Birds to See in Trinidad & Tobago in January
42 bird species on our list for Trinidad & Tobago are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture, Great White Egret and Osprey. New this month: Red Knot, Mottled Owl and Grey Heron.
On the move in January
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At their peak
From Trinidad & Tobago’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 January
42 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jan
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jan
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.77% in Jan
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jan
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.37% in Jan
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.33% in Jan
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.33% in Jan
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.25% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.24% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.18% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.17% in Jan
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in Jan
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.10% in Jan
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.07% in Jan
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.06% in Jan
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.06% in Jan
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorRare55–65 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.02% in Jan
Mottled OwlStrix virgataPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.02% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.02% in Jan
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantRare90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
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