Birds to See in Paraguay in February
33 bird species on our list for Paraguay are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Monk Parakeet, Roadside Hawk, House Sparrow, Great White Egret and Rock Dove. New this month: Alder Flycatcher, Great Horned Owl and Purple Martin.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
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 33 birds in February
33 birds
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Feb
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Feb
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Feb
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Feb
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.29% in Feb
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Feb
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.14% in Feb
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Feb
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.08% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in Feb
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.07% in Feb
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.06% in Feb
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantRare13–17 cmRegularly Feb · 0.05% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Feb
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Feb
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorRare46–63 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Feb
Mottled OwlStrix virgataPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Feb · 0.01% in Feb
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