Birds of Saint Lucia

About 200 species of birds live on the island nation of Saint Lucia. The nation is made up of volcanic rock and has a tropical climate. This is conducive to the avifauna living here.

The national bird of Saint Lucia is the Saint Lucia Amazon. Other notable species include the Saint Lucia Oriole, the Saint Lucia Warbler, and the Saint Lucia Pewee.

List of Common Birds Found in Saint Lucia

Native Birds

American Flamingo
American Kestrel
American Oystercatcher
American Redstart
Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Antillean Nighthawk
Bananaquit
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-faced Grassquit
Black-necked Stilt
Blackpoll Warbler
Black Skimmer
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-whiskered Vireo
Blue-black Grassquit
Bridled Quail-dove
Brown Booby
Brown Trembler
Caribbean Coot
Caribbean Elaenia
Caribbean Flamingo
Caribbean Hornero
Caribbean Martin
Carib Grackle
Cattle Egret
Cave Swallow
Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Common Gallinule
Common Ground Dove
Common Nighthawk
Glossy Ibis
Gray Kingbird
Gray Trembler
Great Egret
Greater Yellowlegs
Green Heron
Green Kingfisher
Green-throated Carib
House Wren
Laughing Gull
Least Sandpiper
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
Lesser Antillean Pewee
Lesser Antillean Saltator
Lesser Antillean Tanager
Lesser Yellowlegs
Little Blue Heron
Magnificent Frigatebird
Mangrove Cuckoo
Masked Duck
Merlin
Mourning Dove
Northern Jacana
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parula
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Orangequit
Palm Warbler
Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Peregrine Falcon
Pied-billed Grebe
Prairie Warbler
Purple Gallinule
Purple-throated Carib
Reddish Egret
Red-necked Pigeon
Ring-billed Gull
Roseate Spoonbill
Royal Tern
Ruddy Quail-dove
Ruddy Turnstone
Rufous-throated Solitaire
Saint Lucia Amazon
Saint Lucia Black Finch
Saint Lucia Oriole
Saint Lucia Parrot
Saint Lucia Pewee
Saint Lucia Warbler
Sanderling
Sandwich Tern
Scaly-breasted Thrasher
Scaly-naped Pigeon
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Smooth-billed Ani
Snowy Egret
Solitary Sandpiper
Sooty Grassquit
Spotted Sandpiper
Stolid Flycatcher
Tree Swallow
Tricolored Heron
Tropical Mockingbird
Vaux’s Swift
Warbling Vireo
White-cheeked Pintail
White-crowned Pigeon
White Ibis
White-tipped Dove
Willet
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-legged Thrush
Yellow Warbler
Zenaida Dove

Non-native Birds

Eurasian Collared-dove
House Sparrow
Rock Pigeon

Some of the best birding sites in Saint Lucia include Des Cartiers Rainforest, Millet Bird Sanctuary, Barre de l’Isle Forest Reserve, Mamiku Gardens, and Pigeon Island National Park. The peak season for birdwatching in St. Lucia typically falls between December and April. This period coincides with the island’s dry season, when the weather is generally more pleasant, and there is less rainfall. The dry season is also the breeding season for many bird species, which makes it an excellent time for birdwatching.