Birds to See in Guadeloupe in February
38 bird species on our list for Guadeloupe are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Scaly-breasted Munia and Red Junglefowl. New this month: Short-billed Dowitcher and Manx Shearwater.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
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 February
38 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Feb
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Feb
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Feb
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.68% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Feb
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Feb
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Feb
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Feb
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.41% in Feb
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.35% in Feb
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.34% in Feb
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.29% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.23% in Feb
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.19% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.12% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.08% in Feb
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in Feb
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.05% in Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.05% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.05% in Feb
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.04% in Feb
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.04% in Feb
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.04% in Feb
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.03% in Feb
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