Birds to See in Jamaica in January
47 bird species on our list for Jamaica are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Turkey Vulture, American Redstart, Northern Mockingbird, Cattle Egret and Black-throated Blue Warbler.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt 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 47 birds in January
47 birds
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Jan
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.23% in Jan
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jan
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.85% in Jan
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jan
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jan
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.59% in Jan
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.58% in Jan
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.56% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jan
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.54% in Jan
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.45% in Jan
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.33% in Jan
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.30% in Jan
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.30% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.25% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.25% in Jan
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.25% in Jan
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.23% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.23% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.21% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.19% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Jan
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.13% in Jan
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.12% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Jan
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.10% in Jan
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.05% in Jan
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.05% in Jan
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorUncommon23–32 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.03% in Jan
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Jan
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.01% 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