Common Birds in Dominica
Our list for Dominica has 12 common birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 5 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Dominica in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataScarceCommon11–12 cm
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceCommon66–84 cm
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaScarceCommon15–18 cm
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaScarceCommon29–40 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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