Birds to See in Colombia in February
92 bird species on our list for Colombia are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture and Crimson-backed Tanager. New this month: Purple Martin, Baird's Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Pomarine Jaeger.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
Tennessee WarblerBusiest month of the year · Sep–Apr
Solitary SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Jul–May
Greater YellowlegsBusiest month of the year · All year
Lesser YellowlegsBusiest month of the year · All year
Baltimore OrioleBusiest month of the year · Oct–Apr
Great Blue HeronBusiest month of the year · All year
Leaving soon
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 92 birds in February
92 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Feb
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Feb
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
Golden TanagerTangara aurulentaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusWinter visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Feb
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.28% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Feb
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaWinter visitorUncommon14–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.23% in Feb
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Feb- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorUncommon10–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Feb
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Feb
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.20% in Feb
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Feb
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Feb
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Feb
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Feb
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Feb- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.09% in Feb- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusWinter visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Feb
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Feb
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorRare24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Feb- Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorRare91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Feb
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaWinter visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Feb
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusWinter visitorRare16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Feb
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Feb
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Feb
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Feb
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Feb
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Feb
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Feb
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Feb
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Feb
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiSummer visitorRare76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Great CurassowCrax rubraWinter visitorRare84–92 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Feb
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanWinter visitorRare32–36 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Feb
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Feb
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Feb
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Feb
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Feb
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Feb
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.00% in Feb
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Feb
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Feb
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