Birds to See in Jamaica in October
41 bird species on our list for Jamaica are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Mockingbird, American Redstart, Turkey Vulture, Cattle Egret and White-winged Dove. New this month: Black-throated Blue Warbler, Palm Warbler, Merlin and Rose-breasted Grosbeak and 4 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
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 41 birds in October
41 birds
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.55% in Oct
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.28% in Oct
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Oct
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Oct
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.37% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Oct
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.84% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.66% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Oct
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.57% in Oct
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Oct
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.50% in Oct
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Oct
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.41% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.40% in Oct
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.40% in Oct
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.38% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.36% in Oct
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.34% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.32% in Oct
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.30% in Oct
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.25% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.25% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Oct
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.20% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Oct
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaPassage migrantUncommon14–14 cmRegularly Oct · 0.12% in Oct
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Oct
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.12% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in Oct
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.08% in Oct
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Oct
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