Birds to See in Paraguay in September
36 bird species on our list for Paraguay are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Monk Parakeet, Great White Egret, House Sparrow, Roadside Hawk and Cattle Tyrant. New this month: American Golden-Plover, Barn Swallow, Common Potoo and Buff-breasted Sandpiper and 4 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
Pectoral SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Jan–Mar
Lesser YellowlegsBusiest month of the year · Jun–Apr
Solitary SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Aug–Apr
White-rumped SandpiperBusiest month of the year · May
Wilson's PhalaropeBusiest month of the year · Aug–Nov
Greater YellowlegsBusiest month of the year · Jun–Apr
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 36 birds in September
36 birds
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Sep
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.79% in Sep
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentCommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Sep- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.68% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Sep- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.62% in Sep
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.59% in Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.36% in Sep
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Sep- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.33% in Sep
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.22% in Sep
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.19% in Sep
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.14% in Sep
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.13% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Sep
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.06% in Sep
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.05% in Sep
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentRare24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Sep
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorRare46–63 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantRare75–90 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.01% in Sep
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
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