Birds to See in Suriname in April
30 bird species on our list for Suriname are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Lineated Woodpecker and Cattle Egret. New this month: White-rumped Sandpiper and Western Sandpiper.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Suriname’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 30 birds in April
30 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Apr
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Apr
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.30% in Apr
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Apr
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Common PotooNyctibius griseusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Scarlet MacawAra macaoWinter visitorUncommon81–96 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantUncommon23–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.05% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Palm Tanager 16–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Common Potoo 33–38 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 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
- Scarlet Macaw 81–96 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