Uncommon Birds in Trinidad & Tobago
Our list for Trinidad & Tobago has 34 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 18 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Trinidad & Tobago in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 34, most common first
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisScarceUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Oct
Mottled OwlStrix virgataPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
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