Birds to See in Caribbean Netherlands in June
23 bird species on our list for Caribbean Netherlands are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern, Semipalmated Plover and Ruddy Turnstone.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt their peak
From 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 23 birds in June
23 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.54% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.91% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jun
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorCommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.19% in Jun
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.12% in Jun
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.12% in Jun
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 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
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 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