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Review List The following is a list of bird species that are rare (either nationally or on either Trinidad or Tobago) and for which documentary evidence (written description and/or photographic detail) is requested. In view of the increase in birdwatcher coverage of Trinidad and Tobago, our criteria is regularly monitored and will reflect any change in distribution. The Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committee will review all submitted reports of species belonging to the following categories: (A) All bird species not included in the official list of either Trinidad (including minor islands) or Tobago (including minor islands). (B) The following bird species at any locality on either Trinidad or Tobago: Petrels & Shearwaters: Procellariidae Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Boobies: Sulidae Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Herons: Ardeidae Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Agami Heron Agamia agami Ibises & Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae White Ibis Eudocimus albus Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Storks: Ciconiidae Jabiru Jabiru mycteria Wood Stork Mycteria americana Maguari Stork Euxenura maguari New World Vultures: Cathartidae King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Flamingoes: Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Screamers: Anhimidae Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta Ducks & Geese: Anatidae Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos American Wigeon Anas americana Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus Hawks, Kites & Eagles: Accipitridae Hook billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis Rufous Crab-Hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus Falcons & Caracaras: Falconidae Southern Caracara Caracara plancus American Kestrel Falco sparverius Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus Guans & Chachalacas: Cracidae Trinidad Piping-Guan Pipile pipile (away from Grande Riviere) Rails & Crakes: Rallidae Rufous necked Wood-rail Aramides axillaris Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus Azure Gallinule Porphyrula flavirostris (away from Nariva swamp) American Coot Fulica americana Caribbean Coot Fulica caribaea Sungrebes :-Heliornithidae Sungrebe Heliornis fulica Thick-knees: Burhinidae Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus Plovers & Lapwings: Charadriidae Pied Lapwing Hoploxypterus cayanus Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Stilts & Avocets: Recurvirostridae American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Sandpipers: Scolopacidae Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis Black tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Ruff Philomachus pugnax Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Skuas, Gulls & Terns: Lariidae South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Franklin's Gull Larus atricilla Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Fairy Tern Gygis alba Pigeons & Doves: Columbidae Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata Scaled Dove Columbina squammata Plain breasted Ground-dove Columbina minuta Blue Ground-dove Claravis pretiosa Lined Quail-dove Geotrygon linearis Parrots & Macaws: Psittacidae Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii New World Cuckoos: Cuculidae Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Yellow billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus Owls: Strigidae Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata Short eared Owl Asio flammeus Striped Owl Asio clamator Swifts: Apodidae Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani Hummingbirds: Trochilidae Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii Kingfishers: Alcedinidae Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Antthrushes & Antpittas: Formicariidae Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis Flycatchers: Tyrannidae Lesser Elaenia Elaenia Chiriquensis Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris Short-tailed Pygmy-tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus Crested Doradito Pseudocolopteryx sclateri Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus Spotted Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum (away from Oropouche and Icacos areas) Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius Bellbirds: Cotingidae White Bellbird Procnias alba Vireos Vireonidae White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus Swallows & Martins: Hirundinidae Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Thrushes: Turdidae Veery Catharus fuscescens Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Wagtails: Motacillidae White Wagtail Motacilla alba Wood Warblers: Parulidae Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Northern Parula Parula americana Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerula Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Tanagers & Honeycreepers: Thraupidae Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala Grassquits, Seedeaters & Finches: Emberizidae Slate-colored Seedeater Sporophila schistacea Gray Seedeater Sporophila intermedia Variable Seedeater Sporophila americana Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis Lesson's Seedeater Sporophila bouvronides Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta Large-billed Seed-finch Oryzoborus crassirostris Lesser Seed-finch Oryzoborus angolensis Orange-fronted Yellow-finch Sicalis columbiana Saltators & Buntings: Cardinalidae Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus (away from Bocas Is & Chaguaramas peninsula) Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Cowbirds, New World Blackbirds & Orioles: Icteridae Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Siskins: Fringillidae Red Siskin Carduelis cucullata (C) The following bird species for Trinidad only: Petrels & Shearwaters: Procellariidae Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Boobies: Sulidae Red-footed Booby Sula sula Herons: Ardeidae Green Heron Butorides virescens Hawks, Kites & Eagles: Accipitridae Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga (D) The following bird species for Tobago only: Herons: Ardeidae Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi Striated Heron Butorides striatus Ibises & Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber New World Vultures: Cathartidae Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Ducks: Anatidae Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Hawks, Kites & Eagles: Accipitridae Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Gray Hawk Asturina nitida Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus Plovers &Lapwings: Charadriidae Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Stilts & Avocets: Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Sandpipers: Scolopacidae Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Gulls & Terns: Laridae Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus New World Cuckoos: Cuculidae Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Nighthawks & Nightjars: Caprimulgidae Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda Oilbirds: Steatornithidae Oilbird Steatornis caripensis Swifts: Apodidae White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Hummingbirds: Trochilidae Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes notatus Flycatchers: Tyrannidae White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus Swallows & Martins: Hirundinidae Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Wood Warblers: Parulidae Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi Tanagers & Honeycreepers: Thraupidae Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus New World Blackbirds & Orioles: Icteridae Red-breasted Blackbird Leistes superciliaris (E) All exotic bird species not native to the region, excluding the following species: Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Rock Dove Columba livia (F) Breeding records of any bird species previously not known to breed on either Trinidad (including minor islands) or Tobago (including minor islands). (G) Breeding records of the following bird species at any locality in Trinidad or Tobago: Boobies: Sulidae Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Pelicans: Pelecanidae Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Anhingas: Anhingidae Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Herons: Ardeidae Great Egret Ardea alba Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Stripe-backed Bittern Ixobrychus involucris Ducks & Geese: Anatidae White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus Hawks, Kites & Eagles: Accipitridae Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus Falcons & Caracaras: Falconidae Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima American Kestrel Falco sparverius Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Guans & Chachalacas: Cracidae Trinidad Piping-Guan Pipile pipile Rails & Crakes: Rallidae Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis Rufous-necked Wood-Rail Aramides axillaris Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus Azure Gallinule Porphyrula flavirostris Caribbean Coot Fulica caribaea Plovers & Lapwings: Charadriidae Collared Plover Charadrius collaris Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Stilts & Avocets: Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Sandpipers & Snipes: Scolopacidae Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Gulls & Terns: Laridae Royal Tern Sterna maxima Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus Pigeons & Doves: Columbidae Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata Lined Quail-Dove Geotrygon linearis Parrots & Macaws: Psittacidae Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Red-bellied Macaw Ara manilata New World Cuckoos: Cuculidae Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus Little Cuckoo Piaya minuta Barn Owls: Tytonidae Barn Owl Tyto alba Owls: Strigidae Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata Striped Owl Asio clamator Nighthawks & Nightjars: Caprimulgidae Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda Rufous Nightjar Caprimulgus rufus Swifts: Apodidae Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicauda Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis Hummingbirds: Trochilidae White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensippenis White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae Green-throated Mango Anthracothorax viridigula Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornata Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes notatus Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi Kingfishers: Alcedinidae Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea Woodpeckers: Picidae Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos Ovenbirds: Furnariidae Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans Woodcreepers: Dendrocolaptidae Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus Straight-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus picus Streaked-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Antbirds, Antthrushes & Antpittas: Formicariidae Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis Flycatchers: Tyrannidae Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis Crested Doradito Pseudocolopteryx sclateri Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana Bellbirds: Cotingidae Bearded Bellbird Procnias averano Manakins: Pipridae Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola Greenlets & Vireos: Vireonidae Golden-fronted Greenlet Hylophilus aurantiifrons Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes Swallows & Martins: Hirundinidae Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Thrushes: Turdidae Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris Wood Warblers: Parulidae Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi Tanagers & Honeycreepers: Thraupidae White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus Grassquits, Seedeaters & Finches: Emberizidae Gray Seedeater Sporophila intermedia Variable Seedeater Sporophila americana Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis Lesson's Seedeater Sporophila bouvronides Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta Large-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus crassirostris Lesser Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis Saltators & Buntings: Cardinalidae Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus New World Orioles: Icteridae Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus Siskins: Fringillidae Red Siskin Carduelis cucullata (H) Breeding records of the following bird species for Tobago only: Herons: Ardeidae Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Nighthawks & Nightjars: Caprimulgidae White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis Potoos: Nyctibiidae Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus Kingfishers: Alcedinidae Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Woodpeckers: Picidae Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus Ovenbirds: Furnariidae Gray-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis Woodcreepers: Dendrocolaptidae Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans Antbirds: Formicariidae Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis Flycatchers: Tyrannidae Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius Vireos: Vireonidae Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Thrushes: Turdidae Yellow-legged Thrush Platycichla flavipes White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis Tanagers & Honeycreepers: Thraupidae Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea New World Cowbirds & Orioles: Icteridae Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris Giant Cowbird Scaphidura oryzivora