Birds to See in Colombia in December
94 bird species on our list for Colombia are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture and Crimson-backed Tanager. New this month: Great Curassow and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
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 94 birds in December
94 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Dec
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Dec
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Dec
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Dec
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusWinter visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.42% in Dec
Golden TanagerTangara aurulentaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Dec
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Dec
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Dec
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaWinter visitorUncommon14–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Dec
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.23% in Dec
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Dec
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Dec
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorUncommon10–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Dec
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Dec
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Dec
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.14% in Dec
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Dec
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.11% in Dec
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Dec
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Dec
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Dec
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Dec
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Dec
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusWinter visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Dec
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Dec
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Dec
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Dec
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorRare24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Dec
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaWinter visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Dec
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Dec
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusWinter visitorRare16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Dec
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorRare91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Dec
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Dec
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Dec
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Dec
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Dec
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Dec
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanWinter visitorRare32–36 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Dec
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Dec
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Dec
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.00% in Dec
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiSummer visitorRare76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Dec
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSummer visitorRare10–11 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Dec
Great CurassowCrax rubraWinter visitorRare84–92 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Dec
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataPassage migrantRare12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.00% in Dec
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in Dec
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.00% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantRare52–64 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.00% in Dec
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