Birds to See in Guadeloupe in January
40 bird species on our list for Guadeloupe are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Lesser Yellowlegs and Scaly-breasted Munia. New this month: Little Egret, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Northern Pintail and Common Yellowthroat.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
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.
Other months
All 40 birds in January
40 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jan
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.09% in Jan
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jan
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jan
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jan
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jan
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.54% in Jan
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.48% in Jan
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.42% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.39% in Jan
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.39% in Jan
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.34% in Jan
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.18% in Jan
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in Jan
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.12% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.11% in Jan
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.10% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.09% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jan · 0.09% in Jan
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.09% in Jan
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.09% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.07% in Jan
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.07% in Jan
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.06% in Jan
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.03% in Jan
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Jan · 0.03% in Jan
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