Birds to See in Suriname in November
27 bird species on our list for Suriname are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Cattle Egret and Osprey. New this month: House Sparrow.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovAt their peak
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 27 birds in November
27 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Nov
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.40% in Nov
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.29% in Nov
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.23% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.22% in Nov
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Nov
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Nov
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Nov
Scarlet MacawAra macaoWinter visitorUncommon81–96 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.15% in Nov
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.15% in Nov
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Nov
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Nov
Common PotooNyctibius griseusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaPassage migrantUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.03% in Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- White-rumped 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
- Common Potoo 33–38 cm
- Roadside Hawk 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
- 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