Turks and Caicos Islands bird checklist
214 bird species in 48 families have been recorded in the Turks and Caicos Islands, according to eBird; about 210 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 the Turks and Caicos Islands right now
1House Sparrow
2Semipalmated Plover
3Black-necked Stilt
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
5Western Cattle-Egret
6Green Heron
7Bobolink
8Least Sandpiper
9Northern Mockingbird
10Common Ground Dove
Turks and Caicos Islands bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- West Indian Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Canada Goose
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- American Wigeon
- American Black Duck
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Ring-necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Hooded Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- 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
- Key West Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Zenaida Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- Chuck-will's-widow
Swifts
- Chimney Swift
- Antillean Palm Swift
Hummingbirds
- Bahama Woodstar
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Clapper Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Wilson's Plover
- Snowy Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's 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
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Brown Noddy
- Black 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
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Trindade Petrel
- Black-capped Petrel
- Great Shearwater
- 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
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Northern Harrier
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Short-eared Owl
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-eyed Vireo
- Thick-billed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Cuban Crow
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Bahama 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
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
Waxbills and Allies
- Tricolored Munia
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- American Pipit
New World Sparrows
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
Greater Antillean Tanagers
- Western Spindalis
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Baltimore Oriole
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Swainson's Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Kirtland's Warbler
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Painted Bunting
Tanagers and Allies
- Bananaquit
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch
- Black-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in Turks and Caicos Islands
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 Turks and Caicos Islands’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
- Antillean NighthawkChordeiles gundlachii
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Largest bird families in Turks and Caicos Islands
Among its regular birds.
- New World Warblers30
- Sandpipers and Allies21
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers20
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl18
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns11
- Pigeons and Doves9
- Swallows9
- Plovers and Lapwings7
Reported in the last 30 days
100 species reported to eBird in Turks and Caicos Islands in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Bobolink, House Sparrow, Green Heron, Northern Mockingbird, Ovenbird, Semipalmated Plover, Black-necked Stilt, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Yellow-throated Warbler, Common Ground Dove, Western Cattle-Egret, Gray Kingbird, Antillean Nighthawk, Least Sandpiper, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Blackpoll Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper, Bananaquit, Bahama Woodstar, Least Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Lesser Yellowlegs, Northern Waterthrush, Clapper Rail, Bahama Mockingbird, Tricolored Heron, Cuban Crow, Peregrine Falcon, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Mourning Dove, White-crowned Pigeon, Thick-billed Vireo, Ruddy Turnstone, Key West Quail-Dove, Zenaida Dove, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Barn Swallow, Royal Tern, …
Get to know some of them
Ovenbird
Killdeer
Blackpoll Warbler
Gray Kingbird
Lesser Yellowlegs
Bananaquit
Spotted Sandpiper
Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Ruddy Turnstone
Mourning Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Barn Swallow