Birds in Antigua & Barbuda

46 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Antigua & Barbuda has 46 bird species recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 1 summer visitor, 18 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 56,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Antigua & Barbuda in September

19 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 19 birds in September

Arriving in September: Barn Swallow, White-rumped Sandpiper.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Antigua & Barbuda each month: most in December (36), fewest in June (16). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Scaly-breasted Munia
Scaly-breasted MuniaSmallest · 11cm
to
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
From the Scaly-breasted Munia (11 cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137 cm)16 families

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All 46 birds on the list

Showing 24–46 of 46 species

American Redstart

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticillaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensisLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Willet

Willet

Tringa semipalmataLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Merlin

Merlin

Falco columbariusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rock Dove

Rock Dove

Columba liviaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseusVU

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotosLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Solitary Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitariaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougalliiLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jun–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Prothonotary Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citreaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominicaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollisVU

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Helmeted Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagrisLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauriLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cape May Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrinaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ovenbird

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapillaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Teal

Eurasian Teal

Anas creccaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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