Uruguay bird checklist
541 bird species in 77 families have been recorded in Uruguay, according to eBird; about 381 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 Uruguay right now
1Shiny Cowbird
2Southern Lapwing
3Turkey Vulture
4Eared Dove
5Western Cattle-Egret
6Snowy Egret
7Neotropic Cormorant
8Fork-tailed Flycatcher
9Rock Pigeon
10Black-crowned Night Heron
Uruguay bird checklist
541 species · loading the checklist tools…
Rheas
- Greater Rhea
Tinamous
- Spotted Nothura
- Red-winged Tinamou
- Brown Tinamou
Screamers
- Horned Screamer
- Southern Screamer
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Graylag Goose
- Black Swan
- Black-necked Swan
- Coscoroba Swan
- Comb Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Ringed Teal
- Brazilian Teal
- Silver Teal
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Red Shoveler
- Chiloe Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Yellow-billed Pintail
- Yellow-billed Teal
- Rosy-billed Pochard
- Black-headed Duck
- Masked Duck
- Lake Duck
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
- Dusky-legged Guan
- Chaco Chachalaca
- Scaled Chachalaca
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-vented Pigeon
- Picazuro Pigeon
- Spot-winged Pigeon
- African Collared-Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Scaled Dove
- Picui Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- Gray-fronted Dove
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Guira Cuckoo
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Striped Cuckoo
- Ash-colored Cuckoo
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
- Dark-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Nacunda Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Short-tailed Nighthawk
- Common Pauraque
- Little Nightjar
- Band-winged Nightjar
- Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Potoos
- Common Potoo
Swifts
- White-collared Swift
- Sick's Swift
Hummingbirds
- Black Jacobin
- Black-throated Mango
- Green-backed Firecrown
- Blue-tufted Starthroat
- Glittering-bellied Emerald
- Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
- Versicolored Emerald
- White-throated Hummingbird
- Gilded Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Spotted Rail
- Plumbeous Rail
- Ash-throated Crake
- Giant Wood-Rail
- Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
- Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail
- Spot-flanked Gallinule
- Common Gallinule
- Red-fronted Coot
- Red-gartered Coot
- White-winged Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Azure Gallinule
- Red-and-white Crake
- Speckled Rail
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- Rufous-sided Crake
- Dot-winged Crake
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Magellanic Plover
- Magellanic Plover
Sheathbills
- Snowy Sheathbill
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
- Blackish Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Tawny-throated Dotterel
- Rufous-chested Dotterel
- Semipalmated Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Collared Plover
- Two-banded Plover
Seedsnipes
- Least Seedsnipe
Painted-Snipes
- South American Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Wattled Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Pantanal Snipe
- Magellanic Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Baird's Sandpiper
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Chilean Skua
- Brown Skua
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Brown-hooded Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Olrog's Gull
- Kelp Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Least Tern
- Yellow-billed Tern
- Large-billed Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Snowy-crowned Tern
- Arctic Tern
- South American Tern
- Antarctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- Chilean Flamingo
- Andean Flamingo
Grebes
- White-tufted Grebe
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Great Grebe
- Silvery Grebe
Penguins
- King Penguin
- Magellanic Penguin
- Macaroni Penguin
- Western Rockhopper Penguin
Albatrosses
- Northern Royal Albatross
- Southern Royal Albatross
- Snowy Albatross
- Tristan Albatross
- Sooty Albatross
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
- Gray-headed Albatross
- Buller's Albatross
- White-capped Albatross
- Salvin's Albatross
- Black-browed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- Gray-backed Storm-Petrel
- White-faced Storm-Petrel
- White-bellied Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Southern Giant-Petrel
- Northern Giant-Petrel
- Southern Fulmar
- Pintado Petrel
- Trindade Petrel
- Soft-plumaged Petrel
- Atlantic Petrel
- Blue Petrel
- MacGillivray's Prion
- Antarctic Prion
- Slender-billed Prion
- White-chinned Petrel
- Spectacled Petrel
- Cory's Shearwater
- Cape Verde Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
Storks
- Maguari Stork
- Jabiru
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Cape Gannet
- Australasian Gannet
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
Cormorants and Shags
- Neotropic Cormorant
- Imperial Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White-faced Ibis
