Birds to See in Guatemala in August
69 bird species on our list for Guatemala are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Turkey Vulture, Northern Flicker, White-winged Dove and Acorn Woodpecker. New this month: American Redstart, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher and Northern Waterthrush and 13 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Guatemala’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 69 birds in August
69 birds
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Aug
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Aug
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Aug
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Aug
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentCommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentUncommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentUncommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.18% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentUncommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in Aug
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.08% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentUncommon11–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Great CurassowCrax rubraResidentRare84–92 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Aug
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Northern Pygmy-owlGlaucidium gnomaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Aug
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Whiskered Screech-owlMegascops trichopsisResidentRare18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.02% in Aug
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusWinter visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Aug
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraWinter visitorUncommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorRare23–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Aug
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaResidentRare12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
DickcisselSpiza americanaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Aug
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