Guyana bird checklist
813 bird species in 82 families have been recorded in Guyana, according to eBird; about 538 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Guyana right now
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Snowy Egret
3Little Blue Heron
4Black-crowned Night Heron
5Black Vulture
6Tricolored Heron
7White-cheeked Pintail
8Spotted Sandpiper
9Turkey Vulture
10Scarlet Ibis
Guyana bird checklist
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Tinamous
- Great Tinamou
- Cinereous Tinamou
- Tepui Tinamou
- Variegated Tinamou
- Rusty Tinamou
- Little Tinamou
- Undulated Tinamou
- Red-legged Tinamou
Screamers
- Horned Screamer
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Orinoco Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Brazilian Teal
- Blue-winged Teal
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Masked Duck
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
- Blue-throated Piping-Guan
- Marail Guan
- Spix's Guan
- Crestless Curassow
- Razor-billed Curassow
- Black Curassow
- Variable Chachalaca
New World Quail
- Crested Bobwhite
- Marbled Wood-Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-vented Pigeon
- Scaled Pigeon
- Plumbeous Pigeon
- Ruddy Pigeon
- Common Ground Dove
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Blue Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- Violaceous Quail-Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- Gray-fronted Dove
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Striped Cuckoo
- Pavonine Cuckoo
- Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo
- Little Cuckoo
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
- Black-bellied Cuckoo
- Dark-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Nacunda Nighthawk
- Least Nighthawk
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Short-tailed Nighthawk
- Band-tailed Nighthawk
- Blackish Nightjar
- Common Pauraque
- Roraiman Nightjar
- Todd's Nightjar
- Spot-tailed Nightjar
- White-tailed Nightjar
- Ladder-tailed Nightjar
- Rufous Nightjar
Potoos
- Rufous Potoo
- Great Potoo
- Long-tailed Potoo
- Common Potoo
- White-winged Potoo
Oilbird
- Oilbird
Swifts
- White-chinned Swift
- Tepui Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Gray-rumped Swift
- Band-rumped Swift
- Chapman's Swift
- Sick's Swift
- Short-tailed Swift
- White-tipped Swift
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
- Fork-tailed Palm Swift
Hummingbirds
- Crimson Topaz
- White-necked Jacobin
- Rufous-breasted Hermit
- Pale-tailed Barbthroat
- Straight-billed Hermit
- Long-tailed Hermit
- Streak-throated Hermit
- Little Hermit
- Reddish Hermit
- Sooty-capped Hermit
- Blue-fronted Lancebill
- Sparkling Violetear
- Brown Violetear
- Black-eared Fairy
- White-tailed Goldenthroat
- Tepui Goldenthroat
- Green-tailed Goldenthroat
- Fiery-tailed Awlbill
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
- Black-throated Mango
- Green-throated Mango
- Racket-tipped Thorntail
- Tufted Coquette
- Peacock Coquette
- Velvet-browed Brilliant
- Long-billed Starthroat
- Amethyst Woodstar
- Blue-tailed Emerald
- Gray-breasted Sabrewing
- Rufous-breasted Sabrewing
- Fork-tailed Woodnymph
- Green-bellied Hummingbird
- Copper-tailed Hummingbird
- Versicolored Emerald
- White-chested Emerald
- Plain-bellied Emerald
- Glittering-throated Emerald
- Rufous-throated Sapphire
- White-chinned Sapphire
- Blue-chinned Sapphire
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Mangrove Rail
- Ash-throated Crake
- Paint-billed Crake
- Uniform Crake
- Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
- Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
- Common Gallinule
- Purple Gallinule
- Azure Gallinule
- Ocellated Crake
- Russet-crowned Crake
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- Rufous-sided Crake
- Gray-breasted Crake
Finfoots
- Sungrebe
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Trumpeters
- Gray-winged Trumpeter
Thick-knees
- Double-striped Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pied Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
Jacanas
- Wattled Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Giant Snipe
- Pantanal Snipe
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Yellow-billed Tern
- Large-billed Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Black Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Hoatzin
- Hoatzin
Sunbittern
- Sunbittern
