Birds to See in Jamaica in June
15 bird species on our list for Jamaica are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Mockingbird, Turkey Vulture, White-winged Dove, Cattle Egret and Great White Egret.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 June
15 birds
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Jun
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.11% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.11% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 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
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 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