Wildlife· Great Inagua· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Bahama parrot and Inagua woodstar
21° 3.4′ N · 73° 19.5′ W · approximate
Great Inagua holds the larger of the two surviving Bahama parrot populations (about 6,350 birds in 2006) and the Inagua woodstar, a hummingbird found only on Great and Little Inagua.
Practical
Coordinate is the GeoNames centre of Great Inagua; birds range island-wide. The woodstar uses dune scrub, freshwater edges and gardens - look in Matthew Town gardens. Parrots (Amazona leucocephala bahamensis) breed March to September; ask the BNT warden where they are feeding. Bring binoculars; do not play recorded calls.
Best for
Endemic birding
Nearby
- Inagua National Park (flamingos)3 NM away
- Lake Windsor (Lake Rosa)9.8 NM away
- Sandy Point Anchorage (White Bluff Harbour, Great Inagua)10.4 NM away
- Union Creek Reserve10.5 NM away
- Statira Shoal (HMS Statira wreck site)12.8 NM away
- Molasses Reef Anchorage (Great Inagua)17 NM away
- Molasses Reef snorkel (Great Inagua south coast)17.2 NM away
- Morton Salt works (Inagua)18.1 NM away