Birds to See in Guyana in November
37 bird species on our list for Guyana are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Great White Egret, Turkey Vulture, Cocoi Heron and Roadside Hawk.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovAt 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 37 birds in November
37 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Nov
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Nov
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Nov
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.39% in Nov
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentCommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Nov
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.20% in Nov
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.19% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.16% in Nov
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in Nov
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Nov
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Nov
Common PotooNyctibius griseusWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Nov
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in Nov
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Nov
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaWinter visitorUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.06% in Nov
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Nov
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Nov
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.04% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.02% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantUncommon23–32 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
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