⇧ ⇩ There is quite a bit of bird life in the Lesser Antilles . There are a lot of endemic species. I did not see as much as I would have liked, the excursions were limited and not designed for bird watching.
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Birds in the Lesser Antilles
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ) visiting a flower, endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (757k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ) visiting a flower. (742k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (579k)
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis Purpurkehlkolibri , french: Colibri madère ) and a Dragonfly (Anisoptera fam. Großlibellen ). (586k)
Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Grenadines and Grenada) (Orthorhyncus cristatus emigrans Antillenhaubenkolibri , french: Colibri huppé ), endemic to the Grenadines and Grenada . (677k)
Male Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis Bartgimpelfink , french: Pèrenoir rougegorge ), endemic to the Caribbean Islands. (580k)
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina Sperlingstäubchen , french: Colombe à queue noire ). (758k)
Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata Ohrflecktaube , french: Tourterelle oreillarde ). (900k)
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita Küstentaube , french: Tourterelle à queue carrée ). (813k)
Tropical Mockingbirds (Mimus gilvus Moqueur des savanes ). (1230k)
Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus Moqueur des savanes ). (915k)
Female Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris Quiscale merle ). (952k)
Male Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris Quiscale merle ). (802k)
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor Mangrovenkuckuck , french: Coulicou manioc ). (765k)
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus Königsseeschwalbe , french: Sterne royale ). (704k)
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus Königsseeschwalbe , french: Sterne royale ) in flight. (492k)
Brown Boobies (Sula leucogaster leucogaster Weißbauchtölpel , french: Fou brun ), left immature, right female adult. (463k)
Atlantic Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster leucogaster Weißbauchtölpel , french: Fou brun ) in flight. (583k)
Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens Prachtfregattvogel , french: Frégate superbe ) in flight. (547k)
Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens Prachtfregattvogel , french: Frégate superbe ) in flight with a fish. (554k)
Female Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens Prachtfregattvogel , french: Frégate superbe ) in flight. (503k)
Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea Blaureiher , french: Aigrette bleue ). (813k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (1092k)
American Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (736k)
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ), top immature, bottom adult. (1134k)
Diving Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ). (814k)
Diving Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis Braunpelikan , french: Pélican brun ). (517k)
Eastern Caribbean Kestrel (Falco sparverius caribaearum Buntfalke , french: Crécerelle d'Amérique ). (560k)
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