only - one occurrence
Squirrel cuckooPiaya cayanaTrinidad only
Dark-billed cuckooCoccyzus melacoryphusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Yellow-billed cuckooCoccyzus americanus
Mangrove cuckooCoccyzus minor
Black-billed cuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Oilbird

Order: SteatornithiformesFamily: Steatornithidae
The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm.
Common nameBinomialStatus
OilbirdSteatornis caripensisTrinidad only

Potoos

Order: NyctibiiformesFamily: Nyctibiidae
The potoos are large near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Common potooNyctibius griseus

Nightjars

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Nacunda nighthawkChordeiles nacundaTrinidad only
Lesser nighthawkChordeiles acutipennisCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Short-tailed nighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusTrinidad only
Common pauraqueNyctidromus albicollisTrinidad only
White-tailed nightjarHydropsalis cayennensis
Rufous nightjarAntrostomus rufusTrinidad only

Swifts

Order: ApodiformesFamily: Apodidae
Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Chestnut-collared swiftCypseloides rutilusTrinidad only
White-collared swiftStreptoprocne zonarisCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Band-rumped swiftChaetura spinicaudusTrinidad only
Gray-rumped swiftChaetura cinereiventris
Chapman's swiftChaetura chapmaniTrinidad only
Short-tailed swiftChaetura brachyura
Fork-tailed palm-swiftTachornis squamata
Lesser swallow-tailed swiftPanyptila cayennensisTrinidad only

Hummingbirds

Order: ApodiformesFamily: Trochilidae
Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards.
Common nameBinomialStatus
White-necked jacobinFlorisuga mellivora mellivora
Rufous-breasted hermitGlaucis hirsutus insularum
Little hermitPhaethornis longuemareusTrinidad only
Green hermitPhaethornis guyTrinidad only
Brown violetearColibri delphinaeCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
White-tailed goldenthroatPolytmus guainumbiTrinidad only
Ruby-topaz hummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus
Green-throated mangoAnthracothorax viridigulaTrinidad only
Black-throated mangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
Tufted coquetteLophornis ornatusTrinidad only
Long-billed starthroatHeliomaster longirostrisTrinidad only
Rufous-shafted woodstarChaetocercus jourdaniiTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Amethyst woodstarCalliphlox amethystinaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Blue-tailed emeraldChlorostilbon mellisugusTrinidad only
Blue-chinned sapphireChlorestes notataCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
White-tailed sabrewingCampylopterus ensipennisTobago only - near-threatened
Copper-rumped hummingbirdSaucerottia tobaci erythronotaTrinidad only for subspecies
Copper-rumped hummingbirdSaucerottia tobaci tobaciTobago only for subspecies
White-chested emeraldChrysuronia brevirostrisTrinidad only

Limpkin

Order: GruiformesFamily: Aramidae
The limpkin resembles a large rail. It has drab-brown plumage and a grayer head and neck.
NameBinomialStatus
LimpkinAramus guaraunaTrinidad only

Rails

Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.
NameBinomialStatus
Mangrove railRallus longirostrisTrinidad only
Purple gallinulePorphyrio martinica
Azure gallinulePorphyrio flavirostrisCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Gray-breasted crakeLaterallus exilisTrinidad only
Ash-throated crakeMustelirallus albicollisTrinidad only
Paint-billed crakeMustelirallus erythropsTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Spotted railPardirallus maculatusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Gray-cowled wood-railAramides cajaneusTrinidad only
Rufous-necked wood-railAramides axillarisTrinidad only
Yellow-breasted crakeHaplocrex flaviventerCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
SoraPorzana carolina
Common gallinuleGallinula galeata
American cootFulica americanarare/accidental

Finfoots

Order: GruiformesFamily: Heliornithidae
Heliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots.
NameBinomialStatus
SungrebeHeliornis fulicaTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Plovers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.
NameBinomialStatus
American golden-ploverPluvialis dominica
Black-bellied ploverPluvialis squatarola
Pied lapwingVanellus cayanusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Southern lapwingVanellus chilensis
KilldeerCharadrius vociferusRare/accidental
Semipalmated ploverCharadrius semipalmatus
Common ringed ploverCharadrius hiaticulaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Wilson's ploverCharadrius wilsoniaTrinidad only
Collared ploverCharadrius collarisCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Snowy ploverCharadrius nivosusTobago only - rare/accidental

