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Birds in Puerto Rico

Our list for Puerto Rico has 98 bird species recorded regularly there: 25 residents, 1 summer visitor, 37 winter visitors, 32 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.6 million 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.

Species on our list
98
In October
83
Common
29
Busiest month
Feb

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Northern MockingbirdNorthern Mockingbird2.98%
  2. White-winged DoveWhite-winged Dove2.95%
  3. Great White EgretGreat White Egret1.91%
  4. Rock DoveRock Dove1.55%
  5. Red-tailed HawkRed-tailed Hawk1.53%
  6. Monk ParakeetMonk Parakeet1.12%

Arriving now

  1. Cape May WarblerCape May WarblerWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.15%
  2. Common YellowthroatCommon YellowthroatWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.10%
  3. Scarlet TanagerScarlet TanagerPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.05%
  4. Baltimore OrioleBaltimore OrioleWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.04%
  5. Chestnut-sided WarblerChestnut-sided WarblerWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.04%
  6. Palm WarblerPalm WarblerWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.03%

Share of all bird records in Puerto Rico in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Puerto Rico

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Puerto Rico

Records by month
Bird records in Puerto Rico by month, 2019–2024
January185,207
February198,454
March182,708
April109,930
May128,751
June127,462
July126,306
August79,837
September105,875
October136,140
November94,965
December173,942

February has the most records (198,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 16
All 16 families in Puerto Rico

How common

All 98 birds, A to Z

Show all 98 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Puerto Rico?

98 species, each recorded regularly in Puerto Rico (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 25 residents, 1 summer visitor, 37 winter visitors, 32 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Puerto Rico, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Puerto Rico in October?

83 species on our list for Puerto Rico are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Mockingbird, White-winged Dove, Great White Egret, Rock Dove and Red-tailed Hawk.

What are the most common birds in Puerto Rico?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Puerto Rico are White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Great White Egret, House Sparrow and Rock Dove.

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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