Haiti bird checklist

238 bird species in 60 families have been recorded in Haiti, according to eBird; about 226 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 13 Oct 2026 · How these lists are made

The most common birds in Haiti right now

The top 20, and how they are ranked

Haiti bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

West Indian Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Muscovy Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
White-cheeked Pintail
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck

Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

New World Quail

Northern Bobwhite

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Wild Turkey
Indian Peafowl
Red Junglefowl

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Scaly-naped Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon
Plain Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Zenaida Dove
Mourning Dove

Cuckoos

Smooth-billed Ani
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Bay-breasted Cuckoo
Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Common Nighthawk
Antillean Nighthawk
Chuck-will's-widow
Hispaniolan Nightjar

Swifts

Black Swift
White-collared Swift
Chimney Swift
Antillean Palm Swift

Hummingbirds

Hispaniolan Mango
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Vervain Hummingbird
Hispaniolan Emerald

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Clapper Rail
Spotted Rail
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
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson's Plover
Snowy Plover

Jacanas

Northern Jacana

Sandpipers and Allies

Hudsonian Whimbrel
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Brown Noddy
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's 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

Northern Storm-Petrels

Leach's Storm-Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

Black-capped Petrel
Sargasso Shearwater

Frigatebirds

Magnificent Frigatebird

Boobies and Gannets

Northern Gannet
Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby
Masked Booby

Cormorants and Shags

Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron

Pelicans

Brown Pelican

New World Vultures

Turkey Vulture

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Harrier
Ridgway's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk

Barn-Owls

American Barn Owl
Ashy-faced Owl

Owls

Burrowing Owl

Trogons

Hispaniolan Trogon

Todies

Broad-billed Tody
Narrow-billed Tody

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers

Antillean Piculet
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hispaniolan Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon

New World and African Parrots

Hispaniolan Amazon
Hispaniolan Parakeet

Tyrant Flycatchers

Hispaniolan Elaenia
Hispaniolan Pewee
Stolid Flycatcher
Gray Kingbird
Loggerhead Kingbird

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

White-eyed Vireo
Flat-billed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Black-whiskered Vireo

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Hispaniolan Palm-Crow
White-necked Crow

Swallows

Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Golden Swallow
Purple Martin
Caribbean Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Cave Swallow

Gnatcatchers

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Gray Catbird
Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Bahama Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbird

Thrushes and Allies

Rufous-throated Solitaire
Bicknell's Thrush
Eastern Red-legged Thrush
La Selle Thrush

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing

Palmchat

Palmchat

Weavers and Allies

Village Weaver

Waxbills and Allies

Scaly-breasted Munia
Tricolored Munia

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Hispaniolan Euphonia
Hispaniolan Crossbill
Antillean Siskin

New World Sparrows

Grasshopper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow

Chat-Tanagers

Western Chat-Tanager
Eastern Chat-Tanager

Greater Antillean Tanagers

Black-crowned Palm-Tanager
Gray-crowned Palm-Tanager
White-winged Warbler
Green-tailed Warbler
Hispaniolan Spindalis

Troupials and Allies

Hispaniolan Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird
Shiny Cowbird
Greater Antillean Grackle

New World Warblers

Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Mangrove Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler

Cardinals and Allies

Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting

Tanagers and Allies

Bananaquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Greater Antillean Bullfinch
Black-faced Grassquit

Most common birds in Haiti

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 Haiti’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

Brown BoobySula leucogaster
MerlinFalco columbarius
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PalmchatDulus dominicus
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Red-footed BoobySula sula
White-necked CrowCorvus leucognaphalus
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Great EgretArdea alba
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres

Largest bird families in Haiti

Among its regular birds.

New World Warblers26
Sandpipers and Allies17
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers16
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl15
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns11
Pigeons and Doves9
Swallows9
Plovers and Lapwings6

Reported in the last 30 days

10 species reported to eBird in Haiti in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, most recent first:

Brown Booby, Merlin, Baltimore Oriole, Palmchat, Eurasian Collared-Dove, White-necked Crow, Magnificent Frigatebird, Red-footed Booby, Little Blue Heron, White-tailed Tropicbird.