Birds to See in Puerto Rico in February
67 bird species on our list for Puerto Rico are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Great White Egret, Red-tailed Hawk and Rock Dove. New this month: Western Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Cockatiel.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
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 67 birds in February
67 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 4.12% in Feb
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Feb
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Feb
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Feb
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Feb
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Feb
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Feb
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.52% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Feb
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Feb
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Feb
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.36% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Feb
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Feb
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.28% in Feb
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Feb
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Feb
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Feb
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Feb
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Feb
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.18% in Feb
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Feb
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.11% in Feb
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.10% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentUncommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Feb
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.04% in Feb
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Feb
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Feb
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.03% in Feb
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Feb
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusPassage migrantRare24–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.02% in Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.02% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorRare52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorRare43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorRare34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusPassage migrantRare19–22 cmRegularly Feb · 0.01% in Feb
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusPassage migrantRare30–33 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.00% in Feb
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