Birds in Puerto Rico

98 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Puerto Rico has 98 bird species recorded regularly there: 25 residents, 1 summer visitor, 37 winter visitors, 32 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 1.6 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Puerto Rico in September

64 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 64 birds in September

Arriving in September: Blackpoll Warbler, American Redstart, Merlin, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Ovenbird, American Golden-Plover, Peregrine Falcon, Prothonotary Warbler and 8 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Puerto Rico each month: most in October (83), fewest in June (39). Choose a month to see its birds.

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American Redstart
American RedstartSmallest · 11cm
to
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
From the American Redstart (11 cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137 cm)30 families

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All 98 birds on the list

Showing 70–92 of 98 species

Swainson's Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolorLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Teal

Eurasian Teal

Anas creccaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sand Martin

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gray-cheeked Thrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Catharus minimusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Indian Peafowl

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatusLC

ResidentRare

Regularly Oct–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Tennessee Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrinaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bay-breasted Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castaneaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Philadelphia Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Upland Sandpiper

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicaudaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Piping Plover

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodusNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceusNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus variusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Herring Gull

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rose-ringed Parakeet

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameriLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Arctic Jaeger

Arctic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Anas acutaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Swan Goose

Swan Goose

Anser cygnoidesEN

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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