Uncommon Birds in Guatemala
Our list for Guatemala has 67 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 20 residents, 1 summer visitor, 39 winter visitors and 7 passage migrants
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 67, most common first
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–May
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRecorded all year
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Sep–May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusWinter visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–May
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentUncommon16–21 cmRecorded all year
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Sep–May
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentUncommon45–65 cmRecorded all year
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–May
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
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