St Lucia Oriole, Fond Doux Plantation
Fond Doux Holiday Plantation, near Soufriere, St. Lucia (October 2013)
Status is Near Threatened. This Oriole is one of seven endemic bird species in St Lucia; the others are Grey Trembler, St Lucia Black Finch, St Lucia Warbler, Semper's Warbler, Forest Thrush and St Lucia Amazon. It is thought that there are not many more than 1000 birds of this species on the island. We had two sightings during our week-long stay. The first was a fast fly-past below us on the Tet Paul nature trail above Fond Doux Plantation; only our guide recognised the bird as an Oriole. The second was a brief view from the balcony of our cottage (Hilltop Papaya) on the Plantation and resulted in this photo (one of only two frames).
For more information on this bird species see the following links:
St Lucia Oriole / Internet Bird Collection
St Lucia Oriole / Bird Forum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Icterus laudabilis
BirdLife International / St Lucia Oriole Icterus laudabilis
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/800
Av(Aperture Value) 2.8
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 5000
Status is Near Threatened. This Oriole is one of seven endemic bird species in St Lucia; the others are Grey Trembler, St Lucia Black Finch, St Lucia Warbler, Semper's Warbler, Forest Thrush and St Lucia Amazon. It is thought that there are not many more than 1000 birds of this species on the island. We had two sightings during our week-long stay. The first was a fast fly-past below us on the Tet Paul nature trail above Fond Doux Plantation; only our guide recognised the bird as an Oriole. The second was a brief view from the balcony of our cottage (Hilltop Papaya) on the Plantation and resulted in this photo (one of only two frames).
For more information on this bird species see the following links:
St Lucia Oriole / Internet Bird Collection
St Lucia Oriole / Bird Forum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Icterus laudabilis
BirdLife International / St Lucia Oriole Icterus laudabilis
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/800
Av(Aperture Value) 2.8
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 5000