Common Birds in Honduras
Our list for Honduras has 24 common birds recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 14 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Honduras in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorCommon10–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–May
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantCommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorCommon10–14 cmRegularly Sep–May
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–May
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentCommon20–24 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Tennessee Warbler 10–13 cm
- Black-throated Green Warbler 11–12 cm
- Magnolia Warbler 11–13 cm
- Chestnut-sided Warbler 10–14 cm
- Common Yellowthroat 11–13 cm
- American Redstart 11–14 cm
- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- Ovenbird 12–15 cm
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 13–15 cm
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 15–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Baltimore Oriole 17–19 cm
- Swainson's Thrush 16–20 cm
- Gray Catbird 20–24 cm
- Acorn Woodpecker 20–24 cm
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker 21–26 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 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