Birds to See in Guyana in May
29 bird species on our list for Guyana are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Roadside Hawk and Rock Dove. New this month: Ruddy Turnstone and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayAt their peak
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 29 birds in May
29 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in May
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in May
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.28% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.27% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.21% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.18% in May
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.18% in May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in May
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.16% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in May
Common PotooNyctibius griseusWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in May
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentCommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.10% in May
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantUncommon52–64 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.08% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in May
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in May
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in May
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in May
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaWinter visitorUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Palm Tanager 16–18 cm
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 15–19 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 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
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Great Horned Owl 46–63 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 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
- Harpy Eagle 89–105 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