Saint Lucia bird checklist
177 bird species in 44 families have been recorded in Saint Lucia, according to eBird; about 162 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 Saint Lucia right now
1Rock Pigeon
2Gray Kingbird
3Magnificent Frigatebird
4Eurasian Collared-Dove
5Common Ground Dove
6Bananaquit
7Carib Grackle
8Zenaida Dove
9Semipalmated Plover
10Barn Swallow
Saint Lucia bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Green-winged Teal
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy 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
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Rufous Nightjar
Swifts
- Black Swift
- Lesser Antillean Swift
- Short-tailed Swift
Hummingbirds
- Purple-throated Carib
- Green-throated Carib
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Black Skimmer
- 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
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Cory's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Snowy Egret
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Northern Harrier
- Common Black Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Bee-eaters
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Budgerigar
New World and African Parrots
- St. Lucia Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Lesser Antillean Pewee
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher
- Gray Kingbird
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Wrens
- St. Lucia Wren
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- St. Lucia Thrasher
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Gray Trembler
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous-throated Solitaire
- Forest Thrush
- Spectacled Thrush
Waxbills and Allies
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-headed Munia
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Lesser Antillean Euphonia
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- St. Lucia Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- Carib Grackle
New World Warblers
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Semper's Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- St. Lucia Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
Tanagers and Allies
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Bananaquit
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
- St. Lucia Black Finch
- Black-faced Grassquit
- Lesser Antillean Saltator
Most common birds in Saint Lucia
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 Lucia’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Scaly-breasted ThrasherAllenia fusca
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
- Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Largest bird families in Saint Lucia
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies20
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers14
- New World Warblers13
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns12
- Pigeons and Doves10
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl9
- Tanagers and Allies6
- Swallows5
Reported in the last 30 days
52 species reported to eBird in Saint Lucia in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Gray Kingbird, Magnificent Frigatebird, Common Ground Dove, Rock Pigeon, Bananaquit, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Carib Grackle, Zenaida Dove, Semipalmated Plover, Barn Swallow, Scaly-breasted Thrasher, Bobolink, Brown Pelican, Shiny Cowbird, Black-faced Grassquit, Western Cattle-Egret, Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Spectacled Thrush, Black-crowned Night Heron, Black-whiskered Vireo, Broad-winged Hawk, Caribbean Elaenia, Common Gallinule, Green Heron, Green-throated Carib, American Kestrel, Lesser Antillean Flycatcher, Lesser Antillean Pewee, Lesser Antillean Swift, Little Blue Heron, Pearly-eyed Thrasher, Purple-throated Carib, Red-billed Tropicbird, Snowy Egret, St. Lucia Oriole, St. Lucia Amazon, St. Lucia Warbler, Tropical Mockingbird, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, …
Get to know some of them
Western Cattle-Egret
Brown Pelican
Black-crowned Night Heron
Common Gallinule
Broad-winged Hawk
Green Heron
American Kestrel
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Bobolink
Glossy Ibis
Brown Booby
Solitary Sandpiper
Osprey
Black-bellied Plover
Sooty Tern