Birds in Dominica
Our list for Dominica has 21 bird species recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 5 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
The list comes from 23,000 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.
- Species on our list
- 21
- In October
- 2
- Common
- 12
- Busiest month
- Feb
This month: October
GBIF · OctMost likely
Share of all bird records in Dominica in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.
The bird calendar for Dominica
Month by monthWhen each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.
| Bird | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad-winged Hawk | ||||||||||||
| Eurasian Collared Dove | ||||||||||||
| Cattle Egret | ||||||||||||
| Great White Egret | ||||||||||||
| Rock Dove | ||||||||||||
| Osprey | ||||||||||||
| Scaly-breasted Munia | ||||||||||||
| Merlin | ||||||||||||
| Great Blue Heron | ||||||||||||
| Barn Swallow | ||||||||||||
| Greater Yellowlegs | ||||||||||||
| Muscovy Duck | ||||||||||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | ||||||||||||
| Peregrine Falcon | ||||||||||||
| American Redstart | ||||||||||||
| Ruddy Turnstone | ||||||||||||
| Pomarine Jaeger | ||||||||||||
| Roseate Tern | ||||||||||||
| Semipalmated Plover | ||||||||||||
| Sand Martin | ||||||||||||
| Common Tern |
The year in Dominica
Records by month| January | 2,346 |
|---|---|
| February | 3,985 |
| March | 2,957 |
| April | 3,792 |
| May | 914 |
| June | 1,110 |
| July | 2,264 |
| August | 855 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 526 |
| November | 1,761 |
| December | 2,582 |
February has the most records (3,985). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.
By family
6 of 6How common
All 21 birds, A to Z
- American Redstart
- Barn Swallow
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Cattle Egret
- Common Tern
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Great Blue Heron
- Great White Egret
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Merlin
- Muscovy Duck
- Osprey
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Rock Dove
- Roseate Tern
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Sand Martin
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Semipalmated Plover
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Questions
3How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Dominica?
21 species, each recorded regularly in Dominica (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 2 residents, 5 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Dominica, and rarer vagrants are not listed.
What birds can I see in Dominica in October?
2 species on our list for Dominica are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Broad-winged Hawk and Great White Egret.
What are the most common birds in Dominica?
Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Dominica are Scaly-breasted Munia, Broad-winged Hawk, Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret and Rock Dove.
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