Trinidad and Tobago bird checklist
469 bird species in 73 families have been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago, according to eBird; about 341 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 Trinidad and Tobago right now
1Great Egret
2Rock Pigeon
3Carib Grackle
4Western Cattle-Egret
5Turkey Vulture
6Osprey
7White-winged Swallow
8Lesser Yellowlegs
9Bananaquit
10Gray-breasted Martin
Trinidad and Tobago bird checklist
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Tinamous
- Little Tinamou
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Canada Goose
- Comb Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Masked Duck
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
- Trinidad Piping-Guan
- Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-vented Pigeon
- Scaled Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Scaled Dove
- Blue Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- Gray-fronted Dove
- Lined Quail-Dove
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Striped Cuckoo
- Little Cuckoo
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
- Dark-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Nacunda Nighthawk
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- Short-tailed Nighthawk
- Common Pauraque
- White-tailed Nightjar
- Rufous Nightjar
Potoos
- Common Potoo
Oilbird
- Oilbird
Swifts
- Chestnut-collared Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Gray-rumped Swift
- Band-rumped Swift
- Short-tailed Swift
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
- Fork-tailed Palm Swift
Hummingbirds
- White-necked Jacobin
- Rufous-breasted Hermit
- Green Hermit
- Little Hermit
- Brown Violetear
- White-tailed Goldenthroat
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
- Black-throated Mango
- Green-throated Mango
- Tufted Coquette
- Long-billed Starthroat
- Amethyst Woodstar
- Rufous-shafted Woodstar
- Blue-tailed Emerald
- White-tailed Sabrewing
- Copper-rumped Hummingbird
- White-chested Emerald
- Glittering-throated Emerald
- Blue-chinned Sapphire
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Mangrove Rail
- Spotted Rail
- Paint-billed Crake
- Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
- Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Azure Gallinule
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- Gray-breasted Crake
Finfoots
- Sungrebe
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
- Pied Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
Jacanas
- Wattled Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Pantanal Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Spotted Redshank
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Kelp Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Yellow-billed Tern
- Large-billed Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant 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
- Cape Verde Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- Maguari Stork
- Jabiru
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
Cormorants and Shags
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- Buff-necked Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Rufescent Tiger-Heron
- Fasciated Tiger-Heron
- Boat-billed Heron
- Pinnated Bittern
- Stripe-backed Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Capped Heron
- Whistling Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Striated Heron
- Green Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Great Blue Heron
- Cocoi Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Pearl Kite
- White-tailed Kite
- Hook-billed Kite
- Gray-headed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Black Hawk-Eagle
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle
- Long-winged Harrier
- Double-toothed Kite
- Black Kite
- Plumbeous Kite
- Crane Hawk
- Black-collared Hawk
- Snail Kite
- Slender-billed Kite
- Common Black Hawk
- Rufous Crab Hawk
- Savanna Hawk
- Great Black Hawk
- Roadside Hawk
- White-tailed Hawk
- White Hawk
- Gray-lined Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Zone-tailed Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Tropical Screech-Owl
- Spectacled Owl
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- Mottled Owl
- Striped Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Trogons
- Green-backed Trogon
- Guianan Violaceous Trogon
- Collared Trogon
Motmots
- Trinidad Motmot
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
Jacamars
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Toucans
- Channel-billed Toucan
Woodpeckers
- Red-crowned Woodpecker
- Red-rumped Woodpecker
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Chestnut Woodpecker
- Golden-olive Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Merlin
- Aplomado Falcon
- Bat Falcon
- Orange-breasted Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
New World and African Parrots
- Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
- Blue-headed Parrot
- Festive Amazon
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Green-rumped Parrotlet
- Black-headed Parrot
- Brown-throated Parakeet
- Red-bellied Macaw
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Red-shouldered Macaw
- White-eyed Parakeet
Typical Antbirds
- Great Antshrike
- Black-crested Antshrike
- Barred Antshrike
- Plain Antvireo
- White-flanked Antwren
- Northern White-fringed Antwren
- Silvered Antbird
- White-bellied Antbird
Antpittas
- Scaled Antpitta
Antthrushes
- Black-faced Antthrush
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Gray-throated Leaftosser
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper
- Cocoa Woodcreeper
- Straight-billed Woodcreeper
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper
- Streaked Xenops
