Birds to See in Guadeloupe in May
37 bird species on our list for Guadeloupe are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Ruddy Turnstone, Scaly-breasted Munia and White-winged Dove. New this month: Short-billed Dowitcher, Sandwich Tern, Great Shearwater and Pomarine Jaeger and 5 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
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.
Other months
All 37 birds in May
37 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in May
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in May
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.15% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in May
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in May
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.08% in May
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.07% in May
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaScarceUncommon40–51 cmRegularly May · 0.06% in May
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly May · 0.05% in May
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisSummer visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.05% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.05% in May
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.04% in May
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.04% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in May
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly May · 0.04% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.03% in May
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.02% in May
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly May · 0.02% in May
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