Birds to See in Colombia in August
69 bird species on our list for Colombia are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture and Crimson-backed Tanager. New this month: Barn Swallow, Sand Martin, Purple Martin and Wilson's Phalarope and 3 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
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.
Other months
All 69 birds in August
69 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Aug
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Aug
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Golden TanagerTangara aurulentaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Aug
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Aug
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Aug
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.02% in Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Aug
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiSummer visitorRare76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorRare91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.00% in Aug
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Aug
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.00% in Aug
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorRare42–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Aug
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSummer visitorRare10–11 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Great CurassowCrax rubraWinter visitorRare84–92 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Aug
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