Birds to See in Suriname in October
37 bird species on our list for Suriname are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Turkey Vulture, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover and Lineated Woodpecker. New this month: Peregrine Falcon, Burrowing Owl, Common Tern and White-rumped Sandpiper and 3 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At 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 37 birds in October
37 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Oct
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.49% in Oct
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Oct
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.43% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.39% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.38% in Oct
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.35% in Oct
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.30% in Oct
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.25% in Oct
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.25% in Oct
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.23% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
Scarlet MacawAra macaoWinter visitorUncommon81–96 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.19% in Oct
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.18% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Oct
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantUncommon23–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.16% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.15% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.14% in Oct
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.13% in Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.13% in Oct
Common PotooNyctibius griseusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.11% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.10% in Oct
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.09% in Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Oct · 0.06% in Oct
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaPassage migrantUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.04% in Oct
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Oct · 0.04% in Oct
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.03% in Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
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