Birds to See in Puerto Rico in July
42 bird species on our list for Puerto Rico are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, House Sparrow, Great White Egret and Rock Dove. New this month: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper and Common Tern and 1 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
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.
Other months
All 42 birds in July
42 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 4.12% in Jul
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jul
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jul
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.43% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.13% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentUncommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.04% in Jul
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Jul
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusPassage migrantRare24–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
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