Birds to See in Barbados in December
37 bird species on our list for Barbados are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Greater Yellowlegs, Great White Egret and Lesser Yellowlegs. New this month: Whimbrel, Muscovy Duck, Grey Heron and Prothonotary Warbler.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Barbados’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 37 birds in December
37 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Dec
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Dec
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Dec
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.67% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Dec
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Dec
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.94% in Dec
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.92% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Dec
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Dec
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Dec
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Dec
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.64% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.62% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorCommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.55% in Dec
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.49% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.42% in Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.32% in Dec
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaWinter visitorCommon24–28 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.29% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% in Dec
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.27% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.26% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.21% in Dec
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.21% in Dec
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Dec
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.18% in Dec
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorCommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.17% in Dec
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.12% in Dec
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Dec
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.08% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Dec
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.06% in Dec
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