Birds to See in French Guiana in April
35 bird species on our list for French Guiana are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Great White Egret, Lineated Woodpecker, Semipalmated Plover and Semipalmated Sandpiper. New this month: Western Sandpiper.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom French Guiana’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 35 birds in April
35 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Apr
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Apr
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Apr
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.45% in Apr
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.33% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.26% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Apr
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusResidentUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.10% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.06% in Apr
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaWinter visitorUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Apr
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
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