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Genus HieronymaObserver
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Hieronyma caribea. Known in Trinidad as “Tapana”
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Leafless Beaked Lady Orchid (Sacoila lanceolata)Observer
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location approximate
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Leafless Beaked Lady Orchid (Sacoila lanceolata)Observer
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location approximate
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Yellow Helmet Orchid (Polystachya concreta)Observer
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I’m uncertain of the id
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Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui)Observer
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Eggs. Nest disturbed by brush cutting farmer.
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Scarlet Creeper (Ipomoea hederifolia)Observer
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I do not know if this has been previously reported in Trinidad. I have never seen this ipomoea sp. and cannot be certain of the ID. This was in a cultivated field.
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Blue-frosted Banner (Catonephele numilia)Observer
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In Madamas road, Tinamou estate. Single male seemed devoted to a small area under the cocoa.
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Trinidad Upland Parrot Snake (Leptophis stimsoni)Observer
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This small very rare Trinidad endemic was found on 21st July by Javed Omardeen deep in the Paria Forest. It was subsequently released in the same area.
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Woodland False Buttonweed (Spermacoce remota)Observer
ferozeDescription
common here in Trinidad and Tobago
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Carapa guianensisObserver
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This large forest tree is known as "crappo" in Trinidad. This is a young tree in the collection of the Point-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, a bird and nature sanctuary in the large compound of the oil refinery.
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Carapa guianensisObserver
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Known as "Crappo" in Trinidad. Once a common Trindadian forest tree, it has been extensively logged. This is a planted specimen in the collection at the Point a Pierre Wildfowl Trust. It has ethnobotanical use also.
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Cassia moschataObserver
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was flowering profusely, at the historic site of the amerindian massacre
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Genus XanthosomaObserver
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An aroid (Araceae). This plant was domesticated in the Amazon and it is now grown throughout tropical regions of the world. The leaves and stems are cooked and eaten as vegetables. It is cooked to remove calcium oxalate crystals
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Monk Orchid (Eulophia maculata)Observer
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Oeceoclades maculata is a terrestrial orchid species in the genus Oeceoclades that is native to tropical Africa and now naturalized in South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Florida in North America
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common Trinidad medium sized tree from the Euphorbiaciae
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Masked Cardinal (Paroaria nigrogenis)Observer
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well known here
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Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)Observer
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several were there in a very large concentration of shorebirds on man made mudflats
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Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)Observer
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the creamy tone of the underparts and the white on the face indicate that this is an immature pale morph
the pale morph is widespread in Trinidad, seen over a wide range of habitats from downtown cities to natural forest
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Salsilla (Bomarea edulis)Observer
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from Liliales,family Alstroemeriaceae
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Polka-dot Tree Frog (Boana punctata)Observer
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identified by Mike Rutherford, I dont know nothin bout frogs
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Wiegmann's Striped Gecko (Gonatodes vittatus)Observer
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this is the male coloration i am accustomed to
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Wiegmann's Striped Gecko (Gonatodes vittatus)Observer
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i thought the coloration on the jaw was unusual for a trinidad male, but Hans Boos assured me that many colour variations were often seen
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Swartzia pinnataObserver
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on the trail to el Tucuche
i've also seen it in Brasso Seco. Not sure how common it is in Trinidad.
interesting article:
http://www.ckstarr.net/cks/2012-SWARTZIA.pdf
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Pale-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albescens)Observer
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thought to be lowland open country species, but I often hear this bird at the forest-edge in the Northern Range
