Birds to See in Brazil in March
67 bird species on our list for Brazil are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Roadside Hawk, House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Palm Tanager and Great White Egret. New this month: Manx Shearwater, Brazilian Merganser, Bobolink and Arctic Jaeger.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
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.
Other months
All 67 birds in March
67 birds
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Mar
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusWinter visitorUncommon95–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusResidentRare7–8 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Mar
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaSummer visitorRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in Mar
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorRare11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusResidentRare18–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantRare40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorRare34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusResidentRare49–56 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Mar
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Mar
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