Birds to See in Suriname in February
30 bird species on our list for Suriname are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Turkey Vulture, Lineated Woodpecker, Osprey and Roadside Hawk. New this month: Broad-winged Hawk, Harpy Eagle and Blackpoll Warbler.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
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 30 birds in February
30 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Feb
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Feb
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.42% in Feb
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Feb
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.29% in Feb
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Feb
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.25% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.19% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.19% in Feb
Scarlet MacawAra macaoWinter visitorUncommon81–96 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Feb
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Feb
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.17% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in Feb
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Feb
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusPassage migrantUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.14% in Feb
Common PotooNyctibius griseusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.11% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Feb · 0.04% in Feb
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.04% in Feb
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.03% in Feb
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaPassage migrantUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.03% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Blackpoll Warbler 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
- 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
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 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
- Harpy Eagle 89–105 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

