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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 

Caribbean

Birding and Nature Tours Info

Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cuba and North America

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