Oystercatchers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.
NameBinomialStatus
American oystercatcherHaematopus palliatusRare/accidental

Avocets and stilts

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.
NameBinomialStatus
Black-necked stiltHimantopus mexicanusCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
American avocetRecurvirostra americanaTobago only - rare/accidental

Thick-knees

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Burhinidae
The thick-knees are a group of waders found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes, and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.
NameBinomialStatus
Double-striped thick-kneeBurhinus bistriatusRare/accidental

Sandpipers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.
NameBinomialStatus
Upland sandpiperBartramia longicaudaRare/accidental
Eskimo curlewNumenius borealisRare/accidental
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Long-billed curlewNumenius americanusTobago only - rare/accidental
Black-tailed godwitLimosa limosaaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Hudsonian godwitLimosa haemasticaTrinidad only
Marbled godwitLimosa fedoaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Ruddy turnstoneArenaria interpres morinella
Red knotCalidris canutusTrinidad only
RuffCalidris pugnaxRare/accidental
Stilt sandpiperCalidris himantopus
Curlew sandpiperCalidris ferrugineaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
SanderlingCalidris alba
Baird's sandpiperCalidris bairdiiTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Least sandpiperCalidris minutilla
White-rumped sandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted sandpiperCalidris subruficollisRare/accidental
Pectoral sandpiperCalidris melanotos
Semipalmated sandpiperCalidris pusilla
Western sandpiperCalidris mauri
Short-billed dowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Wilson's snipeGallinago delicata
South American snipeGallinago paraguaiaeTrinidad only
Wilson's phalaropePhalaropus tricolorRare/accidental
Terek sandpiperXenus cinereusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Spotted sandpiperActitis macularia
Solitary sandpiperTringa solitaria
Spotted redshankTringa erythropusTobago only - rare/accidental
Greater yellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Common greenshankTringa nebulariaRare/accidental
WilletTringa semipalmata
Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipes
Wood sandpiperTringa glareolaTobago only - rare/accidental

Jacanas

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Jacanidae
The jacanas are a group of waders found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.
NameBinomialStatus
Wattled jacanaJacana jacana

Skuas

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae
The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.
NameBinomialStatus
South polar skuaStercorarius maccormickiTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Pomarine jaegerStercorarius pomarinusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Parasitic jaegerStercorarius parasiticusTrinidad only

Skimmers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Rynchopidae
Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.
NameBinomialStatus
Black skimmerRynchops niger

Gulls

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, kittiwakes, terns, and skimmers. They are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.
NameBinomialStatus
Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaRare/accidental
Sabine's gullXema sabiniTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Black-headed gullChroicocephalus ridibundusRare/accidental
Laughing gullLeucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's gullLeucophaeus pipixcanTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Audouin's gullIchthyaetus audouiniiTrinidad only - one occurrence
Ring-billed gullLarus delawarensisTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Great black-backed gullLarus marinusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Kelp gullLarus dominicanusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Lesser black-backed gullLarus fuscusCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Herring gullLarus argentatusRare/accidental
Brown noddyAnous stolidus
White ternGygis albaTobago only - rare/accidental
Sooty ternOnychoprion fuscata
Bridled ternOnychoprion anaethetus
Least ternSternula antillarum
Yellow-billed ternSternula superciliarisTrinidad only
Large-billed ternPhaetusa simplexTrinidad only
Gull-billed ternGelochelidon niloticaCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Caspian ternHydroprogne caspiaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Black ternChlidonias nigerTrinidad only
Common ternSterna hirundo
Roseate ternSterna dougallii
Sandwich ternThalasseus sandvicensis
Royal ternThalasseus maxima

Tropicbirds

Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Red-billed tropicbirdPhaethon aethereus
White-tailed tropicbirdPhaethon lepturusTobago only - rare/accidental

Southern storm-petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae
The storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. Until 2018, this family's species were included with the other storm-petrels in family Hydrobatidae.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Wilson's storm-petrelOceanites oceanicusRare/accidental

