Aruba bird checklist
290 bird species in 56 families have been recorded in Aruba, according to eBird; about 264 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Aruba right now
1House Sparrow
2Barn Swallow
3Bank Swallow
4Black-bellied Plover
5Ruddy Turnstone
6Rock Pigeon
7Sandwich Tern
8Royal Tern
9Brown Pelican
10Common Tern
Aruba bird checklist
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Cassowaries and Emu
- Emu
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Swan Goose
- Black Swan
- Comb Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Ring-necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Masked Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Crested Bobwhite
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-vented Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- Bare-eyed Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Groove-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- White-tailed Nightjar
- Chuck-will's-widow
Oilbird
- Oilbird
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Gray-rumped Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Vaux's Swift
- Chapman's Swift
- Fork-tailed Palm Swift
Hummingbirds
- White-necked Jacobin
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
- Blue-tailed Emerald
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
- Snowy Plover
Jacanas
- Wattled Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Baird's Sandpiper
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Tropicbirds
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Black-capped Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- White-faced Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Pinnated Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Whistling Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Little Egret
- Striated Heron
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-tailed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Northern Harrier
- Snail Kite
- White-tailed Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
Owls
- Burrowing Owl
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- Amazon Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Aplomado Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Monk Parakeet
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Yellow-shouldered Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Green-rumped Parrotlet
- Brown-throated Parakeet
- Nanday Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
- Slaty Elaenia
- Small-billed Elaenia
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Willow Flycatcher
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Swainson's Flycatcher
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Cattle Tyrant
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Variegated Flycatcher
- Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Chivi Vireo
- Yellow-green Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Cuban Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Starlings
- European Starling
- Common Myna
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Wood Thrush
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
- Village Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Tricolored Munia
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
New World Sparrows
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Red-breasted Meadowlark
- Venezuelan Troupial
- Yellow Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Carib Grackle
- Oriole Blackbird
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Swainson's Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Saffron Finch
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater
- Bananaquit
- Black-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in Aruba
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Aruba’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Largest bird families in Aruba
Among its regular birds.
- New World Warblers32
- Sandpipers and Allies24
- Tyrant Flycatchers20
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers19
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl17
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns14
- Swallows10
- Troupials and Allies10
Reported in the last 30 days
100 species reported to eBird in Aruba in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
House Sparrow, Bare-eyed Pigeon, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Ruddy Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Royal Tern, Rock Pigeon, Sandwich Tern, Brown Booby, Brown Pelican, Southern Lapwing, Carib Grackle, Tropical Mockingbird, Common Ground Dove, Common Tern, Eared Dove, Magnificent Frigatebird, Laughing Gull, Wilson's Snipe, Common Gallinule, Least Sandpiper, Tricolored Heron, Gray Kingbird, American Redstart, Pectoral Sandpiper, Bananaquit, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Waterthrush, Semipalmated Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Black-crowned Night Heron, Northern Yellow Warbler, Great Egret, Muscovy Duck, Black-faced Grassquit, Black-necked Stilt, Blackpoll Warbler, Mangrove Yellow Warbler, Snowy Egret, …
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Brown Booby
Laughing Gull
Common Ground Dove
Magnificent Frigatebird
Common Gallinule
Least Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Blue-winged Teal
Pectoral Sandpiper
Tricolored Heron
American Redstart
Gray Kingbird
Greater Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Plover