Birds to See in Paraguay in April
25 bird species on our list for Paraguay are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Monk Parakeet, Roadside Hawk, House Sparrow, Rock Dove and Great White Egret. New this month: Great Horned Owl.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Paraguay’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 April
25 birds
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Apr
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Apr
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Apr
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Apr
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorRare46–63 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 15–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Bobolink 16–20 cm
- Cattle Tyrant 19–21 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Sharp-shinned Hawk 24–34 cm
- Monk Parakeet 29–31 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Common Potoo 33–38 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 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
- 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