Birds to See in Trinidad & Tobago in June
25 bird species on our list for Trinidad & Tobago are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture, Rock Dove and Great White Egret. New this month: Lesser Yellowlegs, Gull-billed Tern, Glossy Ibis and Sandwich Tern and 1 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 25 birds in June
25 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Jun
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.06% in Jun
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.06% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.06% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.03% in Jun
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.02% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.02% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.02% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Palm Tanager 16–18 cm
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 15–19 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Common Potoo 33–38 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Cocoi Heron 95–127 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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