List of Birds of Barbados

List Of Birds Of Barbados

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Barbados. The avifauna of Barbados includes a total of 214 species, of which one is endemic, five have been introduced by humans, and 147 are rare or accidental. One species listed is extirpated in Barbados and is not included in the species count. Three species are globally threatened.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 6th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Barbados.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.

  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Barbados.
  • (E) Endemic A species endemic to Barbados.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to Barbados as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
  • (Ex) Extirpated A species that no longer occurs in Barbados although populations exist elsewhere.
  • (M) Migrant A species that migrant either passing through or wintering in Barbados.
  • (B) Breeding A species that has recently started breeding in Barbados.


Table of contents

Non-passerines: Grebes . Albatrosses . Shearwaters and Petrels . Storm petrels . Tropicbirds . Pelicans . Boobies and Gannets . Frigatebirds . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Ibises and Spoonbills . Ducks, Geese and Swans . New World vultures . Osprey . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Caracaras and Falcons . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Oystercatchers . Avocets and Stilts . Thick-knees . Plovers and Lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Skuas and Jaegers . Gulls, terns, and skimmers . Pigeons and Doves . Parrots, Macaws and allies . Cuckoos and Anis . Nightjars . Swifts . Hummingbirds . Kingfishers .

Passerines: Tyrant flycatchers . Swallows and Martins . Mockingbirds and Thrashers . Old World flycatchers . Starlings . Vireos . New World warblers . Bananaquit . Tanagers . Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and allies . Saltators, Cardinals and allies . Troupials and allies . Sparrows

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Read more about List Of Birds Of Barbados:  Grebes, Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm Petrels, Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Boobies and Gannets, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Ibises and Spoonbills, Ducks, Geese and Swans, New World Vultures, Osprey, Hawks, Kites and Eagles, Caracaras and Falcons, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots, Oystercatchers, Avocets and Stilts, Thick-knees, Plovers and Lapwings, Sandpipers and Allies, Skuas and Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers, Pigeons and Doves, Parrots, Macaws and Allies, Cuckoos and Anis, Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Tyrant Flycatchers, Swallows and Martins, Mockingbirds and Thrashers, Old World Flycatchers, Starlings, Vireos, New World Warblers, Bananaquit, Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and Allies, Saltators, Cardinals and Allies, Troupials and Allies, Old World Sparrows

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