Birds to See in Brazil in December
73 bird species on our list for Brazil are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Palm Tanager, Rock Dove, Roadside Hawk and Great White Egret. New this month: Bobolink.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecAt their peak
WhimbrelBusiest month of the year · All year
Ruddy TurnstoneBusiest month of the year · All year
Semipalmated SandpiperBusiest month of the year · All year
WilletBusiest month of the year · All year
Short-billed DowitcherBusiest month of the year · All year
Least SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Aug–May
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.
Other months
All 73 birds in December
73 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Dec
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Dec
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Dec
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Dec
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Dec
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Dec
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Dec
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Dec
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Dec
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Dec
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Dec
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Dec
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Dec
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Dec
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Dec
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Dec
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Dec- WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusWinter visitorUncommon95–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusResidentRare7–8 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Dec
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Dec
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Dec
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantRare42–75 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Dec
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Dec
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaSummer visitorRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Dec
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.00% in Dec
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorRare34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusResidentRare18–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisPassage migrantRare21–23 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.00% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Dec
Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusResidentRare49–56 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Dec
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.00% in Dec
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantRare86–230 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.00% in Dec
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Dec
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorRare11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Dec
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Dec
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.00% in Dec
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
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