Birds to See in Brazil in August
64 bird species on our list for Brazil are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, House Sparrow, Roadside Hawk, Rock Dove and Great White Egret. New this month: Solitary Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Barn Swallow and Pectoral Sandpiper and 6 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
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 64 birds in August
64 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Aug
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Aug
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Aug
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusWinter visitorUncommon95–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusResidentRare7–8 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusWinter visitorRare60–75 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.01% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantRare42–75 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusResidentRare18–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Aug
Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusResidentRare49–56 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Aug
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisWinter visitorRare50–58 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.00% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Aug
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Aug
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Aug
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Aug
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.00% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisPassage migrantRare21–23 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.00% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Aug
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