Birds to See in Suriname in August
25 bird species on our list for Suriname are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Lineated Woodpecker and Cattle Egret. New this month: Barn Swallow, Solitary Sandpiper, Scarlet Macaw and Rock Dove and 2 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
Leaving soon
From 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 25 birds in August
25 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Aug
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Aug
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.22% in Aug
Scarlet MacawAra macaoWinter visitorUncommon81–96 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.22% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.17% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Aug
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Aug
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.14% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Aug
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.10% in Aug
Common PotooNyctibius griseusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Aug
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.08% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated 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
- 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
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 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