Birds to See in French Guiana in March
35 bird species on our list for French Guiana are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Great White Egret, Lineated Woodpecker, Barn Swallow and Roadside Hawk.
On the move in March
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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.
Other months
All 35 birds in March
35 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Mar
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.48% in Mar
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Mar
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.35% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.18% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.10% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusResidentUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.07% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Mar
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaWinter visitorUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.02% in Mar
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