Birds to See in Barbados in February
32 bird species on our list for Barbados are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Rock Dove, Least Sandpiper and Great White Egret. New this month: Whimbrel.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebFrom 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 32 birds in February
32 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 4.81% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Feb
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.73% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Feb
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Feb
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Feb
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.98% in Feb
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Feb
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Feb
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Feb
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.53% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.53% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.45% in Feb
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.42% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorCommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.34% in Feb
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaWinter visitorCommon24–28 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.28% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.27% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.24% in Feb
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.18% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Feb
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.16% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.12% in Feb
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Feb
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorCommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.07% in Feb
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