Uncommon Birds in Suriname
Our list for Suriname has 35 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 16 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Suriname in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 35, most common first
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusPassage migrantUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Common PotooNyctibius griseusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Oct
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaPassage migrantUncommon89–105 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep
Purple MartinProgne subisScarceUncommon18–20 cm
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly 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