Birds to See in Trinidad & Tobago in March
42 bird species on our list for Trinidad & Tobago are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture, Great White Egret and Northern Waterthrush. New this month: Glossy Ibis, Common Tern, Sand Martin and Blackpoll Warbler and 1 more.
On the move in March
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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 March
42 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Mar
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.62% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Mar
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.30% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.26% in Mar
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.26% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.21% in Mar
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.20% in Mar
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.16% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Mar
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% in Mar
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.12% in Mar
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.06% in Mar
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.05% in Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorRare55–65 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Mottled OwlStrix virgataPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.04% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Mar
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantRare90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.01% in Mar
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
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