Uncommon Birds in Caribbean Netherlands
Our list for Caribbean Netherlands has 20 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 4 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Caribbean Netherlands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 20, most common first
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–May
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Sep
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisPassage migrantUncommon45–65 cmRegularly Oct–May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Sep
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Aug
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisScarceUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- American Redstart 11–14 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- Prothonotary Warbler 13–14 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Bobolink 16–20 cm
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18–22 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- American Golden-Plover 24–28 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Hudsonian Godwit 36–42 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Red-tailed Hawk 45–65 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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