Northern storm-petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae
Though the members of this family are similar in many respects to the southern storm-petrels, including their general appearance and habits, there are enough genetic differences to warrant their placement in a separate family.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Leach's storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhoa

Shearwaters

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Bulwer's petrelBulweria bulweriiTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Cory's shearwaterCalonectris diomedeaRare/accidental
Sooty shearwaterArdenna griseaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Great shearwaterArdenna gravisRare/accidental
Manx shearwaterPuffinus puffinusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Audubon's shearwaterPuffinus lherminieriLittle Tobago only - rare/accidental

Storks

Order: CiconiiformesFamily: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.
NameBinomialStatus
Maguari storkCiconia maguariTrinidad only - rare/accidental
JabiruJabiru mycteriaRare/accidental
Wood storkMycteria americanaTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Frigatebirds

Order: SuliformesFamily: Fregatidae
Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white, or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Magnificent frigatebirdFregata magnificens

Boobies

Order: SuliformesFamily: Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Northern gannetMorus bassanusRare/accidental
Masked boobySula dactylatraRare/accidental
Red-footed boobySula sula
Brown boobySula leucogaster

Anhingas

Order: SuliformesFamily: Anhingidae
Anhingas are often called "snake-birds" because they have long thin necks, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged. The males have black and dark-brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape, and a larger bill than the female. The females have much paler plumage, especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving.
Common nameBinomialStatus
AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

Cormorants

Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage coloration varies; the majority of species have mainly dark plumage, but some are pied black and white, and a few are more colorful.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Neotropic cormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus

Pelicans

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae
Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Brown pelicanPelecanus occidentalis

Herons

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.
NameBinomialStatus
Rufescent tiger-heronTigrisoma lineatumTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Fasciated tiger-heronTigrisoma fasciatumTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Agami heronAgamia agamiTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Boat-billed heronCochlearius cochleariusTrinidad only
Pinnated bitternBotaurus pinnatusTrinidad only
Least bitternIxobrychus exilisTrinidad only
Stripe-backed bitternIxobrychus involucrisTrinidad only
Black-crowned night-heronNycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned night-heronNyctanassa violacea
Green heronButorides virescens virescensCommon Tobago, rare/accidental Trinidad
Striated heronButorides striataTrinidad only
Cattle egretBubulcus ibis
Gray heronArdea cinereaRare/accidental
Great blue heronArdea herodias
Cocoi heronArdea cocoiCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Purple heronArdea purpureaRare/accidental
Great egretArdea alba
Whistling heronSyrigma sibilatrixTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Tricolored heronEgretta tricolor
Reddish egretEgretta rufescensRare/accidental
Western reef-heronEgretta gularisTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Little egretEgretta garzettaRare/accidental
Snowy egretEgretta thula
Little blue heronEgretta caerulea

Ibises

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.
NameBinomialStatus
White ibisEudocimus albusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Scarlet ibisEudocimus ruberCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Glossy ibisPlegadis falcinellusRare/accidental
Eurasian spoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaRare/accidental
Roseate spoonbillPlatalea ajajaRare/accidental

New World vultures

Order: CathartiformesFamily: Cathartidae
The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carrion.
NameBinomialStatus
King vultureSarcoramphus papaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Black vultureCoragyps atratusCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Turkey vultureCathartes auraTrinidad only

Osprey

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae
The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
NameBinomialStatus
OspreyPandion haliaetus

