Birds to See in Guyana in October
44 bird species on our list for Guyana are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Great White Egret, Turkey Vulture, Cocoi Heron and Roadside Hawk. New this month: Blackpoll Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Waterthrush and Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At 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 44 birds in October
44 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Oct
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Oct
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Oct
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.49% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Oct
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Oct
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.33% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.31% in Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Oct
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.29% in Oct
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.28% in Oct
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.23% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Oct
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.22% in Oct
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.20% in Oct
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentCommon81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.17% in Oct
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.14% in Oct
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.12% in Oct
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.11% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.10% in Oct
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.09% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.08% in Oct
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Oct
Common PotooNyctibius griseusWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Oct
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.06% in Oct
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantUncommon23–32 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.06% in Oct
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.04% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.04% in Oct
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaWinter visitorUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Oct
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.04% in Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantRare36–41 cmRegularly Oct · 0.03% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantUncommon52–64 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.01% in Oct
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