Birds of Trinidad and Tobago

Last year, when flying back from Grenada, a stewardess overheard us talking about the birds we saw and told us about the birds in Trinidad and Tobago. Because these islands are below the equator and off the coast of South America, they get many species that are not seen in the US or elsewhere in the Caribbean. So this year we planned a trip to Trinidad and Tobago. Below are a few of the highlights. Over the next month or so, we'll post additional photos and stories of birds from this region, intermixed with the birds of New Jersey.


Tufted Coquette


Blue-crowned Mot Mot


Rufous-tailed Jacamar


Golden-headed Manikan


Scarlet Ibis

Tufted Titmouse getting a drink

Red-bellied woodpecker: Photo by Robert

 

Red-bellied woodpecker photographed 3/2/11 in Clifton. He often keeps watch over the food from a nearby telephone pole and yells when people go near the suet tree.