Birds to See in Dominica in April
8 bird species on our list for Dominica are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Broad-winged Hawk, Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Rock Dove and Great White Egret. New this month: Ruddy Turnstone.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Dominica’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 8 birds in April
8 birds
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.98% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.11% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.82% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.58% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.40% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.34% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.18% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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