Birds to See in Caribbean Netherlands in February
28 bird species on our list for Caribbean Netherlands are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Osprey, Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs and Great White Egret. New this month: Red Knot.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebFrom Caribbean Netherlands’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 28 birds in February
28 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Feb
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Feb
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Feb
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.28% in Feb
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Feb
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.49% in Feb
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.48% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Feb
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.42% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Feb
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.30% in Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.28% in Feb
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorCommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Feb
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.22% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.22% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.18% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 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