Uncommon Birds in Curaçao
Our list for Curaçao has 25 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Curaçao in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 25, most common first
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Nov
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusScarceUncommon48–66 cm
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaScarceUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaScarceUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantUncommon38–42 cmRegularly May–Jan
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantUncommon86–230 cmRegularly Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Magnolia Warbler 11–13 cm
- American Redstart 11–14 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- Cape May Warbler 12–14 cm
- Prothonotary Warbler 13–14 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- American Golden-Plover 24–28 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Upland Sandpiper 28–32 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Hudsonian Godwit 36–42 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 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