Uncommon Birds in Paraguay
Our list for Paraguay has 24 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 6 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 7 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Paraguay in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Common PotooNyctibius griseusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jul–May
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–May
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- Baird's Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 15–19 cm
- Palm Tanager 16–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Bobolink 16–20 cm
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Wilson's Phalarope 22–24 cm
- American Golden-Plover 24–28 cm
- Upland Sandpiper 28–32 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Common Potoo 33–38 cm
- Hudsonian Godwit 36–42 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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