Birds to See in Barbados in June
22 bird species on our list for Barbados are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Semipalmated Plover, Ruddy Turnstone and Greater Yellowlegs. New this month: Roseate Tern.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunLeaving soon
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 22 birds in June
22 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 4.67% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Jun
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jun
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantCommon33–41 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.82% in Jun
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorCommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.70% in Jun
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.64% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.52% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.36% in Jun
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.18% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.18% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 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
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 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
- Grey Heron 90–98 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