Birds to See in Curaçao in April
33 bird species on our list for Curaçao are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, House Sparrow, Lesser Yellowlegs, Northern Waterthrush and Cattle Egret. New this month: Common Tern, Blackpoll Warbler, Roseate Tern and Magnolia Warbler and 2 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
Leaving soon
From Curaçao’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 33 birds in April
33 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Apr
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.97% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.66% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.62% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.50% in Apr
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.41% in Apr
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.34% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.28% in Apr
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.24% in Apr
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.23% in Apr
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.22% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.08% in Apr
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.06% in Apr
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaScarceUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantRare10–14 cmRegularly Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
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