When do birds arrive in South America?

486 species have a seasonal record in South America (486 birds). Each is listed under the month it typically arrived over the past year: the middle of its first-arrival weeks across the areas where it was recorded (each area is a 5 degree square). Southern areas usually see a species earlier than northern ones, so open a species to see the range.

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Species that arrived in October or November last year, most widespread first.

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Arriving in January 32

Arriving in February 33

Arriving in March 73

Arriving in April 35

Arriving in May 57

Arriving in June 78

Arriving in July 53

Arriving in August 52

Arriving in September 54

Arriving in October 17

Arriving in December 2

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Arrival dates come from automatic sound identification and open records, corrected for how much each area is watched. How this is measured.