- Bare-faced Ibis
- Plumbeous Ibis
- Buff-necked Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Rufescent Tiger-Heron
- Pinnated Bittern
- Stripe-backed Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Whistling Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Snowy Egret
- Striated Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Cocoi Heron
New World Vultures
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Pearl Kite
- White-tailed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Bicolored Hawk
- Long-winged Harrier
- Cinereous Harrier
- Mississippi Kite
- Plumbeous Kite
- Crane Hawk
- Black-collared Hawk
- Snail Kite
- Savanna Hawk
- Great Black Hawk
- Roadside Hawk
- Harris's Hawk
- White-tailed Hawk
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Tropical Screech-Owl
- Long-tufted Screech-Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Striped Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Buff-fronted Owl
Trogons
- Surucua Trogon
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Amazon Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
Toucans
- Saffron Toucanet
- Toco Toucan
Woodpeckers
- White-barred Piculet
- Mottled Piculet
- White Woodpecker
- White-fronted Woodpecker
- White-spotted Woodpecker
- Checkered Woodpecker
- Cream-backed Woodpecker
- White-browed Woodpecker
- Green-barred Woodpecker
- Campo Flicker
Seriemas
- Red-legged Seriema
Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- Chimango Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Aplomado Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Budgerigar
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Monk Parakeet
- Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
- Turquoise-fronted Amazon
- Maroon-bellied Parakeet
- Burrowing Parakeet
- Nanday Parakeet
- Mitred Parakeet
- White-eyed Parakeet
Typical Antbirds
- Large-tailed Antshrike
- Great Antshrike
- Rufous-capped Antshrike
- Variable Antshrike
Gnateaters
- Rufous Gnateater
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Common Miner
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper
- Planalto Woodcreeper
- Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper
- Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
- Scalloped Woodcreeper
- Rufous Hornero
- Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
- Wren-like Rushbird
- Curve-billed Reedhaunter
- Scale-throated Earthcreeper
- Buff-winged Cinclodes
- Sharp-billed Treehunter
- Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner
- Tufted Tit-Spinetail
- Little Thornbird
- Freckle-breasted Thornbird
- Greater Thornbird
- Orange-breasted Thornbird
- Firewood-gatherer
- Lark-like Brushrunner
- Short-billed Canastero
- Hudson's Canastero
- Sharp-billed Canastero
- Straight-billed Reedhaunter
- Sulphur-bearded Reedhaunter
- Stripe-crowned Spinetail
- Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail
- Brown Cacholote
- Yellow-chinned Spinetail
- Chotoy Spinetail
- Gray-bellied Spinetail
- Spix's Spinetail
- Pale-breasted Spinetail
- Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Cotingas
- White-tipped Plantcutter
- Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
Tityras and Allies
- White-naped Xenopsaris
- Green-backed Becard
- White-winged Becard
- Crested Becard
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher
- Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
- Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
- Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Cliff Flycatcher
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Suiriri Flycatcher
- Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant
- Bearded Tachuri
- Sharp-tailed Tyrant
- Crested Doradito
- Subtropical Doradito
- Warbling Doradito
- Greenish Elaenia
- Small-headed Elaenia
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Small-billed Elaenia
- Large Elaenia
- Olivaceous Elaenia
- White-crested Elaenia
- Sooty Tyrannulet
- White-crested Tyrannulet
- Straneck's Tyrannulet
- Greenish Tyrannulet
- Rough-legged Tyrannulet
- Fulvous-crowned Scrub-Tyrant
- Bran-colored Flycatcher
- Euler's Flycatcher
- Fuscous Flycatcher
- Southern Scrub-Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Austral Negrito
- Crested Black-Tyrant
- Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
- Spectacled Tyrant
- Yellow-browed Tyrant
- Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
- White-browed Ground-Tyrant
- White Monjita
- Gray Monjita
- Black-crowned Monjita
- Chocolate-vented Tyrant
- Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant
- Lesser Shrike-Tyrant
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant
- Black-backed Water-Tyrant
- Masked Water-Tyrant
- Streamer-tailed Tyrant
- Black-and-white Monjita
- Strange-tailed Tyrant
- Rufous Casiornis
- Swainson's Flycatcher
- Short-crested Flycatcher
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Cattle Tyrant
- Great Kiskadee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Variegated Flycatcher
- Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
- White-throated Kingbird
- Tropical Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike
- Chivi Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Azure Jay
- Purplish Jay
- Curl-crested Jay
- Plush-crested Jay
- House Crow
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- White-rumped Swallow
- Chilean Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Southern Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- Blue-and-white Swallow
- Tawny-headed Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Gnatcatchers
- Masked Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Southern House Wren
- Grass Wren
Starlings
- European Starling
- Crested Myna
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Chalk-browed Mockingbird
- White-banded Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Swainson's Thrush
- Creamy-bellied Thrush
- Yellow-legged Thrush
- Blacksmith Thrush
- White-necked Thrush
- Pale-breasted Thrush
- Rufous-bellied Thrush
Waxbills and Allies
- Common Waxbill
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail
- Yellowish Pipit
- Short-billed Pipit
- Correndera Pipit
- Ochre-breasted Pipit
- Hellmayr's Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Golden-rumped Euphonia
- Purple-throated Euphonia
- European Greenfinch
- European Goldfinch
- Island Canary
- Hooded Siskin
New World Sparrows
- Grassland Sparrow
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- White-browed Meadowlark
- Pampas Meadowlark
- Crested Oropendola
- Solitary Black Cacique
- Golden-winged Cacique
- Red-rumped Cacique
- Variable Oriole
- Screaming Cowbird
- Shiny Cowbird
- Scarlet-headed Blackbird
- Chopi Blackbird
- Grayish Baywing
- Unicolored Blackbird
- Yellow-winged Blackbird
- Chestnut-capped Blackbird
- Saffron-cowled Blackbird
- Yellow-rumped Marshbird
- Brown-and-yellow Marshbird
New World Warblers
- Southern Yellowthroat
- American Redstart
- Tropical Parula
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Golden-crowned Warbler
- White-browed Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Hepatic Tanager
- Glaucous-blue Grosbeak
- Ultramarine Grosbeak
Tanagers and Allies
- Red-crested Cardinal
- Yellow-billed Cardinal
- Magpie Tanager
- Hooded Tanager
- Orange-headed Tanager
- Gray-throated Warbling Finch
- Ringed Warbling Finch
- Black-capped Warbling Finch
- Black-goggled Tanager
- Ruby-crowned Tanager
- Diademed Tanager
- Fawn-breasted Tanager
- Blue-and-yellow Tanager
- Sayaca Tanager
- Black-backed Tanager
- Chestnut-backed Tanager
- Swallow Tanager
- Guira Tanager
- Rufous-headed Tanager
- Chestnut-vented Conebill
- Diuca Finch
- Uniform Finch
- Mourning Sierra Finch
- Long-tailed Reed Finch
- Cinnamon Warbling Finch
- Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch
- Saffron Finch
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
- Lesser Grass-Finch
- Great Pampa-Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- White-bellied Seedeater
- Pearly-bellied Seedeater
- Tawny-bellied Seedeater
- Dark-throated Seedeater
- Marsh Seedeater
- Rufous-rumped Seedeater
- Chestnut Seedeater
- Double-collared Seedeater
- Rusty-collared Seedeater
- Red-crested Finch
- Yellow Cardinal
- Bananaquit
- Many-colored Chaco Finch
- Bluish-gray Saltator
- Green-winged Saltator
- Golden-billed Saltator
Most common birds in Uruguay
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 Uruguay’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Wattled JacanaJacana jacana
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Largest bird families in Uruguay
Among its regular birds.
- Tyrant Flycatchers47
- Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers31
- Tanagers and Allies29
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl22
- Sandpipers and Allies17
- Troupials and Allies16
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites15
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers13
Reported in the last 30 days
339 species reported to eBird in Uruguay in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Red-winged Tinamou, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Rufous Hornero, Great Kiskadee, Gilded Hummingbird, Shiny Cowbird, Black-capped Warbling Finch, Gray-throated Warbling Finch, Southern Lapwing, Golden-crowned Warbler, Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet, White-browed Warbler, Southern Yellowthroat, Glittering-bellied Emerald, Monk Parakeet, Gray Monjita, Turkey Vulture, Mottled Piculet, Picazuro Pigeon, Cattle Tyrant, Campo Flicker, Eared Dove, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, European Starling, Whistling Heron, Wattled Jacana, Vermilion Flycatcher, Spot-winged Pigeon, Spotted Nothura, Southern Screamer, Sooty Tyrannulet, Snowy Egret, Silver Teal, American Kestrel, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Brazilian Teal, Brown-chested Martin, Roadside Hawk, Yellow-billed Teal, Crested Caracara, …
Get to know some of them
House Sparrow
European Starling
Barn Swallow
Great Egret
Black-necked Stilt
Black Skimmer
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Common Gallinule
White-faced Whistling-Duck
American Kestrel
Roseate Spoonbill
American Golden-Plover
Pied-billed Grebe
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Vulture
White-faced Ibis
White-rumped Sandpiper