Birds to See in Jamaica in March
52 bird species on our list for Jamaica are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Turkey Vulture, American Redstart, Northern Mockingbird, White-winged Dove and Cattle Egret. New this month: Barn Swallow, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper and Stilt Sandpiper and 2 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At 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 52 birds in March
52 birds
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Mar
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.73% in Mar
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Mar
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Mar
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.48% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Mar
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.55% in Mar
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.54% in Mar
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.53% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.35% in Mar
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.32% in Mar
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.32% in Mar
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.31% in Mar
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.29% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.25% in Mar
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.24% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.22% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.21% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Mar
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.13% in Mar
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Mar
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.12% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.11% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Mar
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Mar
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.03% in Mar
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantRare10–13 cmRegularly Mar · 0.01% in Mar
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