Birds to See in Colombia in May
77 bird species on our list for Colombia are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret, Crimson-backed Tanager and Turkey Vulture.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 77 birds in May
77 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in May
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in May
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in May
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
Golden TanagerTangara aurulentaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in May
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in May
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in May
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in May
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in May
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.01% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorRare91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in May
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in May
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in May
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusWinter visitorRare16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiSummer visitorRare76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in May
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.00% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Great CurassowCrax rubraWinter visitorRare84–92 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorRare42–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in May
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in May
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.00% in May
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSummer visitorRare10–11 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in May
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in May
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in May
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in May
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.00% in May
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in May
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantRare24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in May
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