Caribbean Netherlands bird checklist
281 bird species in 52 families have been recorded in Caribbean Netherlands, 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 Caribbean Netherlands right now
1Barn Swallow
2Bananaquit
3Green Heron
4Black-faced Grassquit
5Caribbean Elaenia
6Blackpoll Warbler
7Pearly-eyed Thrasher
8Gray Kingbird
9Tropical Mockingbird
10Common Ground Dove
Caribbean Netherlands bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Comb Duck
- Egyptian Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- Bare-eyed Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Bridled Quail-Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Zenaida Dove
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Groove-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Gray-capped Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- White-tailed Nightjar
- Chuck-will's-widow
Oilbird
- Oilbird
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Common Swift
Hummingbirds
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
- Purple-throated Carib
- Green-throated Carib
- Blue-tailed Emerald
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
Finfoots
- Sungrebe
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
- Snowy Plover
Jacanas
- Northern Jacana
- Wattled Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing 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
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Black-capped Petrel
- Great Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Boat-billed Heron
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Whistling Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Striated Heron
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- Black Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-tailed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Long-winged Harrier
- Plumbeous Kite
- Snail Kite
- White-tailed Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
New World and African Parrots
- Yellow-shouldered Amazon
- Brown-throated Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Chestnut-fronted Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Lesser Elaenia
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
- Pied Water-Tyrant
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Chivi Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- Blue-and-white Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Starlings
- European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Brown Trembler
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Yellow-legged Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Northern Wheatear
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
New World Sparrows
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Orchard Oriole
- Venezuelan Troupial
- Yellow Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- Boat-tailed Grackle
- Carib Grackle
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean 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
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Swallow Tanager
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Saffron Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Lined Seedeater
- Bananaquit
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
- Black-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in Caribbean Netherlands
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 Caribbean Netherlands’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
- Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Largest bird families in Caribbean Netherlands
Among its regular birds.
- New World Warblers30
- Sandpipers and Allies27
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers20
- Tyrant Flycatchers14
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl13
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns12
- Pigeons and Doves12
- Swallows9
Reported in the last 30 days
118 species reported to eBird in Caribbean Netherlands in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Tropical Mockingbird, Crested Caracara, Brown-throated Parakeet, Bananaquit, Venezuelan Troupial, Yellow Oriole, Caribbean Elaenia, Green Heron, Barn Swallow, Yellow-shouldered Amazon, Northern Scrub-Flycatcher, White-tipped Dove, Pearly-eyed Thrasher, Black-faced Grassquit, Gray Kingbird, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-whiskered Vireo, Blue-tailed Emerald, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Common Ground Dove, Saffron Finch, Mangrove Yellow Warbler, White-rumped Sandpiper, Magnificent Frigatebird, Least Sandpiper, Bank Swallow, Willet, Black-necked Stilt, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Short-billed Dowitcher, Semipalmated Plover, House Sparrow, Scaly-naped Pigeon, Spotted Sandpiper, Tricolored Heron, Ruddy Turnstone, Brown Pelican, Common Tern, Royal Tern, Eared Dove, …
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Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Magnificent Frigatebird
Black-necked Stilt
Bank Swallow
House Sparrow
Short-billed Dowitcher
Semipalmated Plover
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Common Tern
Brown Pelican
Rock Pigeon
Royal Tern
Tricolored Heron
Spotted Sandpiper
Black-bellied Plover
Laughing Gull