Hawks

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.
NameBinomialStatus
White-tailed kiteElanus leucurusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Pearl kiteGampsonyx swainsoniiTrinidad only
Hook-billed kiteChondrohierax uncinatusRare/accidental
Gray-headed kiteLeptodon cayanensisTrinidad only
Swallow-tailed kiteElanoides forficatusCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Black hawk-eagleSpizaetus tyrannusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Ornate hawk-eagleSpizaetus ornatusRare/accidental Trinidad, extirpated Tobago
Black-collared hawkBusarellus nigricollisTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Snail kiteRostrhamus sociabilisTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Slender-billed kiteHelicolestes hamatusTrinidad only - one occurrence
Double-toothed kiteHarpagus bidentatusTrinidad only
Plumbeous kiteIctinia plumbeaTrinidad only
Long-winged harrierCircus buffoniTrinidad only
Black KiteMilvus migransTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Crane hawkGeranospiza caerulescensTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Common black hawkButeogallus anthracinusCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Rufous crab hawkButeogallus aequinoctialisTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Savanna hawkButeogallus meridionalisTrinidad only
Great black hawkButeogallus urubitingaCommon Tobago, rare/accidental Trinidad
Roadside hawkRupornis magnirostrisTrinidad only - one occurrence
White-tailed hawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
White hawkPseudastur albicollisTrinidad only
Gray-lined hawkButeo nitidusTrinidad only
Broad-winged hawkButeo platypterus
Short-tailed hawkButeo brachyurusTrinidad only
Swainson's hawkButeo swainsoniRare/accidental
Zone-tailed hawkButeo albonotatusTrinidad only
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisTobago only - rare/accidental

Barn owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae
Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Barn owlTyto alba

Owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae
The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Tropical screech-owlMegascops cholibaTrinidad only
Spectacled owlPulsatrix perspicillataTrinidad only
Mottled owlCiccaba virgataTrinidad only
Ferruginous pygmy-owlGaucidium brasilianumTrinidad only
Burrowing owlAthene cuniculariaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Striped owlAsio clamatorTobago only
Stygian owl Asio stygiusTrinidad only - one occurrence
Short-eared owlAsio flammeusTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Trogons

Order: TrogoniformesFamily: Trogonidae
The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colorful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Green-backed trogonTrogon viridisTrinidad only
Guianan trogonTrogon violaceusTrinidad only
Collared trogonTrogon collaris

Motmots

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Momotidae
The motmots have colorful plumage and long, graduated tails which they display by waggling back and forth. In most of the species, the barbs near the ends of the two longest tail feathers are weak and fall off, leaving a length of bare shaft and creating a racket-shaped tail.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Trinidad motmotMomotus bahamensisEndemic to main islands

Kingfishers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Ringed kingfisherMegaceryle torquataCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Belted kingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Amazon kingfisherChloroceryle amazonaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
American pygmy kingfisherChloroceryle aeneaTrinidad only
Green kingfisherChloroceryle americana

Jacamars

Order: GalbuliformesFamily: Galbulidae
The jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America, with a range that extends up to Mexico. They feed on insects caught on the wing, and are glossy, elegant birds with long bills and tails. In appearance and behavior they resemble the Old World bee-eaters, although they are more closely related to woodpeckers.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Rufous-tailed jacamarGalbula ruficauda

Toucans

Order: PiciformesFamily: Ramphastidae
Toucans are near passerine birds from the Neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous, colorful bills which in some species amount to half their body length.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Channel-billed toucanRamphastos vitellinusTrinidad only

Woodpeckers

Order: PiciformesFamily: Picidae
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Red-crowned woodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus rubricapillusTobago only
Red-rumped woodpeckerDryobates kirkii
Golden-olive woodpeckerPiculus rubiginosus
Chestnut woodpeckerCeleus elegansTrinidad only
Lineated woodpeckerDryocopus lineatusTrinidad only
Crimson-crested woodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosTrinidad only

Falcons

Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Crested caracaraCaracara cheriwayTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Yellow-headed caracaraMilvago chimachima
Eurasian kestrelFalco tinnunculusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
American kestrelFalco sparveriusRare/accidental
MerlinFalco columbarius
Bat falconFalco rufigularisCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Orange-breasted falconFalco deiroleucusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Aplomado falconFalco femoralisRare/accidental
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinus