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Black-capped Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Cory's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- Maguari Stork
- Jabiru
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
Cormorants and Shags
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- Sharp-tailed Ibis
- Green Ibis
- Buff-necked Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Rufescent Tiger-Heron
- Fasciated Tiger-Heron
- Boat-billed Heron
- Agami Heron
- Zigzag Heron
- Pinnated Bittern
- Stripe-backed Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Capped Heron
- Whistling Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Snowy Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Striated Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Cocoi Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- King Vulture
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
- Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Pearl Kite
- White-tailed Kite
- Hook-billed Kite
- Gray-headed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Black Hawk-Eagle
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle
- Crested Eagle
- Harpy Eagle
- Gray-bellied Hawk
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Bicolored Hawk
- Long-winged Harrier
- Tiny Hawk
- Double-toothed Kite
- Plumbeous Kite
- Crane Hawk
- Black-collared Hawk
- Snail Kite
- Slender-billed Kite
- Common Black Hawk
- Rufous Crab Hawk
- Savanna Hawk
- Great Black Hawk
- Roadside Hawk
- White-tailed Hawk
- White Hawk
- Black-faced Hawk
- Gray-lined Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Zone-tailed Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Tropical Screech-Owl
- Foothill Screech-Owl
- Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
- Crested Owl
- Spectacled Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Amazonian Pygmy-Owl
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Mottled Owl
- Black-banded Owl
- Striped Owl
- Stygian Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Buff-fronted Owl
Trogons
- Black-tailed Trogon
- Green-backed Trogon
- Guianan Violaceous Trogon
- Amazonian Black-throated Trogon
- Collared Trogon
- Masked Trogon
Motmots
- Amazonian Motmot
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- Amazon Kingfisher
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
- Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Puffbirds
- Guianan Puffbird
- Pied Puffbird
- Spotted Puffbird
- Collared Puffbird
- White-chested Puffbird
- Rusty-breasted Nunlet
- Black Nunbird
- Swallow-winged Puffbird
Jacamars
- Brown Jacamar
- Yellow-billed Jacamar
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar
- Green-tailed Jacamar
- Bronzy Jacamar
- Paradise Jacamar
- Great Jacamar
New World Barbets
- Black-spotted Barbet
Toucans
- Tepui Toucanet
- Green Aracari
- Black-necked Aracari
- Guianan Toucanet
- Toco Toucan
- White-throated Toucan
- Channel-billed Toucan
Woodpeckers
- Golden-spangled Piculet
- White-bellied Piculet
- White-barred Piculet
- White Woodpecker
- Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
- Red-crowned Woodpecker
- Red-rumped Woodpecker
- Golden-collared Woodpecker
- Blood-colored Woodpecker
- Little Woodpecker
- Red-necked Woodpecker
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Ringed Woodpecker
- Waved Woodpecker
- Cream-colored Woodpecker
- Chestnut Woodpecker
- Yellow-throated Woodpecker
- Golden-green Woodpecker
- Golden-olive Woodpecker
- Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Laughing Falcon
- Collared Forest-Falcon
- Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
- Barred Forest-Falcon
- Lined Forest-Falcon
- Crested Caracara
- Red-throated Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- Black Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Aplomado Falcon
- Bat Falcon
- Orange-breasted Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
New World and African Parrots
- Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
- Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet
- Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
- Tepui Parrotlet
- Golden-winged Parakeet
- Caica Parrot
- Dusky Parrot
- Blue-headed Parrot
- Festive Amazon
- Blue-cheeked Amazon
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Mealy Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Dusky-billed Parrotlet
- Green-rumped Parrotlet
- Black-headed Parrot
- Red-fan Parrot
- Painted Parakeet
- Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
- Brown-throated Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
