Rare Birds in Suriname
Our list for Suriname has 5 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Suriname in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Mottled OwlStrix virgataScarceRare30–38 cm
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Feb
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusScarceRare46–63 cm
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisScarceRare12–15 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- Blackpoll Warbler 13–15 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Mottled Owl 30–38 cm
- Great Horned Owl 46–63 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