Birds to See in Paraguay in August
29 bird species on our list for Paraguay are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Monk Parakeet, House Sparrow, Roadside Hawk, Great White Egret and Cattle Tyrant. New this month: Pectoral Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper and Wilson's Phalarope and 3 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
Leaving soon
From 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 29 birds in August
29 birds
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Aug
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Aug
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.40% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.36% in Aug
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.30% in Aug
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.12% in Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.11% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.09% in Aug
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.07% in Aug
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.06% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.03% in Aug
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorRare46–63 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Aug
Mottled OwlStrix virgataPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.02% in Aug
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.01% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Baird's Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 15–19 cm
- Cattle Tyrant 19–21 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Wilson's Phalarope 22–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Sharp-shinned Hawk 24–34 cm
- Monk Parakeet 29–31 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Mottled Owl 30–38 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Hudsonian Godwit 36–42 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 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

