Birds to See in Paraguay in December
32 bird species on our list for Paraguay are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Monk Parakeet, House Sparrow, Roadside Hawk, Rock Dove and Great White Egret. New this month: Palm Tanager, Mottled Owl and Sanderling.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
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 32 birds in December
32 birds
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Dec
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Dec
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Dec
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Dec
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Dec
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Dec
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Dec
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.31% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.21% in Dec
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Dec
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Dec
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.06% in Dec
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Dec
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.04% in Dec
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Dec
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.04% in Dec
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.03% in Dec
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Dec
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.02% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Dec · 0.01% in Dec
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorRare46–63 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Dec
Mottled OwlStrix virgataPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.01% in Dec
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