Mexico Ramsar wetland
Banco Chinchorro
116 bird species recorded; the most in October.
Šarūnas Burdulis from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
9 species in January.33 species in February.57 species in March.62 species in April.41 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.0 species in August.74 species in September.88 species in October.80 species in November.12 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
116 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 116Speciesrecorded more than once
- 59Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,024Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 4Raptors
- 12Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 68Songbirds
- 14Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 116 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
Waders12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Anous stolidusAnous stolidus
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Red-footed BoobySula sula
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
Songbirds68 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Black CatbirdMelanoptila glabrirostris
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Swainson's warblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Yucatan VireoVireo magister
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Blue-winged warblerVermivora cyanoptera
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraNT
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
- Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
- Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Clapper RailRallus crepitans
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaNT
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- American CootFulica americana
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
- Rallus longirostrisRallus longirostris
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/24°69 mm
- Feb27°/25°44 mm
- Mar27°/25°42 mm
- Apr28°/26°33 mm
- May29°/27°112 mm
- Jun29°/28°179 mm
- Jul29°/28°106 mm
- Aug30°/28°131 mm
- Sep30°/28°151 mm
- Oct29°/27°206 mm
- Nov28°/26°130 mm
- Dec27°/25°80 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Banco Chinchorro.
Island in Mexico
Banco Chinchorro is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Mexico.
116 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,024 open records.
The most recorded are the Quiscalus mexicanus, the Magnificent Frigatebird and the Mangrove Warbler.
6 species come for the summer, 42 for the winter and 11 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover and Short-billed Dowitcher.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- John Greif II Airport (SPR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 98 km in a straight lineCar hire at CTM airport (Chetumal)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
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- 59Migrants
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4854084) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,024 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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