Site Report: Plymouth

Plymouth

Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae)

Pacific Giant Centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes)

Hanno Blue (Hemiargus hanno)

Ornate Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix)

Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

City covered by volcano

2025-04-10: Our first visit to Montserrat was to check out the old town of Plymouth. Plymouth used to be a lively small city. Then, the nearby volcano began erupting, and it slowly covered Plymouth with volcanic ash. Now, you can see the tops of some buildings.

Kingdom: Animals (19 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (5 records)

Class: Centipedes (1 record)

Order: Bark Centipedes (1 record)
- Family: Scolopendrid Centipedes
- Pacific Giant Centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes)

Class: Insects (4 records)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (3 records)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae)
- Family: Gossamer-winged Butterflies
- Hanno Blue (Hemiargus hanno)
- Family: Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
- Ornate Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix)

Order: Flies (1 record)
- Family: Robber Flies
- Hammertail (Efferia sp)

Phylum: Chordates (14 records)

Class: Birds (14 records)

Order: Cuckoos (1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa)
- Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)
- Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)

Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Herons
- Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

Order: Perching Birds (4 records)
- Family: Bananaquit
- Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus)
- Family: Swallows
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)