Uncommon Birds in Antigua & Barbuda
Our list for Antigua & Barbuda has 13 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 winter visitor, 10 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Antigua & Barbuda in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriScarceUncommon14–17 cm
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Dec
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaScarceUncommon12–15 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Cape May Warbler 12–14 cm
- Prothonotary Warbler 13–14 cm
- Ovenbird 12–15 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- American Golden-Plover 24–28 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 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