- Red-bellied Macaw
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Chestnut-fronted Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Red-shouldered Macaw
- White-eyed Parakeet
Typical Antbirds
- Rufous-rumped Antwren
- Ash-winged Antwren
- Fasciated Antshrike
- Black-throated Antshrike
- Great Antshrike
- Black-crested Antshrike
- Barred Antshrike
- Mouse-colored Antshrike
- Northern Slaty-Antshrike
- Band-tailed Antshrike
- Amazonian Antshrike
- Streak-backed Antshrike
- Plain Antvireo
- Dusky-throated Antshrike
- Cinereous Antshrike
- Rufous-bellied Antwren
- Spot-winged Antshrike
- Brown-bellied Stipplethroat
- Pygmy Antwren
- Guianan Streaked-Antwren
- White-flanked Antwren
- Long-winged Antwren
- Plain-winged Antwren
- Gray Antwren
- Spot-tailed Antwren
- Todd's Antwren
- Roraiman Antwren
- Rusty-winged Antwren
- Dot-winged Antwren
- Southern White-fringed Antwren
- Guianan Warbling-Antbird
- Willis's Antbird
- Dusky Antbird
- Blackish Antbird
- Gray Antbird
- Rio Branco Antbird
- White-browed Antbird
- Black-chinned Antbird
- Silvered Antbird
- Black-headed Antbird
- Roraiman Antbird
- Spot-winged Antbird
- White-bellied Antbird
- Ferruginous-backed Antbird
- Black-throated Antbird
- Wing-banded Antbird
- White-plumed Antbird
- Rufous-throated Antbird
- Spot-backed Antbird
- Common Scale-backed Antbird
Gnateaters
- Chestnut-belted Gnateater
Antpittas
- Variegated Antpitta
- Scaled Antpitta
- Spotted Antpitta
- Thrush-like Antpitta
- Tepui Antpitta
- Slate-crowned Antpitta
Antthrushes
- Rufous-capped Antthrush
- Black-faced Antthrush
- Short-tailed Antthrush
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- South American Leaftosser
- Short-billed Leaftosser
- Black-tailed Leaftosser
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper
- Whistling Long-tailed Woodcreeper
- White-chinned Woodcreeper
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper
- Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
- Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper
- Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper
- Black-banded Woodcreeper
- Red-billed Woodcreeper
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper
- Striped Woodcreeper
- Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper
- Buff-throated Woodcreeper
- Straight-billed Woodcreeper
- Curve-billed Scythebill
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper
- Guianan Woodcreeper
- Slender-billed Xenops
- Amazonian Plain-Xenops
- Point-tailed Palmcreeper
- Rufous-tailed Xenops
- Pale-legged Hornero
- Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner
- Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner
- Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner
- White-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
- Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner
- Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner
- Roraiman Barbtail
- Speckled Spinetail
- Tepui Spinetail
- Yellow-chinned Spinetail
- Plain-crowned Spinetail
- McConnell's Spinetail
- Pale-breasted Spinetail
- Hoary-throated Spinetail
- Ruddy Spinetail
Manakins
- Tiny Tyrant-Manakin
- Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin
- Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin
- Blue-backed Manakin
- White-throated Manakin
- Olive Manakin
- Black Manakin
- Orange-bellied Manakin
- White-fronted Manakin
- White-bearded Manakin
- Crimson-hooded Manakin
- White-crowned Manakin
- Scarlet-horned Manakin
- Golden-headed Manakin
Cotingas
- Red-banded Fruiteater
- Guianan Red-Cotinga
- Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
- Crimson Fruitcrow
- Purple-throated Fruitcrow
- Amazonian Umbrellabird
- Capuchinbird
- Purple-breasted Cotinga
- Spangled Cotinga
- Rose-collared Piha
- Screaming Piha
- White Bellbird
- Bearded Bellbird
- Pompadour Cotinga
- Bare-necked Fruitcrow
Tityras and Allies
- Black-tailed Tityra
- Black-crowned Tityra
- Olivaceous Schiffornis
- Cinereous Mourner
- Dusky Purpletuft
- White-naped Xenopsaris
- Green-backed Becard
- Cinereous Becard
- White-winged Becard
- Black-capped Becard
- Glossy-backed Becard
- Pink-throated Becard
Sharpbill
- Sharpbill
Royal Flycatchers and Allies
- Tropical Royal Flycatcher
- Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
- Whiskered Flycatcher
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Wing-barred Piprites
- Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant
- Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
