Birds to See in Aruba in July
28 bird species on our list for Aruba are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Great White Egret, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern and Rock Dove. New this month: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher and Stilt Sandpiper and 4 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
From Aruba’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 28 birds in July
28 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.50% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jul
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentCommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentCommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.50% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.41% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.25% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon97–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.20% in Jul
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jul
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.05% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.04% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 97–137 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