Birds

Trinidad and Tobago Biodiversity - Birds

Species information are provided for the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago by Order:

Please see below for the listing of Families under each Order.

Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae - Ducks

Family: Phoenicopteridae - Flamingoes

Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae - Swifts

Family: Trochilidae - Hummingbirds

Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae - Nighthawks and Nightjars

Family: Nyctibiidae - Potoos

Family: Steatornithidae - Oilbirds

Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae - Plovers

Family: Burhinidae - Thick-knees

Family: Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers

Family: Jacanidae - Jacanas

Family: Laridae - Gulls and Terns

Family: Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets

Family: Rynchopidae - Skimmers

Family: Scolopacidae - Sandpipers and Snipe

Family: Stercorariidae - Skunas and Jaegers

Ciconiiformes

Family: Ardeidae - Herons

Family: Cochleariidae - Boat-billed Herons

Family: Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills

Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves

Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae - Kingfishers

Family: Momotidae - Motmots

Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae - Cuckoos

Falconiformes

Family: Accipitridae - Kites, Hawks and Eagles

Family: Cathartidae - American Vultures

Family: Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons

Family: Pandionidae - Osprey

Galliformes

Family: Cracidae - Guans and Chachalacas

Gruiformes

Family: Aramidae - Limpkins

Family: Heliornithidae - Sungrebes

Family: Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules and Coots

Passeriformes

Family: Coerebidae - Bananaquits

Family: Cotingidae - Cotingas

Family: Dendrocolaptidae - Woodcreepers

Family: Formicariidae - Antbirds

Family: Fringillidae - Finches, Seedeaters and Grosbeaks

Family: Furnariidae - Ovenbirds

Family: Hirundinidae - Swallows

Family: Icteridae - American Orioles

Family: Mimidae - Mockingbirds

Family: Motacillidae - Pipits and Wagtails

Family: Parulidae - Wood Warblers

Family: Pipridae - Manakins

Family: Sylviidae - Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers

Family: Tersinidae -Swallow Tanagers

Family: Thraupidae - Honeycreepers and Tanagers

Family: Troglodytidae - Wrens

Family: Turdidae -Thrushes

Family: Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers

Family: Vireonidae - Peppershrikes and Vireos

Pelecaniformes

Family: Anhingidae - Anhingas or Darters

Family: Fregatidae - Frigatebirds

Family: Pelecanidae - Pelicans

Family: Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds

Family: Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants

Family: Sulidae: Boobies

Piciformes

Family: Galbulidae - Jacamars

Family: Picidae - Woodpeckers

Family: Ramphastidae - Toucans

Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae - Grebes

Procellariiformes

Family: Hydrobatidae - Storm Petrels

Family: Procellariidae - Petrels and Shearwaters

Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae - Macaws, Parrots and Parakeets

Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae - Owls

Family: Tytonidae - Barn Owls

Tinamiformes

Family: Tinamidae - Tinamous

Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae - Trogons

Source: Ffrench, Richard (1991), A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
Cornell University Press
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/