Barbados bird checklist
273 bird species in 50 families have been recorded in Barbados, according to eBird; about 239 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 Barbados right now
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Common Gallinule
3Glossy Ibis
4Black-whiskered Vireo
5Semipalmated Sandpiper
6Spotted Sandpiper
7Snowy Egret
8Semipalmated Plover
9Pectoral Sandpiper
10Solitary Sandpiper
Barbados bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- West Indian Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Orinoco Goose
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Garganey
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Hooded Merganser
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Zenaida Dove
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Common Nighthawk
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Short-tailed Swift
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Little Swift
Hummingbirds
- Purple-throated Carib
- Green-throated Carib
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Gray-breasted Crake
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Common Ringed Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eskimo Curlew
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Kelp Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Cory's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- American Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Snowy Egret
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Striated Heron
- Green Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Great Blue Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Black Kite
- Mississippi Kite
- Snail Kite
- White-tailed Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
Owls
- Short-eared Owl
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- American Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Jandaya Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Great Kiskadee
- Gray Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Cuban Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Cliff Swallow
Wrens
- Southern House Wren
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Gray Trembler
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Northern Wheatear
Weavers and Allies
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Common Waxbill
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Baltimore Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- Giant Cowbird
- Carib Grackle
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian 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
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Bananaquit
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
- Barbados Bullfinch
- Black-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in Barbados
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 Barbados’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Caribbean MartinProgne dominicensis
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Largest bird families in Barbados
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies33
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers29
- New World Warblers25
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl21
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns17
- Plovers and Lapwings10
- Pigeons and Doves7
- Swallows6
Reported in the last 30 days
81 species reported to eBird in Barbados in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Black-whiskered Vireo, Greater Yellowlegs, Glossy Ibis, Common Gallinule, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Snowy Egret, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Black-necked Stilt, Lesser Yellowlegs, Caribbean Martin, Bananaquit, Barbados Bullfinch, Black-faced Grassquit, Carib Grackle, Common Ground Dove, Green-throated Carib, Magnificent Frigatebird, Scaly-naped Pigeon, Zenaida Dove, Gray Kingbird, Western Cattle-Egret, Blue-winged Teal, Wilson's Snipe, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Shiny Cowbird, Short-billed Dowitcher, Black-crowned Night Heron, Great Egret, Muscovy Duck, Green Heron, Little Blue Heron, Bridled Tern, Laughing Gull, Royal Tern, Ruddy Turnstone, …
Get to know some of them
White-rumped Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Black-necked Stilt
Bananaquit
Magnificent Frigatebird
Common Ground Dove
Western Cattle-Egret
Blue-winged Teal
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Gray Kingbird
Wilson's Snipe
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Short-billed Dowitcher
Great Egret