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| − | [[Image:GHNS_Barbados.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br />A brackish lake, with nesting egrets, at Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary]] | |
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| − | [[Image:GHNS_ob_hut.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br />Observation Hut overlooking a freshwater pond at Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary]]
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| − | ==Overview==
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| − | '''Barbados''' is 13° North of the equator and 59° West. It is part of the Lesser Antilles island-chain in the Caribbean. It's closest island neighbours are [[Saint Vincent]] and [[Saint Lucia]] to the west. Barbados's total land area is about 430 square kilometres (166 square miles), and is primarily low-lying, with some higher regions in the country's interior. Undeveloped areas of the country contain tropical woodland and scrubland.
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| − | [[Image:LA_Bullfinch_Barbados.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br />The Barbados subspecies of the Lesser Antillean Bullfinch]]
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| − | ==Birds==
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| − | ===Notable Species===
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| − | The local subspecies of [[Lesser Antillean Bullfinch]] is sometimes elevated to full species rank and called Barbados Bullfinch. This would be the only endemic species. Also a distinctive subspecies of [[Yellow Warbler]] is found around Graeme Hall Swamp. The largest breeding colony of [[Little Egret]] in the western hemisphere. Usually a vagrant [[Anhinga]] or [[Grey Heron]] present. Other common species include [[Antillean Crested Hummingbird]], [[Green Heron]], [[Bananaquit]], [[Magnificent Frigatebird]], [[Roseate Tern]], [[Laughing Gull]], [[Shiny Cowbird]], [[Carib Grackle]], [[White-winged Dove]], [[Common Ground Dove]], [[Zenaida Dove]], [[Cattle Egret]], [[Green-throated Carib]], [[Scaly-naped Pigeon]], [[Black-faced Grassquit]], [[Black-whiskered Vireo]], [[Blue-winged Teal]], [[Least Sandpiper]], [[Solitary Sandpiper]], [[Semipalmated Sandpiper]], [[Semipalmated Plover]], [[Gray Kingbird]], [[Southern Lapwing]]
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| − | ===Rarities===
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| − | [[White-winged Tern]], [[Arctic Tern]], [[Spotted Redshank]], [[Black Kite]], [[Grey Heron]], [[Eurasian Spoonbill]], [[Black-headed Gull]], [[Lesser Black-backed Gull]], [[Gull-billed Tern]], [[Pacific Golden Plover]], [[Garganey]], [[Brown Pelican]], [[Fork-tailed Flycatcher]], [[Short-eared Owl]], [[Purple Heron]], [[Glossy Ibis]], [[Northern Pintail]], [[Yellow-legged Gull]], [[Anhinga]], [[Franklin's Gull]], [[Wilson's Phalarope]], [[Dickcissel]], [[Caspian Tern]], [[Least Bittern]], [[Black Tern]], [[Great Blue Heron]], [[American Coot]], [[Whiskered Tern]], [[Northern Parula]], [[Ovenbird]], [[Ruff]], [[Western Reef-Heron]], [[Caribbean Flamingo]], [[Eurasian Wigeon]], [[Common Teal]], [[Common Greenshank]], [[Summer Tanager]], [[White-collared Swift]], [[Alpine Swift]], [[Tricoloured Heron]], [[Black-capped Petrel]], [[European Storm-Petrel]], [[Greater Scaup]]
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| − | [[Image:Barbados_WR_sign.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br />The Barbados Wildlife Reserve has plenty of wild birds to see around the enclosures]]
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| − | [[Image:Barb_WR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br />An animal enclosure at the Barbados Wildlife Reserve]]
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| − | ==Other Wildlife==
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| − | ==Site Information==
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| − | ===History and Use===
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| − | ===Areas of Interest===
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| − | [[Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary]], [[Folkestone Marine Park]] and [[Barbados Wildlife Reserve]]<br>
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| − | '''NB:''' The '''Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary''' closed permanently on Dec. 15th, 2008. See [http://www.graemehall.com/ their website] for more details.
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| − | ===Access and Facilities===
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| − | ===Contact Details===
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | *[http://www.graemehall.com/ Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary]
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| − | *[http://www.graemehallnationalpark.org Graeme Hall National Park]
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| − | [[Category:Locations]] [[Category:Incomplete Locations]] [[Category:Lesser Antilles]]
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