Birds to See in Aruba in May
32 bird species on our list for Aruba are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Great White Egret, Rock Dove, Sandwich Tern and Barn Swallow. New this month: Rose-ringed Parakeet.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 32 birds in May
32 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.12% in May
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in May
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentCommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentCommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in May
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.80% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in May
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in May
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.53% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.46% in May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in May
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.40% in May
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon97–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in May
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.36% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in May
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.28% in May
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.25% in May
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.22% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.20% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorCommon36–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in May
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in May
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.03% in May
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