Birds to See in Paraguay in June
21 bird species on our list for Paraguay are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Monk Parakeet, Roadside Hawk, Great White Egret, Cattle Tyrant and House Sparrow. New this month: Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs and Fulvous Whistling-Duck.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 21 birds in June
21 birds
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jun
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jun
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jun
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.04% in Jun
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorRare46–63 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.01% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 15–19 cm
- Cattle Tyrant 19–21 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
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 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

