Birds to See in Puerto Rico in August
49 bird species on our list for Puerto Rico are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Great White Egret, Rock Dove and Red-tailed Hawk. New this month: Northern Waterthrush, Barn Swallow, Pectoral Sandpiper and White-rumped Sandpiper and 4 more.
On the move in August
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Leaving soon
From 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.
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All 49 birds in August
49 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Aug
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Aug
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Aug
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.00% in Aug
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.89% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Aug
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.46% in Aug
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.41% in Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.40% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.28% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.23% in Aug
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.14% in Aug
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.10% in Aug
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.09% in Aug
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantRare33–42 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.02% in Aug
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.02% in Aug
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentUncommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
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