Birds to See in Colombia in March
98 bird species on our list for Colombia are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture and Crimson-backed Tanager. New this month: Black Tern, Upland Sandpiper, Chestnut Munia and American Golden-Plover and 3 more.
On the move in March
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At their peak
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 98 birds in March
98 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Mar
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Mar
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Mar
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusWinter visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.40% in Mar
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Golden TanagerTangara aurulentaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Mar
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.29% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaWinter visitorUncommon14–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.23% in Mar
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Mar
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorUncommon10–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.20% in Mar
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.19% in Mar
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.14% in Mar
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Mar
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaWinter visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Mar
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Mar
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.09% in Mar
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusWinter visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorRare24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusWinter visitorRare16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Mar
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorRare91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Mar
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Mar
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Mar
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Mar
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Mar
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Mar
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Great CurassowCrax rubraWinter visitorRare84–92 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Mar
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiSummer visitorRare76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Mar
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanWinter visitorRare32–36 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantRare52–64 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Mar
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantRare24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Mar
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.00% in Mar
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataPassage migrantRare12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSummer visitorRare10–11 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorRare42–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Mar
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