Birds to See in Paraguay in October
38 bird species on our list for Paraguay are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Monk Parakeet, House Sparrow, Roadside Hawk, Great White Egret and Cattle Tyrant. New this month: Peregrine Falcon, Mottled Owl and Least Sandpiper.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
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 38 birds in October
38 birds
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Oct
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Oct
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Oct
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.38% in Oct
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.29% in Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.28% in Oct
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Oct
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.16% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.14% in Oct
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.11% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.10% in Oct
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Oct
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.06% in Oct
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.06% in Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.05% in Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Oct
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.03% in Oct
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.02% in Oct
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Mottled OwlStrix virgataPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.02% in Oct
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorRare46–63 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Oct
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Oct
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Oct
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
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