Birds to See in Antigua & Barbuda in May
24 bird species on our list for Antigua & Barbuda are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Broad-winged Hawk and Eurasian Collared Dove.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 24 birds in May
24 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in May
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.33% in May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.31% in May
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.31% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.23% in May
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.21% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.18% in May
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.18% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in May
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.15% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.15% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.13% in May
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantCommon23–32 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.13% in May
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.11% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.08% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.07% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 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
- 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