Birds to See in Antigua & Barbuda in February
27 bird species on our list for Antigua & Barbuda are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Eurasian Collared Dove, White-winged Dove and Ruddy Turnstone. New this month: Cape May Warbler.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From Antigua & Barbuda’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 27 birds in February
27 birds
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Feb
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.25% in Feb
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.22% in Feb
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.18% in Feb
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.05% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Feb
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.77% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.58% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.54% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.51% in Feb
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.51% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.49% in Feb
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.37% in Feb
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.36% in Feb
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Feb
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.36% in Feb
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.32% in Feb
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Feb
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.24% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorCommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.13% in Feb
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb · 0.11% in Feb
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.06% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- American Redstart 11–14 cm
- Cape May Warbler 12–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made