Dominica bird checklist
166 bird species in 43 families have been recorded in Dominica, according to eBird; about 158 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 Dominica right now
1Common Ground Dove
2Common Tern
3Eurasian Collared-Dove
4Rock Pigeon
5Royal Tern
6Green-throated Carib
7Brown Booby
8Brown Pelican
9Magnificent Frigatebird
10Laughing Gull
Dominica bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- American Wigeon
- Northern Pintail
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Masked Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- Bridled Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Zenaida Dove
Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Antillean Nighthawk
Swifts
- Black Swift
- Lesser Antillean Swift
- Chimney Swift
Hummingbirds
- Purple-throated Carib
- Green-throated Carib
- Blue-headed Hummingbird
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Wilson's Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Sabine's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Black Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Black-capped Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Cory's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- 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
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Little Egret
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Broad-winged Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
New World and African Parrots
- Red-necked Amazon
- Imperial Amazon
- Brown-throated Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Lesser Antillean Pewee
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher
- Gray Kingbird
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Caribbean Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Wrens
- Kalinago Wren
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Brown Trembler
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous-throated Solitaire
- Eastern Red-legged Thrush
- Forest Thrush
- Spectacled Thrush
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Waxbills and Allies
- Scaly-breasted Munia
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Lesser Antillean Euphonia
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Shiny Cowbird
- Carib Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Plumbeous Warbler
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
Tanagers and Allies
- Bananaquit
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
- Black-faced Grassquit
- Lesser Antillean Saltator
Most common birds in Dominica
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 Dominica’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Green-throated CaribEulampis holosericeus
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
Largest bird families in Dominica
Among its regular birds.
- New World Warblers18
- Sandpipers and Allies17
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers14
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns12
- Pigeons and Doves9
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl8
- Plovers and Lapwings5
- Shearwaters and Petrels5
Reported in the last 30 days
52 species reported to eBird in Dominica in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Common Ground Dove, Green-throated Carib, Common Tern, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Royal Tern, Rock Pigeon, Brown Booby, Brown Pelican, Magnificent Frigatebird, Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, Laughing Gull, Carib Grackle, Gray Kingbird, Smooth-billed Ani, Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Bananaquit, Black-faced Grassquit, Kalinago Wren, Green Heron, Lesser Antillean Flycatcher, Lesser Antillean Saltator, Mangrove Yellow Warbler, Red Junglefowl, Scaly-breasted Thrasher, Black-whiskered Vireo, Caribbean Elaenia, Little Blue Heron, Brown Trembler, Red-necked Amazon, Western Cattle-Egret, Barn Swallow, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Osprey, Broad-winged Hawk, Zenaida Dove, Common Gallinule, Lesser Antillean Swift, Purple-throated Carib, Plumbeous Warbler, Ruddy Quail-Dove, …
Get to know some of them
Gray Kingbird
Bananaquit
Green Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Little Blue Heron
Barn Swallow
Broad-winged Hawk
Osprey
Common Gallinule
Spotted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Great Egret
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern