Birds to See in Barbados in July
29 bird species on our list for Barbados are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Semipalmated Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs and Least Sandpiper. New this month: Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper and Stilt Sandpiper and 4 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 29 birds in July
29 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.92% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.92% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantCommon33–41 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.87% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.56% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.49% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.44% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorCommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.41% in Jul
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.39% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.38% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantCommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.38% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.13% in Jul
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.11% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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