Birds to See in Brazil in September
70 bird species on our list for Brazil are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Rock Dove and Great White Egret. New this month: American Golden-Plover, Upland Sandpiper, Hudsonian Godwit and Buff-breasted Sandpiper and 2 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
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 70 birds in September
70 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Sep
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Sep
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Sep
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Sep
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.11% in Sep
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusWinter visitorUncommon95–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Sep
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Sep
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Sep
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusResidentRare7–8 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaSummer visitorRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Sep
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.01% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusResidentRare18–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Sep
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantRare42–75 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in Sep
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusWinter visitorRare60–75 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.00% in Sep
Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusResidentRare49–56 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Sep
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.00% in Sep
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Sep
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Sep
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisWinter visitorRare50–58 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.00% in Sep
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisPassage migrantRare21–23 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.00% in Sep
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Sep
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Sep
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