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Saint Lucia is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. The volcanic island of Saint Lucia is more mountainous than many other Caribbean islands, with the highest point being Mount Gimie, at 950 metres (3,120 ft) above sea level. Two other mountains, the Pitons, form the island's most famous landmark. They are located between Soufrière and Choiseul on the western side of the island. Saint Lucia is also one of the few islands in the world that boasts a drive-in volcano. |
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Number of bird species: 139
National Bird: St. Lucian Parrot Amazona versicolor
National Bird: St. Lucian Parrot Amazona versicolor
Number of endemics: 4
St. Lucia Parrot Amazona versicolor
St. Lucia Oriole Icterus laudabilis
St. Lucia Warbler Dendroica delicata
St Lucia Black Finch Melanospiza richardsoni
St. Lucia Parrot Amazona versicolor
St. Lucia Oriole Icterus laudabilis
St. Lucia Warbler Dendroica delicata
St Lucia Black Finch Melanospiza richardsoni
A Field Guide to Birds of the West Indies
(Peterson Field Guides) James Bond, Don R. Eckelberry (Illustrator); Arthur B. Singer (Illustrator) Paperback (September 1999) Houghton Mifflin CompanyISBN: 0618002103
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The Birds of St Lucia
by Allan R Keith - BOU - This checklist deals with the avifauna of one of the oldest volcanic islands within the Lesser Antillean chain of islands of the West Indies. St Lucia has possibly the highest rate of endemism within the Caribbean. 1997. 176 pages, colour photographs, maps, etc. Price ?22.00 http://www.bou.org.uk/pubchkll.htmlSee Fatbirder Review
ISBN: 0907446191
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The Birds of the West Indies
By Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis RaffaeleHelm Field Guides Sept 2003 Paperback RRP ?16.99p
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ISBN: 0713654198
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St Lucia National Trust
WebsiteThe longest serving environmental and heritage membership organisation in St. Lucia. The SLNT is not only the largest such organisation, but also the only membership organisation with a legal mandate to conserve both the natural and cultural heritage of St. Lucia...
National Parks
WebsiteOver 19,000 acres of rain forest sprawl across the mountains and valleys of St. Lucia. The lush forest is home to interesting wildlife, giant ferns, wild orchids, and the St Lucia Parrot (Jacquot). Hike the seven-mile nature trail or take a guided tour lead by the Forestry Department...
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2000 [March] - Don Roberson
ReportThese 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...
2001 [March] - Alex Kirschel
ReportWe arrived in St. Lucia in the afternoon, and actually thought we were in the Castries area. Not till we actually got to the hotel turning did we work out that we had come from the opposite side of the island, from the airport in the Vieux Fort area. We spent all three nights at the pleasant Fox Grove Inn hotel, which is half way down the eastern side of St. Lucia, convenient for travel to most of the good birding sites. St. Lucia is fairly pricey compared to Jamaica and particularly Cuba. The hotel was reasonably priced, but still the most expensive on our entire trip; food is more expensive, and the tour guides take quite a premium.
2002 - Christopher Starling
ReportBelieve it or not we were birding before we even left the plane noting Cattle Egret and, our first lifer, Caribbean Grackle on the runways...
2003 [January] - Neil Money - Antigua, Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent and Barbados
ReportThe destination was also something of a compromise dictated by self-imposed factors such as limiting the length of international flights, being in a non-malaria area and a suitably warm climate to escape from the northern winter. The Lesser Antilles met all our criteria and offered the challenge of finding single island endemics and regional endemics...
2004 [August] - Paul Noakes
ReportForm a birder's point of view St Lucia is probably the most important of the Lesser Antilles as it holds 5 extant endemics [maybe 6 if you split the nightjar] and a very high proportion of the multi-island Lesser Antillean specialities. It is a small island with relatively good infrastructure, it is safe and all the specialities are easily to find and could be seen in a single day's birding particularly if you used a guide which I did not. I also took a day trip to St Vincent...
