Birds to See in Puerto Rico in May
42 bird species on our list for Puerto Rico are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, House Sparrow, Rock Dove and Great White Egret. New this month: Gull-billed Tern and Cockatiel.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 May
42 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 4.86% in May
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in May
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in May
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in May
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in May
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.23% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in May
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentUncommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantRare33–42 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in May
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusPassage migrantRare30–33 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.00% in May
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