Virgin Islands (U.S.) bird checklist
234 bird species in 49 families have been recorded in the Virgin Islands (U.S.), according to eBird; about 205 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 Virgin Islands (U.S.) right now
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Black-necked Stilt
3Great Egret
4Western Cattle-Egret
5Killdeer
6White-cheeked Pintail
7Tricolored Heron
8Common Gallinule
9Pied-billed Grebe
10Smooth-billed Ani
Virgin Islands (U.S.) bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- West Indian Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Swan Goose
- Tundra Swan
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Bufflehead
- Hooded Merganser
- 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
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- Bridled Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Zenaida Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- Chuck-will's-widow
Swifts
- Black Swift
- Chimney Swift
Hummingbirds
- Puerto Rican Mango
- Purple-throated Carib
- Green-throated Carib
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird
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
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- 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
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- 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
- Black Tern
- White-winged 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
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Sargasso Shearwater
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Double-crested Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- American Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Little 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
Owls
- Puerto Rican Owl
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Budgerigar
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Monk Parakeet
- Yellow-headed Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Brown-throated Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Stolid Flycatcher
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Caribbean Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Northern Mockingbird
Old World Flycatchers
- Northern Wheatear
Weavers and Allies
- Northern Red Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
New World Sparrows
- White-throated Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Orchard Oriole
- Venezuelan Troupial
- Baltimore Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- 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
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia 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
- Adelaide's Warbler
- Golden-cheeked Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Bananaquit
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
- Black-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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 Virgin Islands (U.S.)’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
- Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Largest bird families in Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Among its regular birds.
- New World Warblers29
- Sandpipers and Allies26
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers18
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl17
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns12
- Pigeons and Doves10
- Plovers and Lapwings7
- Tyrant Flycatchers6
Reported in the last 30 days
90 species reported to eBird in Virgin Islands (U.S.) in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Smooth-billed Ani, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Black-necked Stilt, Killdeer, White-cheeked Pintail, Great Egret, Tricolored Heron, Western Cattle-Egret, Common Gallinule, Pied-billed Grebe, American Flamingo, Mangrove Cuckoo, American Redstart, Bananaquit, Red Junglefowl, Gray Kingbird, Mangrove Yellow Warbler, Pearly-eyed Thrasher, Common Ground Dove, Black-faced Grassquit, Spotted Sandpiper, Zenaida Dove, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Booby, Scaly-naped Pigeon, Laughing Gull, Bridled Quail-Dove, Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Indian Peafowl, Brown Pelican, Northern Waterthrush, White-winged Dove, Green-throated Carib, Little Blue Heron, Sandwich Tern, Magnificent Frigatebird, …
Get to know some of them
Bananaquit
American Redstart
Gray Kingbird
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Common Ground Dove
Spotted Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Brown Booby
Green Heron
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Brown Pelican
Belted Kingfisher
Sandwich Tern
White-winged Dove
Little Blue Heron