PUERTO RICO ENDEMIC + CARIBBEAN SPECIALTIES
4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS TOUR DESCRIPTION
Tour Description
DAY 1-2 NORTH-CENTRAL - SOUTHWEST
Great diversity of habitats: lagoons, coastal forests, karst forests, rain forests, cliffs, ponds, coast, marsh and grassland. Between 9-13 endemics. Depending of the time we can try the Yellow-breasted Crake. PR Screech Owl on TJ Ranch. On the 2nd day will end on Southwest and try the PR Screech-Owl and PR Nightjar.
Among the endemic birds that are possible in this area are:
Adelaide's Warbler
PR Vireo
PR Tody
PR Woodpecker
PR Flycatcher
PR Lizard-Cuckoo
PR Spindalis
PR Bullfinch
PR Screech-Owl
PR Oriole
PR Emerald
Green Mango
PR Parrot
PR Nightjar
Among the birds that might catch your interest and possible are:
Loggerhead Kingbird (Nearly Endemic)
Antillean Euphonia (Nearly Endemic)
PR Pewee (Nearly Endemic)
Antillean Mango
Black-whiskered Vireo
Grasshopper Sparrow
Mangrove Cuckoo
Bridled Tern (Spring-Summer)
White-tailed Tropicbird (Jan-Mar)
White-cheeked Pintail
White-crowned Pigeon
Scaly-naped Pigeon
Key West Quail- Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Orange Bishop
Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Red-legged Thrush
... and more.
HOTEL: 1st Night at TJ RANCH / 2nd Night at Villa Parguera
DAY 3 MARICAO-SOUTHWEST
Among the endemic birds that are possible in this area are:
Elfin-woods Warbler
Adelaide’s Warbler
Green Mango
PR Emerald
PR Tanager
PR Vireo
PR Tody
PR Woodpecker
PR Flycatcher
PR Lizard-Cuckoo
PR Spindalis
PR Bullfinch
PR Oriole
PR Screech-Owl
PR Nightjar (at dusk)
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Among the birds that might catch your interest and possible are:
Loggerhead Kingbird (Nearly Endemic)
Antillean Euphonia (Nearly Endemic)
PR Pewee (Nearly Endemic)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Antillean Nighthawk (Summer)
Antillean Mango
Masked Duck
Ruddy Duck
White-cheeked Pintail
Scaly-naped Pigeon
Key West Quail- Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Orange Bishop
Venezuelan Troupial
Pied-billed Grebe
Caribbean Coot
Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Red-legged Thrush
Snowy Plover (Spring-Summer)
... and more.
HOTEL: 3rd Night at Villa Parguera
DAY 4 CARTAGENA LAGOON, PLAIN PIGEON and HUMMINGBIRDS
Among the endemic birds that are possible in this area are:
Adelaide's Warbler
PR Vireo
PR Tody
PR Woodpecker
PR Flycatcher
PR Lizard-Cuckoo
PR Spindalis
PR Bullfinch
PR Oriole
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
PR Emerald
Green Mango
Among the birds that might catch your interest and possible are:
Loggerhead Kingbird (Nearly Endemic)
Antillean Euphonia (Nearly Endemic)
PR Pewee (Nearly Endemic)
Antillean Mango
Green-throated Carib
Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Mangrove Cuckoo
Ruddy Duck
West Indian Wistling Duck
White-cheeked Pintail
Plain Pigeon
Scaly-naped Pigeon
Key West Quail- Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Pied-billed Grebe
Caribbean Coot
Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Red-legged Thrush
... and more.
HOTEL or AIRPORT
FIELD GUIDES
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Birds
in Photos and Audio
For iPhone, iPod, & iPad running iOS version 5.1 or higher
Puerto Rico's Birds in Photographs: A complete guide and
CD-ROM including the Virgin Islands
2000, 2003; 2006; Third edition: 2010
3rd edition, softcover 136 pages + CD-Rom
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