Birds to See in French Guiana in November
45 bird species on our list for French Guiana are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Great White Egret, Osprey, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Ruddy Turnstone. New this month: Blackpoll Warbler, Burrowing Owl, Broad-winged Hawk and American Redstart and 1 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
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 45 birds in November
45 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Nov
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Nov
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.30% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Nov
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.24% in Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.22% in Nov
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.22% in Nov
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Nov
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusResidentUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentUncommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.11% in Nov
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.10% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.09% in Nov
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.08% in Nov
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.08% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.08% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Nov
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.07% in Nov
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.07% in Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.06% in Nov
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.05% in Nov
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.05% in Nov
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaWinter visitorUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.03% in Nov
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Nov · 0.02% in Nov
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