Birds to See in Jamaica in September
34 bird species on our list for Jamaica are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Mockingbird, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture, Great White Egret and White-winged Dove. New this month: Ovenbird, Cape May Warbler, Common Yellowthroat and Northern Waterthrush and 4 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
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 34 birds in September
34 birds
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Sep
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Sep
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Sep
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.66% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Sep
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.92% in Sep
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.58% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.55% in Sep
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.53% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Sep
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Sep
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.47% in Sep
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.41% in Sep
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.40% in Sep
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.38% in Sep
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.38% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.36% in Sep
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.24% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.23% in Sep
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.21% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.19% in Sep
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.17% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in Sep
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Sep
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorUncommon23–32 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.13% in Sep
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