New World and African parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittacidae
Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and they have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back.
NameBinomialStatus
Lilac-tailed parrotletTouit batavicusTrinidad only
Scarlet-shouldered parrotletTouit huetiiExtirpated
Blue-headed parrotPionus menstruusTrinidad only
Yellow-crowned parrotAmazona ochrocephalaTrinidad only - introduced species
Orange-winged parrotAmazona amazonica
Green-rumped parrotletForpus passerinus
Brown-throated parakeetEupsittula pertinaxTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Red-bellied macawOrthopsittaca manilatusTrinidad only
Blue-and-yellow macawAra araraunaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Scarlet macawAra macaoTrinidad only - rare/accidental
White-eyed parakeetPsittacara leucophthalmusTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Antbirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Thamnophilidae
The antbirds are a large family of small passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are forest birds which tend to feed on insects at or near the ground. A sizable minority of them specialize in following columns of army ants to eat small invertebrates that leave their hiding places to flee from the ants. Many species lack bright color; brown, black, and white being the dominant tones.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Great antshrikeTaraba majorTrinidad only
Black-crested antshrikeSakesphorus canadensisTrinidad only
Barred antshrikeThamnophilus doliatus tobagensis
Plain antvireoDysithamnus mentalis
White-flanked antwrenMyrmotherula axillarisTrinidad only
White-fringed antwrenFormicivora griseaTobago only
Silvered antbirdSclateria naeviaTrinidad only
White-bellied antbirdMyrmeciza longipesTrinidad only

Antpittas

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Grallariidae
Antpittas resemble the true pittas with strong, longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Scaled antpittaGrallaria guatimalensisTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Antthrushes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Formicariidae
Antthrushes resemble small rails with strong, longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Black-faced antthrushFormicarius analisTrinidad only

Ovenbirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Furnariidae
Ovenbirds comprise a large family of small sub-oscine passerine bird species found in Central and South America. They are a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate "oven-like" clay nests built by some species, although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. The woodcreepers are brownish birds which maintain an upright vertical posture, supported by their stiff tail vanes. They feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Gray-throated leaftosserSclerurus albigularis
Olivaceous woodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusTobago only
Plain-brown woodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
Cocoa woodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
Straight-billed woodcreeperDendroplex picusTrinidad only
Streak-headed woodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiTrinidad only
Streaked xenopsXenops rutilansTrinidad only
Yellow-chinned spinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeusTrinidad only
Pale-breasted spinetailSynallaxis albescensTrinidad only
Stripe-breasted spinetailSynallaxis cinnamomea

Manakins

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pipridae
The manakins are a family of subtropical and tropical mainland Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. They are compact forest birds, the males typically being brightly colored, although the females of most species are duller and usually green-plumaged. Manakins feed on small fruits, berries and insects.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Blue-backed manakinChiroxiphia pareolaTobago only
White-bearded manakinManacus manacusTrinidad only
Golden-headed manakinPipra erythrocephalaTrinidad only

Cotingas

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cotingidae
The cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges in tropical South America. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings and strong legs. The males of many of the species are brightly colored or decorated with plumes or wattles.
Common nameBinomialStatus
White bellbirdProcnias albaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Bearded bellbirdProcnias averanoTrinidad only

Tityras

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tityridae
Tityridae are suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics. They are small to medium-sized birds. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain coloring.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Black-tailed tityraTityra cayanaTrinidad only
White-winged becardPachyramphus polychopterus

Tyrant flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tyrannidae
Tyrant flycatchers are passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain coloring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.
Common nameBinomialStatus
White-throated spadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
Olive-striped flycatcherMionectes olivaceusTrinidad only
Ochre-bellied flycatcherMionectes oleagineus
Slaty-capped flycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisTrinidad only
Yellow-olive flycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensTrinidad only
Yellow-breasted flycatcherTolmomyias flaviventris
Short-tailed pygmy-tyrantMyiornis ecaudatusTrinidad only
Spotted tody-flycatcherTodirostrum maculatumTrinidad only
Southern beardless-tyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumTrinidad only
Yellow-bellied elaeniaElaenia flavogaster
Small-billed elaeniaElaenia parvirostrisTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Slaty elaeniaElaenia streperaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Lesser elaeniaElaenia chiriquensisTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Forest elaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiTrinidad only
Mouse-colored tyrannuletPhaeomyias murinaTrinidad only
Crested doraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateriTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Bright-rumped attilaAttila spadiceusTrinidad only
Piratic flycatcherLegatus leucophaius
Great kiskadeePitangus sulphuratusTrinidad only
Sulphury flycatcherTyrannopsis sulphureaTrinidad only
Boat-billed flycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaTrinidad only
Streaked flycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
Variegated flycatcherEmpidonomus variusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Tropical kingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Fork-tailed flycatcherTyrannus savana
Eastern kingbirdTyrannus tyrannusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Gray kingbirdTyrannus dominicensis vorax
Dusky-capped flycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferTrinidad only
Swainson's flycatcherMyiarchus swainsoniTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Venezuelan flycatcherMyiarchus venezuelensisTobago only
Brown-crested flycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
Bran-colored flycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusTrinidad only
Northern scrub-flycatcherSublegatus arenarumTrinidad only
Pied water-tyrantFluvicola picaTrinidad only
White-headed marsh tyrantArundinicola leucocephalaTrinidad only
Fuscous flycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
Euler's flycatcherLathrotriccus euleriTrinidad only
Olive-sided flycatcherContopus cooperiTrinidad only
Tropical peweeContopus cinereusTrinidad only

