Uncommon Birds in Turks & Caicos Islands
Our list for Turks & Caicos Islands has 22 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 winter visitor, 18 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Turks & Caicos Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 22, most common first
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Feb
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantUncommon42–75 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
Purple MartinProgne subisScarceUncommon18–20 cm
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisPassage migrantUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusPassage migrantUncommon19–22 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaScarceUncommon10–13 cmRegularly Oct
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensPassage migrantUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisScarceUncommon15–18 cm
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Tennessee Warbler 10–13 cm
- Black-throated Green Warbler 11–12 cm
- Black-throated Blue Warbler 11–13 cm
- Magnolia Warbler 11–13 cm
- Chestnut-sided Warbler 10–14 cm
- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Scarlet Tanager 16–19 cm
- Baltimore Oriole 17–19 cm
- Purple Martin 18–20 cm
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18–22 cm
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- American Golden-Plover 24–28 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Ring-billed Gull 43–54 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 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