Birds to See in Puerto Rico in March
68 bird species on our list for Puerto Rico are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Great White Egret, Red-tailed Hawk and Rock Dove. New this month: Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Piping Plover, American Herring Gull and Swan Goose and 1 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
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 68 birds in March
68 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 4.59% in Mar
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Mar
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Mar
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Mar
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Mar
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Mar
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.41% in Mar
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Mar
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.25% in Mar
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Mar
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Mar
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.16% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Mar
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.06% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.05% in Mar
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentUncommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Mar
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusPassage migrantRare24–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.02% in Mar
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorRare43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorRare52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Mar · 0.00% in Mar
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusPassage migrantRare30–33 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.00% in Mar
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusPassage migrantRare53–65 cmRegularly Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoPassage migrantRare91–122 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantRare18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
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