Uncommon Birds in Brazil
Our list for Brazil has 23 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 7 summer visitors and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Brazil in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 23, most common first
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusWinter visitorUncommon95–100 cmRecorded all year
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 15–19 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Cattle Tyrant 19–21 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- American Golden-Plover 24–28 cm
- Monk Parakeet 29–31 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Common Potoo 33–38 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Scarlet Macaw 81–96 cm
- Hyacinth Macaw 95–100 cm
- Cocoi Heron 95–127 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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