Rare Birds in Aruba
Our list for Aruba has 6 rare birds recorded regularly there: 3 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Aruba in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumScarceRare12–14 cm
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly May–Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaScarceRare33–42 cm
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaPassage migrantRare19–21 cmRegularly Jan
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusScarceRare18–22 cmRegularly Nov
DickcisselSpiza americanaPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Palm Warbler 12–14 cm
- Dickcissel 14–16 cm
- Cattle Tyrant 19–21 cm
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18–22 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 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