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Birds in Trinidad & Tobago

Our list for Trinidad & Tobago has 57 bird species recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 2 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors, 18 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors

The list comes from 493,000 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.

Species on our list
57
In October
49
Common
15
Busiest month
Dec

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Palm TanagerPalm Tanager1.92%
  2. Cattle EgretCattle Egret1.47%
  3. OspreyOsprey0.96%
  4. Great White EgretGreat White Egret0.95%
  5. Turkey VultureTurkey Vulture0.94%
  6. Northern WaterthrushNorthern Waterthrush0.76%

Arriving now

  1. Peregrine FalconPeregrine FalconWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.11%
  2. MerlinMerlinWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.08%
  3. Upland SandpiperUpland SandpiperPassage migrantSep 0.02% → Oct 0.07%
  4. Cocoi HeronCocoi HeronWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.06%
  5. BobolinkBobolinkPassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.05%
  6. Prothonotary WarblerProthonotary WarblerPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.04%

Share of all bird records in Trinidad & Tobago in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Trinidad & Tobago

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Trinidad & Tobago

Records by month
Bird records in Trinidad & Tobago by month, 2019–2024
January70,661
February50,377
March48,072
April49,243
May23,629
June29,441
July17,863
August14,664
September22,405
October26,312
November44,573
December96,102

December has the most records (96,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

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Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Trinidad & Tobago?

57 species, each recorded regularly in Trinidad & Tobago (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 10 residents, 2 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors, 18 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Trinidad & Tobago, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Trinidad & Tobago in October?

49 species on our list for Trinidad & Tobago are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Cattle Egret, Osprey, Great White Egret and Turkey Vulture.

What are the most common birds in Trinidad & Tobago?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Trinidad & Tobago are Palm Tanager, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture, Great White Egret and Northern Waterthrush.

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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