Rare Birds in Colombia
Our list for Colombia has 66 rare birds recorded regularly there: 17 residents, 5 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors, 18 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Colombia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 66, most common first
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRecorded all year
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorRare24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusWinter visitorRare16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorRare91–137 cmRecorded all year
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorRare14–17 cmRecorded all year
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRecorded all year
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year
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