Birds in Jamaica

59 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Jamaica has 59 bird species recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 35 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 315,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Jamaica in September

34 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 34 birds in September

Arriving in September: Ovenbird, Cape May Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Waterthrush, Grey Plover, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Sanderling, Short-billed Dowitcher.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Jamaica each month: most in March (52), fewest in June (15). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Chestnut Munia
Chestnut MuniaSmallest · 10cm
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Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
From the Chestnut Munia (10 cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137 cm)22 families

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All 59 birds on the list

Showing 47–59 of 59 species

Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virensLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauriLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Stilt Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopusNT

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Muscovy Duck

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschataLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon niloticaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus variusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chestnut Munia

Chestnut Munia

Lonchura atricapillaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Dec–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Prothonotary Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citreaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanicaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blackpoll Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striataNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbulaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Tennessee Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrinaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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