- Yellow-chinned Spinetail
- Pale-breasted Spinetail
- Stripe-breasted Spinetail
Manakins
- Blue-backed Manakin
- White-bearded Manakin
- Golden-headed Manakin
Cotingas
- Bearded Bellbird
Tityras and Allies
- Black-tailed Tityra
- White-winged Becard
Tyrant Flycatchers
- White-throated Spadebill
- Olive-striped Flycatcher
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher
- Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
- Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Ochre-lored Flatbill
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
- Crested Doradito
- Forest Elaenia
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Small-billed Elaenia
- Lesser Elaenia
- Bran-colored Flycatcher
- Euler's Flycatcher
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Northern Tropical Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Fuscous Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant
- Pied Water-Tyrant
- Bright-rumped Attila
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher
- Venezuelan Flycatcher
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Great Kiskadee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Variegated Flycatcher
- Sulphury Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike
- Scrub Greenlet
- Golden-fronted Greenlet
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Chivi Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Birds-of-Paradise
- Greater Bird-of-Paradise
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- White-winged Swallow
- Caribbean Martin
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Southern Martin
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- Blue-and-white Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Gnatcatchers
- Long-billed Gnatwren
Wrens
- Southern House Wren
- Rufous-breasted Wren
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Yellow-legged Thrush
- White-necked Thrush
- Cocoa Thrush
- Spectacled Thrush
Weavers and Allies
- Village Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- Common Waxbill
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Trinidad Euphonia
- Violaceous Euphonia
- Lesser Goldfinch
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Red-breasted Meadowlark
- Crested Oropendola
- Yellow-rumped Cacique
- Orchard Oriole
- Epaulet Oriole
- Venezuelan Troupial
- Yellow Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- Giant Cowbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Carib Grackle
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Masked Yellowthroat
- Common Yellowthroat
- American Redstart
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Tropical Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Golden-crowned Warbler
- Canada Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Hepatic Tanager
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Masked Cardinal
- White-shouldered Tanager
- White-lined Tanager
- Silver-beaked Tanager
- Blue-capped Tanager
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Palm Tanager
- Speckled Tanager
- Turquoise Tanager
- Bay-headed Tanager
- Swallow Tanager
- Blue Dacnis
- Purple Honeycreeper
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Green Honeycreeper
- Bicolored Conebill
- Saffron Finch
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Lesson's Seedeater
- Lined Seedeater
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
- Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
- Large-billed Seed-Finch
- Gray Seedeater
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater
- Plumbeous Seedeater
- Bananaquit
- Black-faced Grassquit
- Sooty Grassquit
- Olive-gray Saltator
- Streaked Saltator
Most common birds in Trinidad and Tobago
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 Trinidad and Tobago’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
- Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinus
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Fork-tailed Palm SwiftTachornis squamata
- Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalus
Largest bird families in Trinidad and Tobago
Among its regular birds.
- Tyrant Flycatchers32
- Tanagers and Allies28
- Sandpipers and Allies20
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites20
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns16
- Hummingbirds16
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers15
- Pigeons and Doves14
Reported in the last 30 days
297 species reported to eBird in Trinidad and Tobago in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Carib Grackle, White-winged Swallow, Turkey Vulture, Gray-lined Hawk, Green-rumped Parrotlet, Giant Cowbird, Great Kiskadee, Great Egret, Olive-gray Saltator, Osprey, Gray-breasted Martin, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Saffron Finch, Ruby-topaz Hummingbird, Ruddy Ground Dove, Rock Pigeon, Blue-gray Tanager, Western Cattle-Egret, Pied Water-Tyrant, Plain-breasted Ground Dove, Palm Tanager, Pale-breasted Spinetail, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Northern Waterthrush, Masked Yellowthroat, Bananaquit, Yellow-headed Caracara, Long-winged Harrier, Limpkin, Common Waxbill, Copper-rumped Hummingbird, Crane Hawk, Lesser Yellowlegs, Southern House Wren, Yellow-hooded Blackbird, White-tailed Goldenthroat, White-headed Marsh Tyrant, Wattled Jacana, Northern Yellow Warbler, Blue-black Grassquit, …
Get to know some of them
Short-billed Dowitcher
Common Tern
Black Vulture
Magnificent Frigatebird
Little Blue Heron
Ruddy Turnstone
Sandwich Tern
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Brown Pelican
House Sparrow
Gray Kingbird
Common Gallinule
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron
Black-necked Stilt
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs