Birds in Suriname

47 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Suriname has 47 bird species recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 18 winter visitors, 19 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 143,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Suriname in September

32 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 32 birds in September

Arriving in September: Grey Plover, Short-billed Dowitcher, American Golden-Plover, Sanderling, Sandwich Tern, Red Knot, Hudsonian Godwit, Harpy Eagle and 1 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Suriname each month: most in October (37), fewest in June (6). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Sand Martin
Sand MartinSmallest · 12cm
to
Cocoi Heron
Cocoi HeronLargest · 127cm
From the Sand Martin (12 cm) to the Cocoi Heron (127 cm)18 families

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All 47 birds on the list

Showing 24–46 of 47 species

Rock Dove

Rock Dove

Columba liviaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owl

Athene cuniculariaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominicaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Passer domesticusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Jul–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollisVU

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Broad-winged Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Potoo

Common Potoo

Nyctibius griseusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensisLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutusNT

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hudsonian Godwit

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemasticaVU

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Muscovy Duck

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschataLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Stilt Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopusNT

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Harpy Eagle

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyjaVU

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sand Martin

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Purple Martin

Purple Martin

Progne subisLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotosLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mottled Owl

Mottled Owl

Strix virgataLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauriLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blackpoll Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striataNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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