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Birds in Barbados

Our list for Barbados has 58 bird species recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 5 summer visitors, 12 winter visitors, 22 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors

The list comes from 94,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
58
In October
46
Common
33
Busiest month
Oct

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Semipalmated PloverSemipalmated Plover3.71%
  2. Semipalmated SandpiperSemipalmated Sandpiper3.39%
  3. Cattle EgretCattle Egret3.20%
  4. Eurasian Collared DoveEurasian Collared Dove3.20%
  5. Greater YellowlegsGreater Yellowlegs2.63%
  6. Lesser YellowlegsLesser Yellowlegs2.47%

Arriving now

  1. BobolinkBobolinkPassage migrantSep 0.03% → Oct 0.31%
  2. Peregrine FalconPeregrine FalconWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.30%
  3. Blackpoll WarblerBlackpoll WarblerPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.24%
  4. Sand MartinSand MartinPassage migrantSep 0.05% → Oct 0.20%
  5. Buff-breasted SandpiperBuff-breasted SandpiperPassage migrantSep 0.11% → Oct 0.17%
  6. Northern ShovelerNorthern ShovelerPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.15%

Share of all bird records in Barbados in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Barbados

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Barbados

Records by month
Bird records in Barbados by month, 2019–2024
January9,321
February8,250
March9,959
April7,176
May7,550
June3,299
July6,093
August7,000
September9,874
October11,858
November6,907
December6,596

October has the most records (12,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

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How common

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Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Barbados?

58 species, each recorded regularly in Barbados (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 15 residents, 5 summer visitors, 12 winter visitors, 22 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Barbados, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Barbados in October?

46 species on our list for Barbados are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Semipalmated Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Cattle Egret, Eurasian Collared Dove and Greater Yellowlegs.

What are the most common birds in Barbados?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Barbados are Semipalmated Plover, Eurasian Collared Dove, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Cattle Egret and Least Sandpiper.

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

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