Birds in Trinidad & Tobago

57 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Trinidad & Tobago in September

40 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 40 birds in September

Arriving in September: Northern Waterthrush, American Redstart, Great Blue Heron, Hudsonian Godwit, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sand Martin, Sanderling.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Trinidad & Tobago each month: most in October (49), fewest in June (25). Choose a month to see its birds.

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American Redstart
American RedstartSmallest · 11cm
to
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
From the American Redstart (11 cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137 cm)20 families

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All 57 birds on the list

Showing 47–57 of 57 species

Mottled Owl

Mottled Owl

Strix virgataLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Prothonotary Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citreaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Egret

Little Egret

Egretta garzettaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bobolink

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Junglefowl

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Muscovy Duck

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschataLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blackpoll Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striataNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Grey Heron

Grey Heron

Ardea cinereaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bay-breasted Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castaneaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaoctoLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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