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 ©Martha
Walsh-McGehee
| Common
name |
Scientific
name |
Local
name |
Saba
Status |
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Audubon's Shearwater |
Puffinus iherminieri |
Wedrego |
Breeding visitor |
| Wilson's Storm-Petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus |
|
Non-breeding visitor |
| Leach's Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
|
Non-breeding visitor |
| White-tailed
Tropicbird |
Phaethon lepturus |
White bird |
Breeding visitor |
| Red-billed Tropicbird |
Phaethon aethereus |
White bird |
Breeding visitor |
| Brown Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
Booby |
Non-breeding visitor |
| Brown Pelican |
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Pelican |
Non-breeding visitor |
| Magnificent
Frigatebird |
Fregata magnificens |
Man of War Bird |
Non-breeding visitor |
| Green-backed Heron |
Butorides striatus |
|
Probable breeder |
| Little Blue Heron |
Egretta caerula |
|
Non-breeding visitor |
| Cattle Egret* |
Bulbucus ibis |
|
Breeding resident |
| Great Egret |
Casmerodius albus |
|
Casual visitor |
| Snowy Egret |
Egretta thula |
|
Casual visitor |
| Yellow-crowned Night
Heron |
Nyctanassa violacea |
|
Non-breeding visitor |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
Fish Hawk |
Casual visitor |
| Red-tailed Hawk* |
Buteo jamaicensis |
Macaw |
Breeding resident |
| American Kestrel* |
Falco sparverius |
Killy |
Breeding resident |
| Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
|
Passage migrant |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
|
Passage migrant |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
Acitus macularia |
Weather Bird |
Passage migrant |
| Laughing Gull |
Larus atricilla |
Laughing Bird |
Non-breeding visitor |
| Royal Tern |
Sterna maximus |
Sea Gull |
Non-breeding visitor |
| Roseate Tern |
Sterna dougalli |
|
Non-breeding visitor |
| Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
|
Non-breeding visitor |
| Bridled Tern |
Sterna anaethetus |
Egg Bird |
Breeding visitor |
| Sooty Tern |
Sterna fuscata |
|
Breeding visitor |
| Brown Noddy |
Anous solidus |
Noddy |
Breeding visitor |
| Scaly-naped Pigeon* |
Columba squamosa |
Blue Pigeon |
Breeding resident |
| Rock Dove |
Columba livia |
Dove |
Probable breeder |
| Zenaida Dove* |
Zenaida aurita |
Dove |
Breeding resident |
| Common Ground Dove* |
Columbina passerina |
Stone Dove |
Breeding resident |
| Bridled Quail Dove* |
Geitrygib mystacea |
Wood Hen |
Breeding resident |
| Brown-throated
Parakeet |
Aratinga pertinax |
Parrot |
Released/breeding |
| Chuck-will's-widow |
Caprimulgus
carolinensis |
Owl |
Winter visitor |
| White-collared Swift |
Streptoprocne zonaris |
|
Casual Visitor |
| Purple-throated Carib* |
Eulampis jugularis |
Hummingbird |
Breeding resident |
| Green-throated Carib* |
Eulampis holosericeus |
Hummingbird |
Breeding resident |
| Antillean Crested
Hummingbird* |
Orthorhyncus cristatus |
Hummingbird |
Breeding resident |
| Caribbean Elaenia* |
Elaenia martinica |
Whistler |
Breeding resident |
| Gray Kingbird* |
Tyrannus dominicensis |
Woodpecker |
Breeding resident |
| Caribbean Martin |
Progne dominicensis |
Gale Bird |
Breeding visitor |
| Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
Christmas Bird |
Passage migrant/
Winter Visitor |
| Scaly-breasted
Thrasher* |
Margarops fuscus |
Thrush |
Breeding resident |
| Pearly-eyed Thrasher* |
Margarops fuscatus |
Thrush |
Breeding resident |
| Trembler* |
Cinclocerthia
ruficauda |
Thrush |
Breeding resident |
| Black-whiskered Vireo |
Vireo altiloquus |
|
Status uncertain |
| Bananaquit* |
Coereba flaveola |
Yellowbreast |
Breeding resident |
| Black-faced Grassquit* |
Tiaris bicolor |
Finch |
Breeding resident |
| Lesser Antillean
Bullfinch* |
Loxigilla noctis |
Finch |
Breeding resident |
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Other birds recorded from Saba as
migrants or vagrants:
Masked Booby
Red-footed Booby
Wood Duck
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
Black-bellied Plover
Common Snipe
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Herring Gull
White-crowned Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Mangrove Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani
Cliff Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Parula Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
American Redstart
Hooded Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
Indigo Bunting
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Bobolink
Recent vagrants:
Red-eyed Vireo
Eurasian Collared Dove
Shiny Cowbird
Least Grebe
Total of breeding residents: 19 (+3
uncertain breeders)
Total of breeding visitors: 7
Total of non-breeding visitors or migrants: 58
Total of birds recorded from Saba: 87
*Breeding resident
©This list has been compiled by Martha Walsh-McGehee and is used on
this website with her specific permission
This page last updated on
11/23/2007
from our Windwardside office.
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