Birds to See in Brazil in February
67 bird species on our list for Brazil are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Palm Tanager, Rock Dove, Roadside Hawk and Great White Egret. New this month: Red Junglefowl, Indian Peafowl and Squacco Heron.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
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 67 birds in February
67 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Feb
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Feb
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Feb
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Feb
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Feb
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Feb
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Feb
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Feb
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Feb
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusWinter visitorUncommon95–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Feb
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusResidentRare7–8 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Feb
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantRare42–75 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Feb
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorRare11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Feb
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Feb
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorRare34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Feb
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaSummer visitorRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantRare86–230 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.00% in Feb
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusResidentRare18–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Feb
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantRare40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Feb
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
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