Turks & Caicos Islands
Town Salina
88 species and 907 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June, with up to 24 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
Great EgretArdea alba
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hawkes Nest Salina5 km103 species
- Grand Turk Cruise Terminal5 km77 species
- South Caicos Cemetery Salinas40 km72 species
All 88 species recorded here
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
- Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Town Salina?
June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 24 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Town Salina?
88 species, from 907 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Town Salina in November?
The most recorded in November: American Flamingo, Ruddy Turnstone, Black-necked Stilt, Great Blue Heron and Tricolored Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.