Birds to See in Colombia in September
88 bird species on our list for Colombia are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture and Crimson-backed Tanager. New this month: American Redstart, Tennessee Warbler, Northern Waterthrush and Mourning Warbler and 15 more.
On the move in September
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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.
Other months
All 88 birds in September
88 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Sep
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Sep
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
Golden TanagerTangara aurulentaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.13% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Sep
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Sep
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Sep
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Sep
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Sep
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.04% in Sep
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Sep
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentRare30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorUncommon10–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Sep
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorRare91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.01% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiSummer visitorRare76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.01% in Sep
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Sep
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorRare24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Sep
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSummer visitorRare10–11 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Sep
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantRare24–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Sep
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.00% in Sep
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Great CurassowCrax rubraWinter visitorRare84–92 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Sep
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.00% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorRare42–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanWinter visitorRare32–36 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Sep
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.00% in Sep
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