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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRed-billed Streamertail, male.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jan van den Broeck<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Jamaica has approximately 30 endemic bird species, the most of any island in the Caribbean and the 16th highest total among countries worldwide.\u00a0 Two additional endemic species, the Jamaican Petrel<\/strong><\/a> and Jamaican Pauraque<\/strong><\/a>, were last seen in the 1800s and are presumed extinct, although some optimists still hold out hope for their rediscovery.<\/p> Remarkably, it is possible to find all of Jamaica\u2019s endemic birds at a single site in eastern Jamaica, Ecclesdown Road<\/strong><\/a>, although one species, the Large Jamaican Elaenia, is very rarely found there and a few others are uncommon.\u00a0 Still, by adding Hardwar Gap<\/strong><\/a> to the itinerary, it is possible to find all of Jamaica\u2019s endemics very efficiently.\u00a0 (For general orientation to Jamaica\u2019s main birdwatching sites, see the map below or go to The Avitourist\u2019s Guide to Jamaica<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Endemic Birds of Jamaica<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Ring-tailed Pigeon<\/a> \/ Crested Quail-Dove<\/a> \/ Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo<\/a> \/ Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo<\/a> \/ Jamaican Owl<\/a> \/ Jamaican Mango<\/a> \/ Red-billed Streamertail<\/a> \/ Black-billed Streamertail<\/a> \/ Jamaican Tody<\/a> \/ Jamaican Woodpecker<\/a> \/ Black-billed Parrot<\/a> \/ Yellow-billed Parrot<\/a> \/ Jamaican Parakeet<\/a> \/ Small Jamaican Elaenia<\/a> \/ Large Jamaican Elaenia<\/a> \/ Jamaican Pewee<\/a> \/ Sad Flycatcher<\/a> \/ Rufous-tailed Flycatcher<\/a> \/ Jamaican Becard<\/a> \/ Jamaican Vireo<\/a> \/ Blue Mountain Vireo<\/a> \/ Jamaican Crow<\/a> \/ \u201cJamaican Solitaire\u201d<\/a> \/ White-eyed Thrush<\/a> \/ White-chinned Thrush<\/a> \/ Arrowhead Warbler<\/a> \/ Orangequit<\/a> \/ Yellow-shouldered Grassquit<\/a> \/ Jamaican Spindalis<\/a> \/ Jamaican Oriole<\/a> \/ Jamaican Blackbird<\/a> \/ Jamaican Euphonia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Ring-tailed Pigeon<\/strong> (Patagioenas caribaea<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 The Ringtail, as it is known locally, can be found on most outings in Cockpit Country and the Blue, Port Royal, and John Crow Mountains, but can also be unpredictably difficult to find at times, likely when wandering in search of fruiting trees.\u00a0 Sites where it is usually conspicuous include Windsor, Barbecue Bottom \/ Burnt Hill Road, Stewart Town, Hardwar Gap, Mavis Bank, Portland Gap, San San, and Ecclesdown Road.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u00a9 Sam Woods<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Crested Quail-Dove<\/strong> (Geotrygon versicolor<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 This spectacular species is shy and localized, but it can often be found in the open at first light in the Hardwar Gap area (Woodside Drive, Catherine\u2019s Peak, Section, and Silver Hill Gap), Stewart Town, Ecclesdown Road, and Marshall\u2019s Pen.\u00a0 Could be chanced upon along almost any trail in Cockpit Country and the eastern mountains, but its retiring habits make it difficult to observe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo<\/strong> (Coccyzus pluvialis<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 Present at most of the frequently visited forest sites on Jamaica.\u00a0 Among these, the most reliable seem to be Marshall\u2019s Pen, Stewart Town, and Green Castle Estate in Robin\u2019s Bay.\u00a0 Other sites where it is often seen include Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, Windsor, Barbecue Bottom \/ Burnt Hill Road, Hardwar Gap, San San, and Ecclesdown Road.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u00a9 Stanley Jones<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo<\/strong> (Coccyzus vetula<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 A fairly common and widespread, but also secretive and retiring, species that seems to be most consistently observed at San San, Robin\u2019s Bay, Ecclesdown Road, and Marshall\u2019s Pen.\u00a0 It can be found anywhere in the Blue Mountains and Cockpit Country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Jamaican Owl<\/strong> (Pseudoscops grammicus<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 The most reliable known sites are Hardwar Gap (especially Woodside Drive), San San, and Marshall\u2019s Pen.\u00a0 Has also been found often at Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, Green Castle Estate in Robin\u2019s Bay and Forres Park Guest House in Mavis Bank.\u00a0 A very large portion of sightings occur on or near hotel properties\u2014due at least in part to the relative ease of detecting it in semiopen areas where visiting birdwatchers stay overnight.\u00a0 Seems to be more active in pre-dawn hours than after dusk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u00a9 Clive Daelman<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Jamaican Mango<\/strong> (Anthracothorax mango<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 Fairly common throughout the island, mainly at low elevations in dry semiopen habitats.\u00a0 Among Jamaica\u2019s frequently visited sites, the most reliable are Rocklands Bird Sanctuary (where it sometimes perches on visitors\u2019 fingers), Treasure Beach, Marshall\u2019s Pen, Portland Ridge, Robin\u2019s Bay, the Hellshire Hills, and San San.\u00a0 Also occurs regularly at many other sites, including hotel grounds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Red-billed Streamertail<\/strong> (Trochilus polytmus<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 One of the most ubiquitous woodland and garden birds on Jamaica. \u00a0Easy to find at most of the frequently visited birdwatching sites, most famously at Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, where it regularly perches on visitors\u2019 fingers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u00a9 Tom Davis<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Black-billed Streamertail<\/strong> (Trochilus scitulus<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 Readily found along Ecclesdown Road and in San San\u2014especially at the Mockingbird Hill Hotel and Goblin Hill Villas. \u00a0The town of Bath, inland from Port Morant, is also reliable and much closer to Kingston. \u00a0Note that the local attraction, Bath Fountain, has a history of self-appointed \u201cguides\u201d aggressively harassing visitors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Jamaican Tody<\/strong> (Todus todus<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 Usually present at most of Jamaica\u2019s wooded birdwatching sites: Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, Marshall\u2019s Pen, Robin\u2019s Bay, San San, Ecclesdown Road, and anywhere in the Blue Mountains or Cockpit Country.\u00a0 Typically uses earthen banks for its nest burrows, so it tends to be found near streams, gulleys, road cuts, and other formations that expose surfaces suitable for horizontal excavation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u00a9 Alain Tremblay<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Jamaican Woodpecker<\/strong> (Melanerpes radiolatus<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 Easy to find throughout Jamaica, occurring at all the frequently visited sites, including urban sites such as Hope Botanical Garden.\u00a0 Especially observable at Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, where it attends the feeders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Black-billed Parrot<\/strong> (Amazona agilis<\/em>)<\/a>:\u00a0 Usually conspicuous at several sites in Cockpit Country: e.g., Windsor, Barbecue Bottom \/ Burnt Hill Road, and Stewart Town.\u00a0 Ecclesdown Road is also a reliable site.\u00a0 In its core areas, especially around Windsor, it tends to outnumber the more widespread Yellow-billed Parrot.\u00a0 Can also be found at Hope Botanical Gardens in Kingston.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u00a9 Lee 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