SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN BIRDS PHOTO GALLERY

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BARBADOS

Giant Cowbird (Scaphidura oryzivora)

Adult female at South Coast, Barbados, 5 March 2001. Photo © by Martin Frost. First record for Lesser Antilles. This elusive bird was first noted on 9 March 2000 and seen subsequently only on 5 March 2001, when photographed. Note the red iris, diagnostic for this species, and the relatively slender appearance suggesting that it is a female. For further details, see: Frost, M. 2000. Giant Cowbird (Scaphidura oryzivora): a new bird for Barbados and the West Indies. Pitirre 13:89.