Common Birds of the Carambola Golf Club

Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)

Feeds on insects, small lizards and fruit. Size: 21-25cm cm

Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus) Feeds on arthropods, fruits and small vertebrates. Size: 28-30 cm

Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita) Feeds on fruits and seeds. Size: 28-30.5 cm

Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa)

Feeds on fruits, berries, seeds, small snails and succulent leaves.

Size: 32-41 cm

White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) Feeds on fruits and berries. Size: 29-40 cm

Red-tailed Hawk

(Buteo jamaicensis) Feeds on small to medium-sized

mammals, birds and reptiles. Size: 45-58 cm

American Kestral (Falco sparverius) Feeds on insects and small rodents. Size: 21-31 cm

Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

Feeds on insects and pests. Size: 33-35 cm

Black-faced Grassquit (Tiaris bicolor)

Feeds on seeds. Size: 10-11.5cm

Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) Feeds on nectar, small fruit, berries and insects. Size: 10-11 cm

Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) Feeds on nectar and arthropods. Size: 8-9.5 cm

Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)

Feeds on nectar and arthropods. Size: 10-12 cm

References: 1. Wiessinger, J., Raffaele, H., House, C. (1989). A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press 2. Wiley, J., Raffaele, J., Raffaele, H., Keith, A. & Garrido, O. (1998). Birds of the West Indies. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press

Great White Egret

(Ardea alba) Feeds on aquatic life, small

mammals, reptiles and insects. Size: 80-104 cm

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Feeds on insects, aquatic invertebrates and vertebrates. Size: 47.5-68 cm

Cattle Egret

(Bubulcus ibis) Feeds on insects.

Size: 46-56 cm

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Feeds exclusively on fish. Size: 54-64 cm

Yellow-crowned Night-heron

(Nyctanassa violacea) Feeds on a variety of terrestrial,

freshwater and marine life. Specialist in crustaceans.

Size: 51-70 cm

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Feeds entirely on fish and some crustaceans. Size: 105-152 cm

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Feeds on aquatic plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, crustaceans and reptiles. Size: 51-76 cm

Common Gallinule

(Gallinula galeata) Feeds on aquatic plants,

invertebrates, vertebrates, crustaceans and insects.

Size 35-36 cm

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Feeds on aquatic insects, plants, vertebrates and crustaceans. Size: 30-38 cm

White-cheeked Pintail

(Anas bahamensis) Feeds on aquatic plants and

aquatic invertebrates. Size: 38-51 cm

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) Migratory: October to April Feeds on aquatic insects, plants and invertebrates. Size: 35-41.5 cm