Birds to See in Brazil in April
63 bird species on our list for Brazil are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Rock Dove and Great White Egret. New this month: Red Junglefowl, Mallard and Swan Goose.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Brazil’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 63 birds in April
63 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Apr
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Apr
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Apr
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusWinter visitorUncommon95–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Apr
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaSummer visitorRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantRare42–75 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusResidentRare7–8 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Apr
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusResidentRare49–56 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Apr
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Apr
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorRare11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made