Vireos

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Vireonidae
The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are typically greenish in color and resemble New World warblers apart from their heavier bills.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Rufous-browed peppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisTrinidad only
Scrub greenletHylophilus flavipesTobago only
Golden-fronted greenletPachysylvia aurantiifronsTrinidad only
White-eyed vireoVireo griseusTobago only - rare/accidental
Yellow-throated vireoVireo flavifronsRare/accidental
Red-eyed vireoVireo olivaceus
Black-whiskered vireoVireo altiloquusRare/accidental

Swallows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae
The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Blue-and-white swallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaTrinidad only
Southern rough-winged swallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Caribbean martinProgne dominicensisRare/accidental Trinidad, common Tobago
Gray-breasted martinProgne chalybeaTrinidad only
White-winged swallowTachycineta albiventer
Bank swallowRiparia riparia
Barn swallowHirundo rustica
Cliff swallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonotaRare/accidental

Wrens

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Troglodytidae
The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.
Common nameBinomialStatus
House wrenTroglodytes aedon
Rufous-breasted wrenPheugopedius rutilus

Gnatcatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Polioptilidae
These dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their build and habits, moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects. The gnatcatchers and gnatwrens are mainly soft bluish gray in color and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub, which nest in bushes or trees.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Trilling gnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusTrinidad only

Thrushes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Orange-billed nightingale-thrushCatharus aurantiirostrisTrinidad only
VeeryCatharus fuscescensTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Gray-cheeked thrushCatharus minimusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Yellow-legged thrushTurdus flavipes
Cocoa thrushTurdus fumigatusTrinidad only
Spectacled thrushTurdus nudigenis
White-necked thrushTurdus albicollis

Mockingbirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Mimidae
The mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalizations, especially their ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. Their coloring tends towards dull-grays and browns.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Tropical mockingbirdMimus gilvus

Estreldids

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Estrildidae
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colors and patterns.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Common waxbillEstrilda astrild Trinidad, accidental Tobago - introduced species
Tricolored muniaLonchura malaccaTrinidad only - introduced species

Old World sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae
Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.
Common nameBinomialStatus
House sparrowPasser domesticusTrinidad only - Introduced species

Pipits and wagtails

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae
Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country.
Common nameBinomialStatus
White wagtailMotacilla albaTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Finches

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Red siskinCarduelis cucullataTrinidad only - endangered
Lesser goldfinchSpinus psaltriaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Golden-rumped euphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephalaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Trinidad euphoniaEuphonia trinitatisTrinidad only
Violaceous euphoniaEuphonia violacea

Blackbirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Icteridae
The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Most species have black as the predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red.
Common nameBinomialStatus
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusRare visitor
Red-breasted meadowlarkLeistes militarisCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Crested oropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
Yellow-rumped caciqueCacicus celaTrinidad only
Epaulet oriole Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalusTrinidad only - very scarce
Orchard orioleIcterus spuriusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Baltimore orioleIcterus galbulaRare/accidental
Yellow orioleIcterus nigrogularisTrinidad only
Giant cowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
Shiny cowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
Carib grackleQuiscalus lugubris
Great-tailed grackleQuiscalus mexicanusTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Yellow-hooded blackbirdChrysomus icterocephalusTrinidad only

