Birds to See in Antigua & Barbuda in July
17 bird species on our list for Antigua & Barbuda are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, White-winged Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove and Broad-winged Hawk. New this month: Lesser Yellowlegs, Osprey, Least Sandpiper and Short-billed Dowitcher and 1 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 17 birds in July
17 birds
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Jul
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jul
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.32% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.28% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantCommon23–32 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.28% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.28% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.23% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.23% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.14% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.14% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 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