Birding Factoids 165 species in 32 families 14 of the 58 Caribbean  speciality species are  represented here.  3 endangered species 4 endemics

St. Lucia Hotspots

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St. Lucia Specialities Image copyright Barry MacKay

....Natural Attractions of St. Lucia - this site (scroll down) identifies the major hiking trails, plus some brief information about birding locations.  ....Saint Lucia - Flora and Fauna ....St. Lucia's Enchanted Rainforest - by Heidi A. Schuessler. Fall under the spell of St. Lucia's magical mountains. This articles describes some of the trails in the St. Lucia rainforest.  ....St Lucia Parrot (Jacquot) (Amazona versicolor) - this endangered bird has been selected as St. Lucia's national bird.  See also this site as well as this one. ....Fighting For A Rare Bird - By Blake Edgar. Forest officer Michael  Bobb is one in a small army of people making a difference on the tiny island of St. Lucia. For the past five years, from January to June, they have spent countless hours during nesting and breeding seasons watching parrots court, mate and nest. ....Scenes from a Lesser Antilles Trip - 18-28 March 2000. A photo montage by Don Roberson. These shots are from a fine "Focus on Nature" tour of the Lesser Antillean islands of St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Dominica (a trip led by Armas Hill), with a final day on Puerto Rico (a trip led by B. J. Rose and with a different set of participants). In the islands of the Lesser Antilles, we were successful in locating all island and regional endemics within a week.  ....Trip Report: Lesser Antilles - St. Lucia, Dominica and St. Vincent,  5 - 14 December 2000. By Barry Cooper and Gail Mackiernan. For birders who wish to see all the Caribbean endemics and specialties, a trip to the Lesser Antilles is a must. Some of the region’s most spectacular birds are found on these small islands, as well as some of the most undisturbed habitat. ....Trip Report: Lesser Antilles - 3-13 November 1999. By Frank Frazier.  Thought it might be of interest to give a brief report of the highlights of a trip I took with my N.J. friend Bill Weiss, to some principal islands of the Lesser Antilles in hopes of seeing their endemics and specialties - we visited Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent, ending up with one night and morning in Puerto Rico. ....St. Lucia Trip Reports - additional St. Lucia trip reports are available from Blake Maybank's "Birding the Americas: Trip Report and Trip Planning Repository".

Tours and Guides

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Photo copyright Don Roberson

**..Tours with the St. Lucia Department of Forestry - The Forest and Lands Department maintains a number of trails that allow St. Lucians and visitors to explore and experience the rainforest. NOTE: No one is allowed on these trails without the expressed permission from the Forest and Lands Department. **..The West Indies on the Sea Cloud with Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT) - This special cruise offers a unique opportunity to visit this region, sailing some of the prettiest waters on earth aboard the magnificent 4-masted sailing ship, Sea Cloud, and taking numerous natural history excursions on shore with an emphasis on birding. Our ports of call will be St. Vincent, St. Lucia, and Dominica.  The West Indies on the Sea Cloud - January 4 - 11, 2003 (8.0 days - Limit 14) with leaders TBA VENT offers nearly 140 tours to over 100 land-based destinations each year and is the largest tour company in the world specializing in birding and natural history.

Eco-Lodges

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Caribbean Specialities in St. Lucia

Information derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.02
and Santa Barbara Software Products BirdArea. Information on endangered birds
is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International, and supporting
data bases developed by Ian Patton, of Merlin Species Watcher. An international checklist system
was required to enable world-wide country to country comparisons.These speciality birds may be uncommon,
or extremely rare at this location, or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of
each species noted below have been made in St. Lucia.

St. Lucia Endemics
___ Semper's Warbler	___ St. Lucia Black-Finch ___ St. Lucia Oriole	___ St. Lucia Parrot
... Caribbean Endemic Specialities in St. Lucia
___ Antillean Crested Hummingbird ___ Anrtillean Wren ___ Bridled Quail-Dove ___ Forest Thrush ___ Grey Trembler	___ Lesser Antillean Bullfinch ___ Lesser Antillean Flycatcher ___ Lesser Antillean Pewee ___ Lesser Antillean Swift	___ Purple-throated Carib ___ Rufous-throated Solitaire ___ Scaly-breasted Thrasher ___ Scaly-naped Pigeon ___ White-breasted Thrasher

Endangered Birds in St. Lucia
Breeding Birds		Non-Breeding Birds
___ St. Lucia Parrot ___ Semper Warbler	___ White-breasted Thrasher	N/A