Birds of Bonaire - a few anyway

[nkwali]

Brown-throated parakeet
parakeet1 by Nkwali, on Flickr

parakeet3 by Nkwali, on Flickr

Saffron Finch
saffron2 by Nkwali, on Flickr

Troupial
troupial4 by Nkwali, on Flickr

Troupial
troupial2 by Nkwali, on Flickr

Tropical Mockingbird
mockingbird3 by Nkwali, on Flickr

Black-faced grassquit
grassquit1 by Nkwali, on Flickr

Caribbean Flamingo - bird list from Bonaire also calls them Greater Flamingo
flamingo1 by Nkwali, on Flickr

Bananaquit
bananaquit3 by Nkwali, on Flickr

[thouc]

Very nice pictures.

According to eBird the flamingo is nowadays called American Flamingo (changed from Caribbean Flamingo as it also occurs on Galapagos Islands) and the troupial Venezuelan Troupial (Troupial split into 3 species).

/Thomas

[nkwali]

Hi Thomas - thanks for the updated names!

[Pat Hodgson]

did you see any yellow-shouldered parrot? did you try to find them?
how about ruby-topaz hummingbird?

[nkwali]

Hi Pat

I did go look for the yellow-shouldered parrots - got a glimpse in the park in the north of the island, but no pictures.

And yes to the ruby-topaz and blue-tailed emerald hummingbirds - daily visitors to the garden.
Sounds like you've visited Bonaire - any luck with the yellow-shouldered parrots?

[Pat Hodgson]

actually I have not been there yet, going soon

[Pat Hodgson]

I did get several good looks at the parrots but no great pictures.  None were seen in the national park.  Some were in the area I stayed in, Santa Barbara, others were on cliff behind parking for dive site Weber's Joy (near 1000 steps).
I got 7 out of 8 possible lifers, only one missed was Caribbean coot which was probably absent from the island when I was there.

white-tipped dove by Pat Hodgson, on Flickr

scaly-naped pigeon by Pat Hodgson, on Flickr

ruby topaz by Pat Hodgson, on Flickr

[nkwali]

Great shots. I particularly like the ruby topaz. They never stayed still long enough for me!