Saint Barthélemy bird checklist

108 bird species in 34 families have been recorded in Saint Barthélemy, according to eBird; about 92 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 Saint Barthélemy right now

1American Kestrel
2Antillean Crested Hummingbird
3Bananaquit
4Brown Booby
5Eurasian Collared-Dove
6Zenaida Dove
7Magnificent Frigatebird
8Scaly-naped Pigeon
9White-crowned Pigeon
10Gray Kingbird

The top 20, and how they are ranked

Saint Barthélemy bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Muscovy Duck
Blue-winged Teal
White-cheeked Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ruddy Duck

Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Red Junglefowl

Pigeons and Doves

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

Cuckoos

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo

Hummingbirds

Purple-throated Carib
Green-throated Carib
Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Corn Crake
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot

Stilts and Avocets

Black-necked Stilt

Oystercatchers

American Oystercatcher

Plovers and Lapwings

Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson's Plover
Snowy Plover

Sandpipers and Allies

Hudsonian Whimbrel
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

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Brown Noddy
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Common Tern
Roseate Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern

Grebes

Pied-billed Grebe

Tropicbirds

White-tailed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird

Shearwaters and Petrels

Manx Shearwater
Sargasso Shearwater

Frigatebirds

Magnificent Frigatebird

Boobies and Gannets

Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby
Masked Booby

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

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

Pelicans

Brown Pelican

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Red-tailed Hawk

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher

Falcons and Caracaras

American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Budgerigar

New World and African Parrots

Hispaniolan Amazon
Scarlet Macaw

Tyrant Flycatchers

Caribbean Elaenia
Gray Kingbird

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

Black-whiskered Vireo

Swallows

Bank Swallow
Caribbean Martin
Barn Swallow

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Gray Catbird
Scaly-breasted Thrasher
Pearly-eyed Thrasher

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Lesser Antillean Euphonia

Troupials and Allies

Carib Grackle

New World Warblers

Northern Waterthrush
American Redstart
Blackburnian Warbler
Mangrove Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler

Tanagers and Allies

Bananaquit
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
Black-faced Grassquit

Most common birds in Saint Barthélemy

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

American KestrelFalco sparverius
Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
SanderlingCalidris alba
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Least TernSternula antillarum
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Great EgretArdea alba

Largest bird families in Saint Barthélemy

Among its regular birds.

Sandpipers and Allies14
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers10
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns9
Pigeons and Doves7
Plovers and Lapwings5
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl4
New World Warblers4
Falcons and Caracaras3

Reported in the last 30 days

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

American Kestrel, Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Bananaquit, Brown Booby, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Zenaida Dove, Magnificent Frigatebird, Scaly-naped Pigeon, White-crowned Pigeon, Gray Kingbird.