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Birds in Cayman Islands

Our list for Cayman Islands has 94 bird species recorded regularly there: 20 residents, 3 summer visitors, 23 winter visitors, 35 passage migrants and 13 scarce visitors

The list comes from 266,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
94
In October
73
Common
37
Busiest month
Oct

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Northern MockingbirdNorthern Mockingbird3.95%
  2. Palm WarblerPalm Warbler3.36%
  3. Barn SwallowBarn Swallow2.31%
  4. White-winged DoveWhite-winged Dove1.90%
  5. Great White EgretGreat White Egret1.58%
  6. Northern FlickerNorthern Flicker1.37%

Arriving now

  1. Swainson's ThrushSwainson's ThrushPassage migrantSep 0.08% → Oct 0.62%
  2. Black-throated Blue WarblerBlack-throated Blue WarblerWinter visitorSep 0.03% → Oct 0.60%
  3. Bay-breasted WarblerBay-breasted WarblerPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.41%
  4. Gray CatbirdGray CatbirdWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.37%
  5. Scarlet TanagerScarlet TanagerPassage migrantSep 0.13% → Oct 0.35%
  6. Rose-breasted GrosbeakRose-breasted GrosbeakPassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.33%

Share of all bird records in Cayman Islands in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Cayman Islands

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Cayman Islands

Records by month
Bird records in Cayman Islands by month, 2019–2024
January25,370
February24,257
March25,248
April23,469
May22,147
June12,344
July13,869
August17,297
September22,373
October31,047
November21,296
December27,417

October has the most records (31,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 17
All 17 families in Cayman Islands

How common

All 94 birds, A to Z

Show all 94 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Cayman Islands?

94 species, each recorded regularly in Cayman Islands (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 20 residents, 3 summer visitors, 23 winter visitors, 35 passage migrants and 13 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Cayman Islands, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Cayman Islands in October?

73 species on our list for Cayman Islands are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Mockingbird, Palm Warbler, Barn Swallow, White-winged Dove and Great White Egret.

What are the most common birds in Cayman Islands?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Cayman Islands are Northern Mockingbird, White-winged Dove, Palm Warbler, Barn Swallow and Least Sandpiper.

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

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