Jamaica bird checklist
284 bird species in 59 families have been recorded in Jamaica, according to eBird; about 257 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 Jamaica right now
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Snowy Egret
3Royal Tern
4Osprey
5Spotted Sandpiper
6Little Blue Heron
7Zenaida Dove
8Belted Kingfisher
9American Redstart
10Bananaquit
Jamaica bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- West Indian Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Bufflehead
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Plain Pigeon
- Ring-tailed Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Crested Quail-Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- Caribbean Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Zenaida Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
- Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- Jamaican Pauraque
- Chuck-will's-widow
Potoos
- Northern Potoo
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Antillean Palm Swift
Hummingbirds
- Jamaican Mango
- Vervain Hummingbird
- Red-billed Streamertail
- Black-billed Streamertail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Clapper Rail
- Spotted Rail
- Uniform Crake
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Yellow-breasted Crake
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
Jacanas
- Northern 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
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Black-capped Petrel
- Jamaican Petrel
- 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
- 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
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Northern Harrier
- Red-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Jamaican Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Todies
- Jamaican Tody
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Jamaican Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
New World and African Parrots
- Senegal Parrot
- Dusky Parrot
- Red-lored Amazon
- Yellow-naped Amazon
- Black-billed Amazon
- Yellow-billed Amazon
- Green-rumped Parrotlet
- Olive-throated Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
Tityras and Allies
- Jamaican Becard
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Jamaican Elaenia
- Blue Mountain Elaenia
- Jamaican Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Willow Flycatcher
- Sad Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Flycatcher
- Stolid Flycatcher
- Gray Kingbird
- Loggerhead Kingbird
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Blue Mountain Vireo
- White-eyed Vireo
- Jamaican Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Jamaican Crow
- Pied Crow
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Golden Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Cuban Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Starlings
- European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Bahama Mockingbird
- Tropical Mockingbird
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous-throated Solitaire
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Bicknell's Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- White-chinned Thrush
- White-eyed Thrush
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
- Northern Red Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Chestnut Munia
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Jamaican Euphonia
New World Sparrows
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
Greater Antillean Tanagers
- Jamaican Spindalis
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Orchard Oriole
- Jamaican Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Jamaican Blackbird
- Shiny Cowbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Greater Antillean 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
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Arrowhead Warbler
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Kirtland's Warbler
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian 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
- Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
Tanagers and Allies
- Saffron Finch
- Bananaquit
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
- Orangequit
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch
- Yellow-shouldered Grassquit
- Black-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in Jamaica
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 Jamaica’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatus
- Vervain HummingbirdMellisuga minima
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
Largest bird families in Jamaica
Among its regular birds.
- New World Warblers35
- Sandpipers and Allies21
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers17
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl14
- Pigeons and Doves12
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns11
- Tyrant Flycatchers10
- Swallows8
Reported in the last 30 days
132 species reported to eBird in Jamaica in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Osprey, Black-crowned Night Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Vervain Hummingbird, Spotted Sandpiper, Snowy Egret, Royal Tern, Little Blue Heron, Zenaida Dove, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Northern Mockingbird, Loggerhead Kingbird, White-chinned Thrush, Yellow-naped Amazon, Black-faced Grassquit, Bananaquit, White-collared Swift, American Redstart, Arrowhead Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Greater Antillean Bullfinch, Jamaican Elaenia, Jamaican Euphonia, Jamaican Oriole, Jamaican Pewee, Jamaican Spindalis, Jamaican Tody, Jamaican Woodpecker, Louisiana Waterthrush, Orangequit, Ovenbird, Prairie Warbler, Ring-tailed Pigeon, Rufous-tailed Flycatcher, Red-billed Streamertail, Smooth-billed Ani, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Greater Antillean Grackle, …
Get to know some of them
Northern Mockingbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Ovenbird
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Western Cattle-Egret
Magnificent Frigatebird
White-winged Dove
Gray Kingbird
Barn Swallow
Rock Pigeon
Black-necked Stilt
Glossy Ibis
Northern Parula