Turks & Caicos Islands
Turtle Cove
64 species and 518 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June, with up to 16 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Thick-billed VireoVireo crassirostris
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Northern ParulaSetophaga americanaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Provo Golf Course, Provo, TCI7 km106 species
- Provo Golf Course Ponds7 km110 species
- Wheeland Pond8 km65 species
- Wheeland Ponds8 km96 species
- Bird Rock Trail10 km62 species
- Little Water Cay10 km76 species
All 64 species recorded here
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch Melopyrrha violacea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Turtle Cove?
June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 16 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Turtle Cove?
64 species, from 518 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Turtle Cove in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown Pelican, Ruddy Turnstone, Smooth-billed Ani, Common Ground Dove and Mourning 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.