Common Birds in Paraguay
Our list for Paraguay has 11 common birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Paraguay in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Cattle Tyrant 19–21 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Monk Parakeet 29–31 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 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