Antigua & Barbuda · Saint Peter

Great Bird Island

64 species and 814 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: June–July and December, with up to 16 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Red-billed TropicbirdRed-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusMagnificent FrigatebirdMagnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensLesser Antillean BullfinchLesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctisBananaquitBananaquitCoereba flaveolaGreen-throated CaribGreen-throated CaribEulampis holosericeusCaribbean ElaeniaCaribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinicaGrey KingbirdGrey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisMangrove CuckooMangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorBrown PelicanBrown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisNorthern ParulaNorthern ParulaSetophaga americanaRoyal TernRoyal TernThalasseus maximusAntillean Crested HummingbirdAntillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatusWilson's PloverWilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsoniaZenaida DoveZenaida DoveZenaida aurita

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Fitches Creek Swamp7 km74 species
  2. Potworks Dam10 km100 species
  3. Bethesda Dam12 km67 species
  4. Nevis Street Wetland13 km83 species
  5. St John13 km75 species
  6. McKinnon's Saltpond IBA14 km120 species

All 64 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Great Bird Island?

June–July and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 16 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Great Bird Island?

64 species, from 814 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Great Bird Island in November?

The most recorded in November: Red-billed Tropicbird, Magnificent Frigatebird, Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, Bananaquit and Green-throated Carib.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.