Birds to See in Suriname in July
21 bird species on our list for Suriname are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret and Great White Egret. New this month: Semipalmated Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Osprey and Cocoi Heron and 11 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 21 birds in July
21 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.28% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.28% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.26% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.26% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.26% in Jul
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.21% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.21% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.21% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.21% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.18% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantUncommon23–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.15% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.10% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.08% in Jul
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
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 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
- 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