Birds to See in Curaçao in July
24 bird species on our list for Curaçao are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Tern, Rock Dove, House Sparrow, Cattle Egret and Pied-billed Grebe. New this month: Barn Swallow, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper and 1 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 24 birds in July
24 birds
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.83% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jul
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.46% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.34% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.20% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Jul
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantRare42–75 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 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