Jamaican birds are wonderful and amazing. Birds live in every part of Jamaica, from the sea to the top of the tallest mountain. They play an important part in the Balance of Nature. Every living thing depends on other living things in order to survive. Each species play a different part in the balance depending on its habits, especially it s feeding habits.
Many birds eat insects.
Anis and Cattle Egret are well known for eating ticks from goats and cattle. Caterpillars and grubs are picked up by many different birds therefore they protect the plants from dangerous insects. Swifts, warblers and flycatchers snatch mosquitoes and other small insects from the air. Nightingales and loggerheads capture beetles from the ground and trees. Lizard Cuckoos eat large insects as well as lizards.