Birds to See in Guyana in August
25 bird species on our list for Guyana are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Great White Egret, Palm Tanager, Cattle Egret, Roadside Hawk and Rock Dove. New this month: Osprey, Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper and Ferruginous Pygmy-owl and 10 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From Guyana’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 25 birds in August
25 birds
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Aug
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Aug
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Aug
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.38% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.25% in Aug
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentCommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.19% in Aug
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.18% in Aug
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in Aug
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantUncommon23–32 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.13% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.12% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.10% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Aug
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.06% in Aug
Common PotooNyctibius griseusWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Palm Tanager 16–18 cm
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 15–19 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Common Potoo 33–38 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Great Horned Owl 46–63 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Scarlet Macaw 81–96 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Cocoi Heron 95–127 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