Uncommon Birds in Barbados
Our list for Barbados has 24 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Barbados in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Dec–Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Dec–Jun
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusScarceUncommon38–44 cm
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jan
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisScarceUncommon35–43 cm
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- Prothonotary Warbler 13–14 cm
- Blackpoll Warbler 13–15 cm
- Bobolink 16–20 cm
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Long-billed Dowitcher 27–30 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Upland Sandpiper 28–32 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Hudsonian Godwit 36–42 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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