Birds to See in Antigua & Barbuda in March
29 bird species on our list for Antigua & Barbuda are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Great White Egret, White-winged Dove, Cattle Egret, Eurasian Collared Dove and Lesser Yellowlegs. New this month: Barn Swallow, Northern Waterthrush, Merlin and Whimbrel and 2 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
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 29 birds in March
29 birds
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Mar
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Mar
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.83% in Mar
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.77% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.76% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.49% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.44% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.38% in Mar
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisPassage migrantCommon12–15 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.33% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.28% in Mar
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.26% in Mar
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.25% in Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.24% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantCommon24–33 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.23% in Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.22% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorCommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.20% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.19% in Mar
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.19% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in Mar
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.14% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.11% in Mar
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- American Redstart 11–14 cm
- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Merlin 24–33 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
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 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

