The Journal of Caribbean Ornithology

Abstract

Robert L. Norton encountered a Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) approximately 60 km NNW of Aruba, providing Aruba’s first record of this species. Given the pelagic distribution of this species during the non-breeding season, and nine antecedent records from Bonaire and Curaçao, additional records seem likely for Aruba, especially given an increase in reports of seabirds from cruise ships off Aruba

Abstract The avifauna of the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba has been little studied, as the last comprehensive publication dates from 1983. Here I document 31 new species records up to 2016, including some introduced species, and I discuss new and notable avifaunal developments for the island. 

Keywords avifauna, birds, Caribbean Netherlands, checklist, Dutch Caribbean, Saba

Abstract Little information is available on territorial behavior of the Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus). This study set out to establish a platform for future research into the territorial behavior of the Antillean Crested Hummingbird by observing the species for a total of 90 hr across three separate habitat types on the island of St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands. 

Keywords Caribbean Netherlands, conservation, hummingbirds, Orthorhyncus cristatus, St. Eustatius

The avifauna of the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius has been little studied. We document 22 new bird species for the island and update the status of several important species based on our recent observations. The documented avifauna of the island amounts to 75 published species records. We conclude by pointing out several positive developments in the avifauna and ascribe these to the combined effects of reduced hunting, the legal establishment of protected park areas, and a growing environmental awareness among the island’s inhabitants.

Abstract

We provide the first documentation of Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) breeding in the Dutch Caribbean and new island records for the Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis) and Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus).

A visit to Aruba during April 2013 yielded three species previously unrecorded there: Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis), Swainson’s Flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni), and Veery (Catharus fuscescens). Seven other species with fewer than five an- tecedent records from the island were detected plus another not seen since 1980. All documentation and photographs are on file at the University of Amsterdam, Department of Zoology.