Birds in Colombia

108 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Colombia has 108 bird species recorded regularly there: 38 residents, 5 summer visitors, 46 winter visitors, 18 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor.

The list comes from 20 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Colombia in September

88 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 88 birds in September

Arriving in September: American Redstart, Tennessee Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Mourning Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Veery and 11 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Colombia each month: most in October (105), fewest in June (55). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee WarblerSmallest · 10cm
to
Cocoi Heron
Cocoi HeronLargest · 127cm
From the Tennessee Warbler (10 cm) to the Cocoi Heron (127 cm)34 families

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All 108 birds on the list

Showing 47–69 of 108 species

Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotosLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Jul–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolorLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodiasLC

Winter visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Veery

Veery

Catharus fuscescensLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mottled Owl

Mottled Owl

Strix virgataLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

Winter visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owl

Athene cuniculariaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

Winter visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauriLC

Winter visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusillaNT

Winter visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Alder Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorumLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseusVU

Winter visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Stygian Owl

Stygian Owl

Asio stygiusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cinnamon Teal

Cinnamon Teal

Spatula cyanopteraLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Willow Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax trailliiLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-winged Dove

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiaticaLC

Summer visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias nigerLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dickcissel

Dickcissel

Spiza americanaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Purple Martin

Purple Martin

Progne subisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon niloticaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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