|
Scarlet Ibis are figured on Trinidad and Tobago's coat of arms and are one of Trinidad's most important eco-tourism draws.
This gregarious wading bird feeds and roosts in Trinidad's mangrove swamps in reduced numbers because of illegal hunting and
a change in salinity in their breeding grounds.
| Painting of the Trinidad Piping Guan, or Pawi. |
|
The Trinidad Piping Guan is known in Trinidad and Tobago as the Pawi. It has been the focus of an Non Government Organization
(NGO) conservation education campaign. Threatened by illegal hunting, this arboreal species is restricted to remote forests
on Trinidad and may soon become extinct if it and it's habitat are not protected.
| Lesser Seedfinch, or Chikichong |
|
Once a common resident of secondary growth and deciduous forests the Chickichong is now found only in the cages of the song
bird enthusiasts.
| Moriche Oriole in Moriche Palm |
|
Moriche Oriole
Threatened on Trinidad by the cagebird trade, this Oriole is a rare resident in Trinidad's swampy forests especially among
Moritia palms.
Rooksart homepage
|