- White-throated Spadebill
- Golden-crowned Spadebill
- White-crested Spadebill
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
- McConnell's Flycatcher
- Sierra de Lema Flycatcher
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher
- Chapman's Bristle-Tyrant
- Olive-green Tyrannulet
- Black-fronted Tyrannulet
- Ringed Antpipit
- Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
- Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant
- Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant
- Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant
- Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant
- White-eyed Tody-Tyrant
- Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
- Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant
- Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher
- Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Black-chested Tyrant
- Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
- Common Tody-Flycatcher
- Painted Tody-Flycatcher
- Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Yellow-margined Flatbill
- Gray-crowned Flatbill
- Ochre-lored Flatbill
- Cliff Flycatcher
- White-lored Tyrannulet
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
- Yellow Tyrannulet
- Bearded Tachuri
- Crested Doradito
- Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
- Forest Elaenia
- Amazonian Elaenia
- Yellow-crowned Elaenia
- Greenish Elaenia
- Plain-crested Elaenia
- Rufous-crowned Elaenia
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Small-billed Elaenia
- Lesser Elaenia
- Tepui Elaenia
- Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
- Guianan Tyrannulet
- Slender-footed Tyrannulet
- Pale-tipped Tyrannulet
- Roraiman Flycatcher
- Bran-colored Flycatcher
- Euler's Flycatcher
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Smoke-colored Pewee
- Blackish Pewee
- Northern Tropical Pewee
- Fuscous Flycatcher
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
- Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher
- Southern Scrub-Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Tyrant
- Amazonian Black-Tyrant
- Drab Water Tyrant
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant
- Pied Water-Tyrant
- Long-tailed Tyrant
- Large-headed Flatbill
- Rufous-tailed Flatbill
- Cinnamon Attila
- Bright-rumped Attila
- Todd's Sirystes
- Grayish Mourner
- Pale-bellied Mourner
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher
- Swainson's Flycatcher
- Short-crested Flycatcher
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Lesser Kiskadee
- Great Kiskadee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Rusty-margined Flycatcher
- Dusky-chested Flycatcher
- Yellow-throated Flycatcher
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Variegated Flycatcher
- Sulphury Flycatcher
- White-throated Kingbird
- Tropical Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike
- Ashy-headed Greenlet
- Lemon-chested Greenlet
- Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
- Guianan Greenlet
- Buff-cheeked Greenlet
- Tepui Vireo
- Chivi Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Cayenne Jay
Donacobius
- Black-capped Donacobius
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- White-winged Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- White-thighed Swallow
- White-banded Swallow
- Blue-and-white Swallow
- Black-collared Swallow
- Tawny-headed Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Gnatcatchers
- Collared Gnatwren
- Long-billed Gnatwren
- Guianan Gnatcatcher
- Tropical Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Flutist Wren
- Wing-banded Wren
- Southern House Wren
- Tepui Wren
- Grass Wren
- Bicolored Wren
- Coraya Wren
- Buff-breasted Wren
- White-breasted Wood-Wren
- Musician Wren
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Rufous-brown Solitaire
- Pale-eyed Thrush
- Black-hooded Thrush
- Campina Thrush
- Yellow-legged Thrush
- Pantepui Thrush
- White-necked Thrush
- Pale-breasted Thrush
- Cocoa Thrush
- Spectacled Thrush
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Yellowish Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Golden-rumped Euphonia
- Blue-naped Chlorophonia
- Plumbeous Euphonia
- Purple-throated Euphonia
- Finsch's Euphonia
- Golden-bellied Euphonia
- White-vented Euphonia
- Violaceous Euphonia
- Orange-bellied Euphonia
- Golden-sided Euphonia
- Red Siskin
- Hooded Siskin
New World Sparrows
- Grassland Sparrow
- Yellow-browed Sparrow
- Pectoral Sparrow
