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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Guatemala in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 67, most common first
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentUncommon17–23 cmRecorded all year
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–May
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanWinter visitorUncommon32–36 cmRegularly Oct–May
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentUncommon11–14 cmRecorded all year
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraWinter visitorUncommon23–34 cmRecorded all year
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
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