Birds to See in Suriname in December
26 bird species on our list for Suriname are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Lineated Woodpecker, Turkey Vulture and Osprey. New this month: Broad-winged Hawk and Sandwich Tern.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecFrom 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 26 birds in December
26 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Dec
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Dec
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Dec
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.28% in Dec
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Dec
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Dec
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Dec
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in Dec
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Dec
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusPassage migrantUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.13% in Dec
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Dec
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Dec
Scarlet MacawAra macaoWinter visitorUncommon81–96 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.12% in Dec
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Dec
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Dec
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Dec
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Dec
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
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 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
- 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