Common Birds in Guatemala
Our list for Guatemala has 18 common birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents and 11 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Guatemala in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorCommon10–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–May
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentCommon20–24 cmRecorded all year
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusWinter visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisWinter visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Ruby-throated Hummingbird 7–9 cm
- Tennessee Warbler 10–13 cm
- Black-throated Green Warbler 11–12 cm
- Magnolia Warbler 11–13 cm
- American Redstart 11–14 cm
- Least Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Ovenbird 12–15 cm
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Baltimore Oriole 17–19 cm
- Swainson's Thrush 16–20 cm
- Gray Catbird 20–24 cm
- Acorn Woodpecker 20–24 cm
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker 21–26 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Northern Flicker 28–31 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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