Bird Watching in St. Kitts
From thick rainforests that cover the Northern, Central and Southern mountain ranges, an abundance of freshwater ponds and miles of pristine shoreline, St. Kitts is blessed with a myriad of beautiful, complex ecosystems teeming with wildlife. Birders will be pleasantly surprised at the abundant birdlife to be seen at certain times of the year, offering fantastic bird watching opportunities on the Caribbean islands of St Kitts and Nevis.
St. Kitts boasts 9 different ponds, all of which are a magnet for waders and other birds and almost all of them are easily accessible. At least 203 different species have been recorded on the twin island federation, but the actual number is far higher. With very few resident birders on St. Kitts, the island has simply not had enough boots on the ground or eyes to binoculars to spot! This presents a high possibility for birders visiting the island to sight new species to be recorded.
Birders will delight in coming face to feather with birds like the Brown Pelican, Magnificent Frigatebird, Cattle Egret, American Kestrel, Royal Tern, Feral Pigeon, Zenaida Dove, Common Ground-dove, Caribbean Elaenia, Grey Kingbird, Caribbean Martin, Scaly-breasted Thrasher, Bananaquit, Black-faced Grassquit & Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, and Black-whiskered Vireo.
Below is a list of the birds you can find on St. Kitts. Learn more about Bird Watching on St Kitts by clicking here.
| Species Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaste |
| Brown Pelican | Perlecanus occidentalis |
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias |
| Great White Egret | Egretta alba |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| Yellow-crowned Night-heron | Nyctanassa violacea |
| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors |
| Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris |
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| American Coot | Fulica americana |
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus |
| Wilson's Plover | Charadrius wilsonia |
| Wilson's' Snipe | Gallinago g. delicata |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa Tringa flavipes |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Tringa macularia |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis |
| American Herring Gull | Larus a. smithsonianus |
| Black-headed Gull | Larus ridibundus |
| Laughing Gull | Larus atricilla |
| Royal Tern | Sterna maxima |
| Feral Pigeon | Columba livia |
| Scaly-naped Pigeon | Columba squamosa |
| Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita |
| Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina |
| Bridled Quail-Dove | Geotrygon mystacea |
| Eulampis jugularis | Purple-throated Carib |