Over 700 avian species call the country of Suriname. The nation is a hotspot of biodiversity, with the tropical environments suiting the birds that live there. Some notable avifauna living here include the Harpy Eagle, the Scarlet Macaw, the Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, the Guianan Toucanet, and the Blue-and-yellow Macaw.
List of Common Birds Found in Suriname
Native Birds
Amazon Kingfisher
BananaquitÂ
Banded Antbird
Band-tailed Antbird
Bare-necked Fruitcrow
Bicolored Conebill
Black-collared Hawk
Black Curassow
Black-headed Antbird
Black-necked Aracari
Black Nunbird
Black-throated Mango
Blue-and-white Swallow
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Blue-crowned Motmot
Blue-crowned Trogon
Blue-gray TanagerÂ
Boat-billed Heron
Brown-banded Puffbird
Brown-throated Parakeet
Capped Heron
Capuchinbird
Cattle Egret
Cinereous Mourner
Collared Antshrike
Collared Puffbird
Crimson Topaz
Fiery Topaz
Fork-tailed Palm-swift
Golden-collared Woodpecker
Golden-headed Manakin
Golden-headed Quetzal
Golden-winged Parakeet
Gray Antbird
Gray Hawk
Great KiskadeeÂ
Great Potoo
Green Aracari
Green-backed Trogon
Green Ibis
Green Oropendola
Green-throated Mango
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
Guianan Piculet
Guianan Red Cotinga
Guianan Toucanet
Guianan Warbling-antbird
Harlequin Duck
Harpy Eagle
Hoatzin
Lineated Woodpecker
Little Chachalaca
Long-billed Starthroat
Long-tailed Sabrewing
Marail Guan
Neotropic CormorantÂ
Orange-winged Amazon
Orange-winged Parrot
Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
Pied Puffbird
Purple-breasted Cotinga
Red-bellied Macaw
Red-breasted Blackbird
Red-fan Parrot
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Red-shouldered Macaw
Rock Pigeon
Rose-breasted Chat
Ruddy Ground DoveÂ
Rufous Crab Hawk
Rufous-crowned Elaenia
Rufous Potoo
Scaled Pigeon
Scarlet MacawÂ
Smooth-billed AniÂ
Snowy Egret
Southern LapwingÂ
Spangled Cotinga
Spix’s Guan
Spotted Puffbird
Striated Heron
Striped Woodcreeper
Sun Parakeet
Swallow-winged Puffbird
Toco Toucan
Tropical KingbirdÂ
Tropical MockingbirdÂ
Violaceous Trogon
Wattled JacanaÂ
White-bellied Piculet
White-chinned Sapphire
White-fronted Manakin
White Hawk
White-necked Puffbird
White-plumed Antbird
White-tailed Kite
White-throated Jacamar
Yellow-crowned Amazon
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Non-native Birds
American Wigeon
Audouin’s Gull
Black Noddy
Bridled Tern
Brown Skua
Bulwer’s Petrel
Common Swift
House Sparrow
Mourning Dove
Oilbird
South Polar Skua
Wilson’s Snipe
Some of the best birding sites in Suriname include Brownsberg Nature Park, Galibi Nature Reserve, and Bigi Pan Lagoon. The peak season for birding in Suriname is during the country’s dry season, typically from late January to early August. During this time, the weather is more predictable, with fewer rain showers and less humidity, making it easier to explore various birding sites and observe a wide variety of avian species.