Wood-warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Parulidae
The wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.
Common nameBinomialStatus
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaRare/accidental
Northern waterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged warblerVermivora chrysopteraRare/accidental
Black-and-white warblerMniotilta variaRare/accidental
Prothonotary warblerProtonotaria citrea
Tennessee warblerLeiothlypis peregrinaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Masked yellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialisTrinidad only
Kentucky warblerGeothlypis formosaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Common yellowthroatGeothlypis trichasTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Hooded warblerSetophaga citrinaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
American redstartSetophaga ruticilla
Cape May warblerSetophaga tigrinaRare/accidental
Cerulean warblerSetophaga ceruleaRare/accidental
Northern parulaSetophaga americanaRare/accidental
Tropical parulaSetophaga pitiayumiTrinidad only
Magnolia warblerSetophaga magnoliaRare/accidental
Bay-breasted warblerSetophaga castaneaRare/accidental
Blackburnian warblerSetophaga fuscaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Yellow warblerSetophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided warblerSetophaga pensylvanicaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Blackpoll warblerSetophaga striata
Black-throated blue warblerSetophaga caerulescensTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Yellow-rumped warblerSetophaga coronataTobago only - rare/accidental
Prairie warblerSetophaga discolorTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Black-throated green warblerSetophaga virensTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Golden-crowned warblerBasileuterus culicivorusTrinidad only
Canada warblerCardellina canadensisTrinidad only - rare/accidental

Cardinal grosbeaks

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cardinalidae
The cardinals are a family of robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Hepatic tanagerPiranga flavaTrinidad only
Summer tanagerPiranga rubraRare/accidental
Scarlet tanagerPiranga olivaceaRare/accidental
Red-crowned ant-tanagerHabia rubicaTrinidad only
Rose-breasted grosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusRare/accidental
Indigo buntingPasserina cyaneaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
DickcisselSpiza americanaCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago

Tanagers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Thraupidae
The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly colored. As a family they are omnivorous, but individual species specialize in eating fruits, seeds, insects, or other types of food. Most have short, rounded wings.
Common nameBinomialStatus
Green honeycreeperChlorophanes spiza spizaTrinidad only
Bicolored conebillConirostrum bicolorTrinidad only
Orange-fronted yellow-finchSicalis columbianaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Saffron finchSicalis flaveolaTrinidad only
Grassland yellow-finchSicalis luteolaTrinidad only
Blue-black grassquitVolatinia jacarina
White-shouldered tanagerLoriotus luctuosusTrinidad only
White-lined tanagerTachyphonus rufus
Silver-beaked tanagerRamphocelus carboTrinidad only
Purple honeycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus longirostrisTrinidad only
Red-legged honeycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
Swallow tanagerTersina viridisCommon Trinidad, rare/accidental Tobago
Blue dacnisDacnis cayanaTrinidad only
Lesson's seedeaterSporophila bouvronidesTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Lined seedeaterSporophila lineolaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Ruddy-breasted seedeaterSporophila minutaTrinidad only
Chestnut-bellied seed-finchOryzoborus angolensisTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Large-billed seed-finchOryzoborus crassirostrisTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Gray seedeaterSporophila intermediaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Wing-barred seedeaterSporophila americanaTobago only - rare/accidental
Yellow-bellied seedeaterSporophila nigricollisTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Slate-colored seedeaterSporophila schistaceaTrinidad only - rare/accidental
Grayish saltatorSaltator coerulescensTrinidad only
Streaked saltatorSaltator striatipectusTrinidad only
BananaquitCoereba flaveola luteola
Sooty grassquitAsemospiza fuliginosaTrinidad only
Black-faced grassquitMelanospiza bicolorTobago only
Masked cardinalParoaria nigrogenisTrinidad only
Blue-capped tanagerSporathraupis cyanocephalaTrinidad only
Turquoise tanagerTangara mexicanaTrinidad only
Bay-headed tanagerTangara gyrolaTrinidad only
Blue-gray tanagerThraupis episcopus berlepschi
Palm tanagerThraupis palmarum
Speckled tanagerIxothraupis guttataTrinidad only