Birds to See in Suriname in September
32 bird species on our list for Suriname are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Palm Tanager, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Semipalmated Plover and Semipalmated Sandpiper. New this month: Grey Plover, Short-billed Dowitcher, American Golden-Plover and Sanderling and 5 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
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 32 birds in September
32 birds
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Sep
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Sep
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.52% in Sep
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.50% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.49% in Sep
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiWinter visitorUncommon95–127 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.47% in Sep
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.47% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.44% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Sep
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.40% in Sep
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.40% in Sep
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.40% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.34% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.26% in Sep
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.26% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.24% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.23% in Sep
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantUncommon23–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.23% in Sep
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.21% in Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.16% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.13% in Sep
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.13% in Sep
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.09% in Sep
Common PotooNyctibius griseusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Sep
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaPassage migrantUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.06% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.06% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep · 0.06% in Sep
Scarlet MacawAra macaoWinter visitorUncommon81–96 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Sep
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