Birds to See in Paraguay in May
23 bird species on our list for Paraguay are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Monk Parakeet, Roadside Hawk, House Sparrow, Cattle Tyrant and Rock Dove. New this month: White-rumped Sandpiper, Palm Tanager and Short-eared Owl.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
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 23 birds in May
23 birds
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in May
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in May
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in May
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in May
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in May
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorRare46–63 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in May
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.04% in May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.03% in May
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in May
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in May
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 15–19 cm
- Palm Tanager 16–18 cm
- Cattle Tyrant 19–21 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Sharp-shinned Hawk 24–34 cm
- Monk Parakeet 29–31 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Common Potoo 33–38 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 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