Curaçao bird checklist
296 bird species in 55 families have been recorded in Curaçao, according to eBird; about 263 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 Curaçao right now
1Magnificent Frigatebird
2Laughing Gull
3Brown Pelican
4Bananaquit
5Osprey
6American Kestrel
7Black-faced Grassquit
8Barn Swallow
9Gray Kingbird
10American Coot
Curaçao bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Comb Duck
- Orinoco Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Bufflehead
- Masked Duck
New World Quail
- Crested Bobwhite
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- Bare-eyed Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Guira Cuckoo
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Groove-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Gray-capped Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- White-tailed Nightjar
- Chuck-will's-widow
Swifts
- Black Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Chapman's Swift
Hummingbirds
- White-necked Jacobin
- Rufous-breasted Hermit
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
- Blue-tailed Emerald
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Thick-knees
- Double-striped Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pied 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
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's 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
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Laughing Gull
- American Herring 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
- 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
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Manx Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent 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
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Least Bittern
- 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
- Cocoi Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Long-winged Harrier
- Northern Harrier
- White-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- Amazon Kingfisher
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
Toucans
- Green Aracari
- Channel-billed Toucan
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Aplomado Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Yellow-crowned Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Red-collared Lorikeet
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Monk Parakeet
- Bronze-winged Parrot
- Red-lored Amazon
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Yellow-shouldered Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Green-rumped Parrotlet
- Red-fan Parrot
- Brown-throated Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Chestnut-fronted Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Blue-crowned Parakeet
- Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
- White-eyed Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Lesser Elaenia
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Pied Water-Tyrant
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Cattle Tyrant
- Great Kiskadee
- 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
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- House Crow
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- White-winged Swallow
- White-rumped Swallow
- Chilean Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Cuban Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Starlings
- Common Hill Myna
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Brown Thrasher
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Wood Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Northern Wheatear
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
New World Sparrows
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Orchard Oriole
- Venezuelan Troupial
- Yellow Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Carib Grackle
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee 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
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Swallow Tanager
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Saffron Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Lesson's Seedeater
- Lined Seedeater
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater
- Bananaquit
- Black-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in Curaçao
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 Curaçao’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- American KestrelFalco sparverius
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- American CootFulica americana
- Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Largest bird families in Curaçao
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies27
- New World Warblers25
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers16
- Tyrant Flycatchers16
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl15
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns13
- Swallows12
- Tanagers and Allies10
Reported in the last 30 days
105 species reported to eBird in Curaçao in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Yellow Oriole, Crested Caracara, Magnificent Frigatebird, Osprey, Laughing Gull, Brown Pelican, Bananaquit, American Kestrel, Black-faced Grassquit, Northern Scrub-Flycatcher, White-tipped Dove, Bare-eyed Pigeon, Blue-tailed Emerald, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Venezuelan Troupial, Tropical Mockingbird, Brown-throated Parakeet, Gray Kingbird, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Eared Dove, Scaly-naped Pigeon, Barn Swallow, Mangrove Yellow Warbler, Least Grebe, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, White-cheeked Pintail, Spotted Sandpiper, Blue-winged Teal, Snowy Egret, Shiny Cowbird, Common Gallinule, Groove-billed Ani, Saffron Finch, Great Egret, American Flamingo, Green Heron, Rock Pigeon, Neotropic Cormorant, …
Get to know some of them
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Black-necked Stilt
Blue-winged Teal
Snowy Egret
Spotted Sandpiper
Common Gallinule
Rock Pigeon
Great Egret
Royal Tern
House Sparrow
Green Heron
Common Ground Dove
Western Cattle-Egret
Blackpoll Warbler
Bank Swallow