Birds to See in Brazil in November
76 bird species on our list for Brazil are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Rock Dove and Great White Egret. New this month: White-chinned Petrel, Mallard, Indian Peafowl and Arctic Jaeger.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
Lesser YellowlegsBusiest month of the year · All year
Greater YellowlegsBusiest month of the year · All year
SanderlingBusiest month of the year · All year
Purple MartinBusiest month of the year · Aug–Apr
Hudsonian GodwitBusiest month of the year · Sep–Jun
Buff-breasted SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Sep–Apr
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 76 birds in November
76 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Nov
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Nov- SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusResidentRare7–8 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusWinter visitorUncommon95–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov- Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaSummer visitorRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Nov
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantRare42–75 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Nov
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusResidentRare18–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.00% in Nov
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Nov
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Nov
Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusResidentRare49–56 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Nov
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.00% in Nov
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Nov
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorRare34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisPassage migrantRare21–23 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.00% in Nov
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisWinter visitorRare50–58 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.00% in Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Nov
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantRare86–230 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.00% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Nov
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.00% in Nov
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorRare11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Nov
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Nov
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantRare40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Nov
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