Common Birds in Cayman Islands
Our list for Cayman Islands has 37 common birds recorded regularly there: 16 residents, 1 summer visitor, 13 winter visitors and 7 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cayman Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 37, most common first
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
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