Birds to See in Colombia in July
62 bird species on our list for Colombia are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret, Crimson-backed Tanager and Turkey Vulture. New this month: Solitary Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper and Sanderling and 3 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 62 birds in July
62 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jul
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jul
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Golden TanagerTangara aurulentaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiSummer visitorRare76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.01% in Jul
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorRare91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jul
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.00% in Jul
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorRare42–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Jul
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jul
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSummer visitorRare10–11 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Jul
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.00% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Jul
Great CurassowCrax rubraWinter visitorRare84–92 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jul
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