Birds to See in Turks & Caicos Islands in June
26 bird species on our list for Turks & Caicos Islands are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Mourning Dove, Willet and Ruddy Turnstone. New this month: Pied-billed Grebe, Red Junglefowl and Ruddy Duck.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From Turks & Caicos Islands’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 26 birds in June
26 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.41% in Jun
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jun
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jun
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorCommon33–42 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.39% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.97% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantCommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.58% in Jun
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsPassage migrantCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.44% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.42% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.38% in Jun
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.36% in Jun
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.32% in Jun
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisPassage migrantUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.24% in Jun
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.22% in Jun
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.18% in Jun
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantUncommon42–75 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.12% in Jun
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.06% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Northern Mockingbird 21–26 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Mourning Dove 23–34 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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

