Birds to See in Colombia in January
94 bird species on our list for Colombia are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture and Crimson-backed Tanager. New this month: Wilson's Phalarope, Red Junglefowl and Red Knot.
On the move in January
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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 94 birds in January
94 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jan
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jan
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
Golden TanagerTangara aurulentaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusWinter visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.33% in Jan
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jan
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.30% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jan
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaWinter visitorUncommon14–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.24% in Jan
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.21% in Jan
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorUncommon10–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.17% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Jan
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Jan
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Jan
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.11% in Jan
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Jan
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Jan
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusWinter visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorRare24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorRare91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaWinter visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusWinter visitorRare16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Jan
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Jan
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jan
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Jan
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Jan
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Jan
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiSummer visitorRare76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanWinter visitorRare32–36 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorRare42–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataPassage migrantRare12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSummer visitorRare10–11 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Great CurassowCrax rubraWinter visitorRare84–92 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jan
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantRare52–64 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in Jan
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