Birds to See in Brazil in October
73 bird species on our list for Brazil are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Great White Egret and Rock Dove. New this month: Peregrine Falcon, Veery, American Redstart and Blackpoll Warbler and 3 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
American Golden-PloverBusiest month of the year · Sep–May
White-rumped SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Aug–May
Pectoral SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Aug–Apr
Upland SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Sep–Feb
Sand MartinBusiest month of the year · All year
Manx ShearwaterBusiest month of the year · Mar–Apr
Leaving soon
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 October
73 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Oct
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Oct
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Oct
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Oct
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Oct
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusWinter visitorUncommon95–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct- American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Oct
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Oct
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Oct- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusResidentRare7–8 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct- Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Oct
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Oct- Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaSummer visitorRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusResidentRare18–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Oct
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.01% in Oct
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.01% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Oct
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantRare42–75 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Oct
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusResidentRare49–56 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Oct
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.00% in Oct
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Oct
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorRare11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.00% in Oct
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisPassage migrantRare21–23 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.00% in Oct
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorRare34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Oct
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantRare40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Oct
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Oct
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Oct
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