Birds to See in Puerto Rico in January
66 bird species on our list for Puerto Rico are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Great White Egret, Rock Dove and Red-tailed Hawk. New this month: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Arctic Jaeger and Great Black-backed Gull.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 66 birds in January
66 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 3.77% in Jan
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Jan
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jan
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jan
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jan
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jan
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jan
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.62% in Jan
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.39% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jan
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.30% in Jan
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.21% in Jan
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Jan
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Jan
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Jan
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Jan
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Jan
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Jan
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.08% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Jan
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentUncommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorRare52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Jan
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Jan
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorRare34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.02% in Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorRare43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Jan
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusPassage migrantRare64–79 cmRegularly Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantRare18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusPassage migrantRare24–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.00% in Jan
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