Birds to See in Jamaica in April
45 bird species on our list for Jamaica are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Turkey Vulture, American Redstart, Northern Mockingbird, White-winged Dove and Cattle Egret. New this month: Blackpoll Warbler.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprAt their peak
From Jamaica’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 45 birds in April
45 birds
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Apr
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.67% in Apr
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Apr
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Apr
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.21% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Apr
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.58% in Apr
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.46% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.44% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.42% in Apr
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.38% in Apr
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.38% in Apr
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.34% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.24% in Apr
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.22% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.19% in Apr
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.18% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.18% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.15% in Apr
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% in Apr
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Apr
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.05% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% 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