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
- Tepui Brushfinch
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Red-breasted Meadowlark
- Green Oropendola
- Crested Oropendola
- Yellow-rumped Cacique
- Red-rumped Cacique
- Epaulet Oriole
- Orange-backed Troupial
- Yellow Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- Giant Cowbird
- Carib Grackle
- Velvet-fronted Grackle
- Golden-tufted Grackle
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird
New World Warblers
- Northern Waterthrush
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Masked Yellowthroat
- American Redstart
- Tropical Parula
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Golden-crowned Warbler
- Flavescent Warbler
- Riverbank Warbler
- Two-banded Warbler
- Slate-throated Redstart
- Tepui Redstart
Mitrospingid Tanagers
- Olive-backed Tanager
- Red-billed Pied Tanager
Cardinals and Allies
- Hepatic Tanager
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- White-winged Tanager
- Red-and-black Grosbeak
- Yellow-green Grosbeak
- Rose-breasted Chat
- Amazonian Grosbeak
Tanagers and Allies
- Red-capped Cardinal
- Black-faced Tanager
- Magpie Tanager
- Hooded Tanager
- Gray-headed Tanager
- Flame-crested Tanager
- White-shouldered Tanager
- Fulvous-crested Tanager
- White-lined Tanager
- Red-shouldered Tanager
- Fulvous Shrike-Tanager
- Silver-beaked Tanager
- Blue-backed Tanager
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Palm Tanager
- Dotted Tanager
- Speckled Tanager
- Yellow-bellied Tanager
- Spotted Tanager
- Black-hooded Tanager
- Burnished-buff Tanager
- Turquoise Tanager
- Paradise Tanager
- Opal-rumped Tanager
- Bay-headed Tanager
- Swallow Tanager
- Black-faced Dacnis
- Blue Dacnis
- Short-billed Honeycreeper
- Purple Honeycreeper
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Green Honeycreeper
- Guira Tanager
- Yellow-backed Tanager
- Bicolored Conebill
- Chestnut-vented Conebill
- Greater Flowerpiercer
- Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
- Saffron Finch
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Lesson's Seedeater
- Lined Seedeater
- Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
- Dark-throated Seedeater
- Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
- Large-billed Seed-Finch
- Gray Seedeater
- Wing-barred Seedeater
- White-naped Seedeater
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater
- Plumbeous Seedeater
- Paramo Seedeater
- Bananaquit
- Sooty Grassquit
- Buff-throated Saltator
- Olive-gray Saltator
- Slate-colored Grosbeak
Most common birds in Guyana
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Guyana’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber
- Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
- Fork-tailed Palm SwiftTachornis squamata
Largest bird families in Guyana
Among its regular birds.
- Tyrant Flycatchers55
- Tanagers and Allies40
- Typical Antbirds36
- New World and African Parrots25
- Hummingbirds24
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites22
- Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers19
- Sandpipers and Allies17
Reported in the last 30 days
505 species reported to eBird in Guyana in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Scarlet Ibis, Tricolored Heron, Greater Yellowlegs, White-cheeked Pintail, Little Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Black Vulture, Black-crowned Night Heron, Brown-throated Parakeet, Black-collared Hawk, Spotted Sandpiper, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Rufous Crab Hawk, Gray-lined Hawk, Snail Kite, White-tipped Dove, White Bellbird, Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Turkey Vulture, White-headed Marsh Tyrant, Hepatic Tanager, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle, Bicolored Wren, Grassland Sparrow, Smooth-billed Ani, Violaceous Euphonia, Red-and-green Macaw, Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet, Black-eared Fairy, Dusky Purpletuft, Scarlet Macaw, White-crowned Manakin, Screaming Piha, Guianan Toucanet, Golden-winged Parakeet, Green-tailed Jacamar, Sooty-headed Tyrannulet, Plumbeous Pigeon, Blue-headed Parrot, …
Get to know some of them
Neotropic Cormorant
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Great Egret
Barn Swallow
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Wood Stork
Bananaquit
Anhinga
Black Skimmer
Common Ground Dove
Osprey
Western Cattle-Egret
Rock Pigeon
Solitary Sandpiper
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Lesser Yellowlegs