Turks & Caicos Islands
Grand Turk Cruise Terminal
77 species and 520 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 18 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Great EgretArdea alba
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
American KestrelFalco sparverius18 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 77 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hawkes Nest Salina1 km103 species
- Town Salina5 km88 species
- South Caicos Cemetery Salinas40 km72 species
All 77 species recorded here
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch Melopyrrha violacea
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- American Coot Fulica americana
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Grand Turk Cruise Terminal?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 18 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Grand Turk Cruise Terminal?
77 species, from 520 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Grand Turk Cruise Terminal in November?
The most recorded in November: Royal Tern, Ruddy Turnstone, Western Cattle Egret, Great Egret and Common Ground Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.