Birds to See in Aruba in June
22 bird species on our list for Aruba are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Great White Egret, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern and Rock Dove.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt their peak
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 22 birds in June
22 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.79% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Jun
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentCommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jun
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentCommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.37% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.23% in Jun
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon97–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.05% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 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
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 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