Birds in Curaçao

56 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Curaçao has 56 bird species recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 3 summer visitors, 11 winter visitors, 22 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 240,000 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.

Birds to see in Curaçao in September

38 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 38 birds in September

Arriving in September: Blackpoll Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Bobolink, American Golden-Plover, Prothonotary Warbler, Hudsonian Godwit.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Curaçao each month: most in October (42), fewest in June (20). Choose a month to see its birds.

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American Redstart
American RedstartSmallest · 11cm
to
Indian Peafowl
Indian PeafowlLargest · 230cm
From the American Redstart (11 cm) to the Indian Peafowl (230 cm)17 families

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All 56 birds on the list

Showing 47–56 of 56 species

Indian Peafowl

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutusNT

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias nigerLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Upland Sandpiper

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicaudaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbulaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanicaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivaceaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Junglefowl

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Feb–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Dickcissel

Dickcissel

Spiza americanaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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