Birds of Turks & Caicos Islands

166 species recorded at 15 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Ruddy TurnstoneRuddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNorthern MockingbirdNorthern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosGrey PloverGrey PloverPluvialis squatarolaKilldeerKilldeerCharadrius vociferusCommon Ground DoveCommon Ground DoveColumbina passerinaLesser YellowlegsLesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSmooth-billed AniSmooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniWhite-cheeked PintailWhite-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensisBlack-necked StiltBlack-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusBananaquitBananaquitCoereba flaveolaSpotted SandpiperSpotted SandpiperActitis maculariusGreater YellowlegsGreater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaAmerican FlamingoAmerican FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruberGreat Blue HeronGreat Blue HeronArdea herodias

Most recorded

Laughing GullLaughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaAmerican KestrelAmerican KestrelFalco sparveriusGrey KingbirdGrey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisGreen HeronGreen HeronButorides virescensMourning DoveMourning DoveZenaida macrouraOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusGreat EgretGreat EgretArdea albaWhite-crowned PigeonWhite-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaRoyal TernRoyal TernThalasseus maximusBrown PelicanBrown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisWhite-winged DoveWhite-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaCommon GallinuleCommon GallinuleGallinula galeataYellow-crowned Night HeronYellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaThick-billed VireoThick-billed VireoVireo crassirostris

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Provo Golf Course, Provo, TCI106 species
  2. Provo Golf Course Ponds110 species
  3. Pine Cay88 species
  4. Wheeland Ponds96 species
  5. Hawkes Nest Salina103 species
  6. Wheeland Pond65 species
  7. Town Salina88 species
  8. Flamingo pond89 species
  9. Little Water Cay76 species
  10. Bird Rock Trail62 species
  11. South Caicos Cemetery Salinas72 species
  12. North Point Preserve72 species
All 15 hotspots
  1. Water Cay50 species
  2. Grand Turk Cruise Terminal77 species
  3. Turtle Cove64 species

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All species recorded · 166