Asa Wright Nature Centre Bird List

Over a number of years, the list of birds that may be seen on the Centre's grounds has grown to more than 170 species. If you add to that figure the number of additional species that may be seen as a result of trips that can be taken from the Centre to other areas of Trinidad, the total number of birds seen on a typical tour could be over 200 species!

The nesting of the Oropendola colony near the main house has always been a spectacular sight for visitors, but the easily observed nesting pair of Ornate Hawk-Eagles has drawn the greatest enthusiasm in recent years.

Numerous leks of both White-bearded and Golden-headed Manakins are found along the trails of the Centre and the bell-like "bong" of the Bearded Bellbird can be heard continuously.

Birds To Be Seen On The Centre Grounds 

Little Tinamou

Cattle Egret

Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
King Vulture

Gray-headed Kite
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Double-toothed Kite
White Hawk
Common Black-Hawk
Great Black-Hawk
Gray Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Merlin
Bat Falcon

Common Piping-Guan

Scaled Pigeon
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove

Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
Blue-headed Parrot
Orange-winged Parrot

Squirrel Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani

Tropical Screech-Owl
Spectacled Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Short-tailed Nighthawk

Oilbird

Chestnut-collared Swift
White-collared Swift
Band-rumped Swift

Rufous-breasted Hermit
Green Hermit
Little Hermit
White-necked Jacobin
Brown Violet-ear
Black-throated Mango
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
Tufted Coquette
Blue-chinned Sapphire
Blue-tailed Emerald
White-chested Emerald
Copper-rumped Hummingbird
Long-billed Starthroat

White-tailed Trogon
Violaceous Trogon
Collared Trogon

Blue-crowned Motmot

Green Kingfisher

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Channel-billed Toucan

Red-rumped Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Chestnut Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker

Pale-breasted Spinetail
Stripe-breasted Spinetail
Streaked Xenops
Gray-throated Leaftosser

Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Buff-throated Woodcreeper

Great Antshrike
Barred Antshrike
Plain Antvireo
White-flanked Antwren
White-bellied Antbird
Black-faced Antthrush

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Forest Elaenia
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
White-throated Spadebill
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Tropical Pewee
Euler's Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird

White-winged Becard
Black-tailed Tityra
Bearded Bellbird

White-bearded Manakin
Golden-headed Manakin

Rufous-breasted Wren
Tropical House Wren

Long-billed Gnatwren
Yellow-legged Thrush
Cocoa Thrush
Bare-eyed Thrush
White-necked Thrush

Tropical Mockingbird

Golden-fronted Greenlet
Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Tropical Parula
Blackpoll Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-crowned Warbler

Bananaquit
Speckled Tanager
Turquoise Tanager
Bay-headed Tanager
Blue Dacnis
Green Honeycreeper
Purple Honeycreeper
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Trinidad Euphonia
Violaceous Euphonia
Blue-gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
Silver-beaked Tanager
White-shouldered Tanager
White-lined Tanager
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Swallow-Tanager

Grayish Saltator
Blue-black Grassquit

Shiny Cowbird
Giant Cowbird
Yellow Oriole
Crested Oropendola