Birds to See in Suriname in January
28 bird species on our list for Suriname are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Turkey Vulture, Lineated Woodpecker, Roadside Hawk and Osprey. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willet, Common Potoo and Muscovy Duck.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanFrom 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 28 birds in January
28 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jan
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jan
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.15% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jan
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.15% in Jan
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.15% in Jan
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.15% in Jan
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Jan
Scarlet MacawAra macaoWinter visitorUncommon81–96 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Jan
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.12% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.09% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Jan
Common PotooNyctibius griseusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Jan
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
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
- 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
- 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