Birds to See in Brazil in January
70 bird species on our list for Brazil are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Palm Tanager, Rock Dove, Roadside Hawk and Great White Egret. New this month: White-chinned Petrel and Swan Goose.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt 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.
Other months
All 70 birds in January
70 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jan
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jan
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusWinter visitorUncommon95–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Jan
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusResidentRare7–8 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Jan
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaSummer visitorRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Jan
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusResidentRare18–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in Jan
Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusResidentRare49–56 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorRare34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorRare11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.00% in Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Jan
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisWinter visitorRare50–58 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
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