Birds to See in Guadeloupe in April
38 bird species on our list for Guadeloupe are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Semipalmated Plover, Great White Egret and Red Junglefowl. New this month: Whimbrel, Roseate Tern and Scarlet Tanager.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From Guadeloupe’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 38 birds in April
38 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Apr
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Apr
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.40% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.38% in Apr
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.24% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Apr
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.07% in Apr
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.07% in Apr
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.05% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.04% in Apr
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in Apr
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.03% in Apr
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Apr
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