Birds to See in Puerto Rico in June
39 bird species on our list for Puerto Rico are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, House Sparrow, Rock Dove and Great White Egret. New this month: Short-billed Dowitcher and Sharp-shinned Hawk.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 39 birds in June
39 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 4.66% in Jun
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jun
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jun
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jun
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.32% in Jun
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentUncommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.05% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantRare33–42 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Jun
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusPassage migrantRare24–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.01% in Jun
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