Uncommon Birds in Colombia
Our list for Colombia has 36 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 16 residents and 20 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Colombia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 36, most common first
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusWinter visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 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