Birds to See in Puerto Rico in November
65 bird species on our list for Puerto Rico are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Mockingbird, White-winged Dove, Great White Egret, Red-tailed Hawk and Rock Dove.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovAt their peak
American RedstartBusiest month of the year · Sep–Apr
MerlinBusiest month of the year · Sep–Apr
Black-throated Blue WarblerBusiest month of the year · Sep–Apr
Cape May WarblerBusiest month of the year · Oct–Apr
Black-throated Green WarblerBusiest month of the year · Oct–Apr
Baltimore OrioleBusiest month of the year · Oct–Apr
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 65 birds in November
65 birds
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Nov
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Nov
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Nov
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Nov
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.66% in Nov- American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.64% in Nov
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov- MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.44% in Nov
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.34% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.31% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Nov
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.26% in Nov
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.25% in Nov
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.24% in Nov
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.21% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.19% in Nov
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.17% in Nov- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.10% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Nov- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentUncommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.05% in Nov- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.04% in Nov
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorRare43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorRare52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorRare34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.00% in Nov
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantRare18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Nov
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