Bermuda bird checklist
422 bird species in 69 families have been recorded in Bermuda, according to eBird; about 302 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 Bermuda right now
1House Sparrow
2Blackpoll Warbler
3Mourning Dove
4Rock Pigeon
5Northern Parula
6Blue-winged Teal
7Wilson's Snipe
8Common Gallinule
9Great Egret
10Lesser Yellowlegs
Bermuda bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- West Indian Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Brant
- Canada Goose
- Mute Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Garganey
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Rosy-billed Pochard
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Common Eider
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Passenger Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Inca Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- Eastern Whip-poor-will
Swifts
- Black Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Clapper Rail
- Virginia Rail
- Corn Crake
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Yellow Rail
- Black Rail
Cranes
- Sandhill Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eskimo Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- American Woodcock
- Common Snipe
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Common Greenshank
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Red-necked Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
- South Polar Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Atlantic Puffin
- Razorbill
- Dovekie
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Common Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- California Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Large-billed Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Loons
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
Albatrosses
- Black-browed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Trindade Petrel
- Bermuda Petrel
- Black-capped Petrel
- Cory's Shearwater
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
- Double-crested Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- American Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Little Egret
- Striated Heron
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Booted Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- American Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Northern Harrier
- Bald Eagle
- Mississippi Kite
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Snowy Owl
- Barred Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Eastern Rosella
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Monk Parakeet
- Turquoise-fronted Amazon
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Hammond's Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
- Say's Phoebe
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Kiskadee
- Tropical Kingbird
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Eastern Warbling Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-green Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Northern Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Blue Jay
- American Crow
- Common Raven
Larks
- Eurasian Skylark
- Horned Lark
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Arctic Warbler
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper
Wrens
- Northern House Wren
- Winter Wren
- Marsh Wren
Starlings
- European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Brown Thrasher
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird
- Mountain Bluebird
- Varied Thrush
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Bicknell's Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Northern Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Cedar Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
- Northern Red Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Evening Grosbeak
- Pine Grosbeak
- Purple Finch
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- Island Canary
- Pine Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Field Sparrow
- Lark Sparrow
- American Tree Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Vesper Sparrow
- LeConte's Sparrow
- Saltmarsh Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Eastern Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Orchard Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Common Grackle
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
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- MacGillivray's Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Kirtland's Warbler
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Northern Cardinal
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Painted Bunting
- Dickcissel
Most common birds in Bermuda
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 Bermuda’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Largest bird families in Bermuda
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl39
- New World Warblers37
- Sandpipers and Allies30
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers24
- New World Sparrows13
- Tyrant Flycatchers12
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns11
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots10
Reported in the last 30 days
134 species reported to eBird in Bermuda in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
European Starling, Mourning Dove, Blackpoll Warbler, Northern Parula, House Sparrow, Great Kiskadee, Common Gallinule, Wilson's Snipe, Mallard, Rock Pigeon, Blue-winged Teal, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, White Ibis, Great Egret, Lesser Yellowlegs, Green Heron, Great Blue Heron, American Redstart, Barn Swallow, Black-and-white Warbler, Belted Kingfisher, White-eyed Vireo, Ring-necked Duck, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Northern Cardinal, Little Blue Heron, American Crow, Gray Catbird, European Goldfinch, Double-crested Cormorant, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Tern, White-tailed Tropicbird, Osprey, Ruddy Turnstone, Common Yellowthroat, Indigo Bunting, American Herring Gull, Bay-breasted Warbler, …
Get to know some of them
European Starling
Barn Swallow
Great Blue Heron
American Redstart
Ring-necked Duck
Green Heron
Common Tern
Mallard
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Ruddy Turnstone
Double-crested Cormorant
Belted Kingfisher
Gray Catbird
Black-and-white Warbler