Birds to See in French Guiana in July
31 bird species on our list for French Guiana are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Great White Egret, Lineated Woodpecker, Roadside Hawk and Turkey Vulture. New this month: Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper.
On the move in July
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From 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.
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All 31 birds in July
31 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jul
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusResidentUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.12% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.11% in Jul
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.10% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.08% in Jul
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaWinter visitorUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.06% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.05% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
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