Birds to See in Puerto Rico in April
57 bird species on our list for Puerto Rico are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Great White Egret, Rock Dove and House Sparrow. New this month: Roseate Tern.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Puerto Rico’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 57 birds in April
57 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 4.64% in Apr
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Apr
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Apr
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Apr
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Apr
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Apr
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.24% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.14% in Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Apr
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Apr
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentUncommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Apr
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusPassage migrantRare24–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.01% in Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoPassage migrantRare91–122 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
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