Birds to See in Colombia in April
95 bird species on our list for Colombia are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret, Crimson-backed Tanager and Turkey Vulture. New this month: White-rumped Sandpiper, Cape May Warbler, Bobolink and Black-billed Cuckoo.
On the move in April
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At their peak
From Colombia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 95 birds in April
95 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Apr
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Apr
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Apr
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusWinter visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.29% in Apr
Golden TanagerTangara aurulentaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Apr
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaWinter visitorUncommon14–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.19% in Apr
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.14% in Apr
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.12% in Apr
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaWinter visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Apr
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorUncommon10–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusWinter visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusWinter visitorRare16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Apr
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Apr
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorRare24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorRare91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Apr
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Apr
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanWinter visitorRare32–36 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Apr
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.00% in Apr
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.00% in Apr
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in Apr
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.00% in Apr
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Great CurassowCrax rubraWinter visitorRare84–92 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Apr
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiSummer visitorRare76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorRare42–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Apr
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantRare24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Apr
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Apr
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSummer visitorRare10–11 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Apr
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.00% in Apr
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
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