2004 [January] - Jeff Hopkins
ReportThere wasn`t much along the main road, but a quick diversion down a side street found a couple of TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRDS, a small flock of SHINY COWBIRDS, and some zenaida doves. Once I hit the road to Pigeon Island and got into some thorn scrub, I found a CARIBBEAN ELAENIA* who made me really work to see him, and a few more mockingbirds...
2005 [June] - Mike Powell
ReportFrom a birding point of view St Lucia is a relatively easy island to work being 28 miles long & 14 miles wide and is probably the most important of the Lesser Antilles as it holds either 5 or 6 single island endemics.
2005 [November] - Chris Grimshaw
ReportI stayed at the Sandals Halcyon Beach Hotel in the northern suburbs of Castries on the the above dates. This is an excellent smallish hotel with beautiful grounds situated in Choc Bay. Its sister hotels the Regency and the Grand are also worth looking at if you are thinking of St Lucia for a holiday...
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Focus on Nature
Tour OperatorThis tour may be done in conjunction with our Jamaica Birding Tour which precedes it, or our Puerto Rico Birding Tour which follows it...
Jungle Tours In St. Lucia
Tour OperatorDuring the two hours of walking you will also get numerous opportunities to see some of the island`s rarest birds (St. Lucia Orioles, Mockingbirds, Tyrants, Hummingbirds, Bananaquits, etc...) including the world famous Amazona Versicolor (the St. Lucian parrot indigenous to the island)...
Fighting For A Rare Bird
WebsiteBefore dawn on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Michael Bobb emerges from the tin-roofed, pink-and-blue cabin that serves as his base in the dense rain forest. A broad-shouldered, barrel-chested officer in St. Lucia`s Forest and Lands Department, Bobb rallies the troops from inside the field station and scattered tents outside: fellow foresters, local students, and foreign biologists and conservationists. Despite the steady downpour, it`s time to look for parrots.
National Bird of St Lucia
WebsiteMating for life and maturing after five years, these long lived birds are cavity nesters, laying two to three white eggs in the hollow of a large tree during the onset of the dry season between February and April...
Natural Attractions of St. Lucia
WebsiteBirdwatching - In areas such as the Bois D`Orange Swamp, the Rain Forest and Boriel`s Pond, visitors can observe some of St. Lucia`s rare, indigenous species, like the St. Lucian Parrot, White Breasted Thrasher, St. Lucia Peewee, St. Lucia Oriole, and St. Lucia Wren. Arrangements can be made through the St. Lucia Forestry Department for early morning or late afternoon trips. Four-hour excursions cost US$40.00 per person and accommodate a maximum of ten persons, minimum of three.
Saint Lucian Parrot Amazona versicolor
WebsiteAs its name suggests, this bird is found only on the island of St. Lucia in the West Indies where it lives in the central mountainous rainforest...
St Lucia Parrot (Jacquot) - Amazona versicolor
WebsiteAs its name suggests, the St. Lucia Parrot, or Jacquot, is found only on the island of St. Lucia in the West Indies where it lives in the central mountain rainforest. In the darkness of the forest, their feathers appear dull and the parrots blend into their leafy world. But when the sunlight shines on their feathers, they display a brilliant pallet of red, green and blue.
St. Lucia Parrot Recovery
WebsiteThe St. Lucia parrot (Amazona versicolor) lives in rain forests on the small island of St. Lucia, in the Caribbean Sea. In the mid-1970s, Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust found only 100 parrots left in the wild. The major causes of population decline were the destruction of its forest habitat, capture for the pet trade, and hunting...
Artist - Christopher Cox
GalleryChristopher works primarily in watercolour and acrylic, sometimes combining the two media to capture the subtlety of birds' plumages and the muted play of light and shadow in the forest environment. He is best known for his realistic interpretations of local flora and fauna drawing inspiration from wildlife artists that include Robert Bateman, Don R. Eckelberry and John James Audubon...
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