Birds to See in Suriname in May
13 bird species on our list for Suriname are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk and Lineated Woodpecker.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 13 birds in May
13 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in May
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in May
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in May
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in May
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.48% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.25% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in May
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantUncommon23–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Palm Tanager 16–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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