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Barbados

This checklist includes all bird species found in Barbados , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

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Country or region: Barbados [map]

Number of species: 282
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 16
Number of introduced species: 11
Date last reviewed: 2008-11-26
Last modified: 2024-12-25

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna viduata	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis
West Indian Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna arborea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor
Brant	Branta bernicla	Rare/Accidental
Orinoco Goose	Oressochen jubatus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Rare/Accidental
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Introduced species
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Introduced species
White-cheeked Pintail	Anas bahamensis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Rare/Accidental
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	Rare/Accidental
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Rare/Accidental
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Rare/Accidental
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Masked Duck	Nomonyx dominicus
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus	Extirpated Near-threatened
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Introduced species
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Introduced species
Scaly-naped Pigeon	Patagioenas squamosa
White-crowned Pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Introduced species
African Collared-Dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea	Introduced species
Common Ground Dove	Columbina passerina
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Rare/Accidental
Zenaida Dove	Zenaida aurita
Eared Dove	Zenaida auriculata
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Greater Ani	Crotophaga major	Rare/Accidental
Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Rare/Accidental
Mangrove Cuckoo	Coccyzus minor
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Rare/Accidental
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor
Antillean Nighthawk	Chordeiles gundlachii	Rare/Accidental
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Black Swift	Cypseloides niger	Vulnerable
White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	Rare/Accidental
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Vulnerable
Short-tailed Swift	Chaetura brachyura	Rare/Accidental
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	Rare/Accidental
Common Swift	Apus apus	Rare/Accidental
Little Swift	Apus affinis	Rare/Accidental
House Swift	Apus nipalensis	Rare/Accidental
APODIFORMES: Trochilidae
Purple-throated Carib	Eulampis jugularis	Rare/Accidental
Green-throated Carib	Eulampis holosericeus
Antillean Crested Hummingbird	Orthorhyncus cristatus
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Sora	Porzana carolina
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata
American Coot	Fulica americana
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Double-striped Thick-knee	Hesperoburhinus bistriatus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	Rare/Accidental
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Rare/Accidental
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Southern Lapwing	Vanellus chilensis
Wilson's Plover	Anarhynchus wilsonia	Rare/Accidental
Collared Plover	Anarhynchus collaris	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Plover	Anarhynchus nivosus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Rare/Accidental
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered (possibly extinct)
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus	Rare/Accidental
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Vulnerable
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Rare/Accidental
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Rare/Accidental
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Vulnerable
Willet	Tringa semipalmata	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Rare/Accidental
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Near-threatened
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Near-threatened
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Near-threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Near-threatened
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Rare/Accidental
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	Rare/Accidental
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Rare/Accidental
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Rare/Accidental
Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Audouin's Gull	Ichthyaetus audouinii	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Rare/Accidental
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Rare/Accidental
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Rare/Accidental
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Rare/Accidental
Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger	Rare/Accidental
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus	Rare/Accidental
Black Noddy	Anous minutus	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	Rare/Accidental
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Rare/Accidental
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Rare/Accidental
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
American Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Rare/Accidental
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus	Rare/Accidental
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Rare/Accidental
Sargasso Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	Rare/Accidental
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae
Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	Rare/Accidental
Scarlet Ibis	Eudocimus ruber	Uncertain origin
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Rare/Accidental
Least Bittern	Botaurus exilis	Rare/Accidental
Little Bittern	Botaurus minutus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron	Egretta gularis	Rare/Accidental
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	Rare/Accidental
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Rare/Accidental
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea	Rare/Accidental
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	Rare/Accidental
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Rare/Accidental
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis	Rare/Accidental
Snail Kite	Rostrhamus sociabilis	Rare/Accidental
White-tailed Hawk	Geranoaetus albicaudatus	Rare/Accidental
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Extirpated
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Ringed Kingfisher	Megaceryle torquata	Rare/Accidental
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Rare/Accidental
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Bat Falcon	Falco rufigularis	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Introduced species
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Orange-winged Amazon	Amazona amazonica	Introduced species
Green-rumped Parrotlet	Forpus passerinus	Extirpated
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Caribbean Elaenia	Elaenia martinica
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	Rare/Accidental
Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax virescens	Rare/Accidental
Great Kiskadee	Pitangus sulphuratus	Rare/Accidental
Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Rare/Accidental
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus
Black-whiskered Vireo	Vireo altiloquus
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Rare/Accidental
Cuban Martin	Progne cryptoleuca	Rare/Accidental
Caribbean Martin	Progne dominicensis
Brown-chested Martin	Progne tapera	Rare/Accidental
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Western House-Martin	Delichon urbicum	Rare/Accidental
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Southern House Wren	Troglodytes musculus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Scaly-breasted Thrasher	Allenia fusca	Extirpated
Pearly-eyed Thrasher	Margarops fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Tropical Mockingbird	Mimus gilvus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Extirpated
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Rare/Accidental
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	Rare/Accidental
Spectacled Thrush	Turdus nudigenis	Extirpated
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Northern Red Bishop	Euplectes franciscanus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-crowned Bishop	Euplectes afer	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Rare/Accidental
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Rare/Accidental
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis
Giant Cowbird	Molothrus oryzivorus	Rare/Accidental
Carib Grackle	Quiscalus lugubris
Yellow-hooded Blackbird	Chrysomus icterocephalus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Rare/Accidental
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum	Rare/Accidental
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	Rare/Accidental
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Rare/Accidental
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina	Rare/Accidental
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Rare/Accidental
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	Rare/Accidental
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	Rare/Accidental
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Rare/Accidental
Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	Rare/Accidental
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	Rare/Accidental
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	Rare/Accidental
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Rare/Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica	Rare/Accidental
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	Rare/Accidental
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Rare/Accidental
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Rare/Accidental
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Extirpated
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Rare/Accidental
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Rare/Accidental
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Grassland Yellow-Finch	Sicalis luteola	Introduced species
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola
Barbados Bullfinch	Loxigilla barbadensis	Endemic
Black-faced Grassquit	Melanospiza bicolor

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