Birds to See in Jamaica in July
15 bird species on our list for Jamaica are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Turkey Vulture, White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Cattle Egret and Great White Egret. New this month: Pied-billed Grebe, Scaly-breasted Munia and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 15 birds in July
15 birds
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Jul
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Jul
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Jul
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Northern Mockingbird 21–26 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Mourning Dove 23–34 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Red-tailed Hawk 45–65 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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