Uncommon Birds in Aruba
Our list for Aruba has 20 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 4 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 4 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 20, most common first
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataScarceUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Apr
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaScarceUncommon12–15 cm
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusScarceUncommon52–64 cm
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusScarceUncommon42–75 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chestnut-sided Warbler 10–14 cm
- Common Yellowthroat 11–13 cm
- Cape May Warbler 12–14 cm
- Prothonotary Warbler 13–14 cm
- Ovenbird 12–15 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Bobolink 16–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Purple Martin 18–20 cm
- American Golden-Plover 24–28 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Upland Sandpiper 28–32 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Hudsonian Godwit 36–42 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 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