Brazil Ramsar wetland
Guaraqueçaba Ecological Station
139 bird species recorded; the most in January.
Cesar Augusto Chirosa Horie · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
107 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.94 species in June.38 species in July.45 species in August.10 species in September.93 species in October.62 species in November.17 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
139 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).
- 139Speciesrecorded more than once
- 46Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 933Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 327 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 7Raptors
- 3Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 81Songbirds
- 29Other 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 139 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Rufous Crab-hawkButeogallus aequinoctialisNT
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Waders3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Whispering IbisPhimosus infuscatus
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresilia
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhous
- Azure JayCyanocorax caeruleus
- Swallow-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia caudata
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green-headed TanagerTangara seledon
- Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
- Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatus
- Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
- Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
- Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Squamate AntbirdMyrmeciza squamosa
- Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
- Masked Water TyrantFluvicola nengeta
- Thraupis palmarumThraupis palmarum
- Bare-throated BellbirdProcnias nudicollisNT
- Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea
- Rufous-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatus
- White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis
- Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscus
- Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorNT
- Long-billed WrenCantorchilus longirostris
- Three-striped FlycatcherConopias trivirgatus
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Southern Beardless-tyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Greenish SchiffornisSchiffornis virescens
- Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralis
- Red-necked TanagerTangara cyanocephala
- Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops
- White-shouldered Fire-eyePyriglena leucoptera
- Atlantic Plain XenopsXenops minutus
- Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
- Riverbank WarblerMyiothlypis rivularis
- Yellow-legged ThrushTurdus flavipes
- Ramphocaenus melanurusRamphocaenus melanurus
- Loriotus cristatusLoriotus cristatus
- Restinga TyrannuletPhylloscartes kronei
- Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
- Rufous-capped SpinetailSynallaxis ruficapilla
- Spix's spinetail; Chicli SpinetailSynallaxis spixi
- Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura
- Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
- Black-headed berryeaterCarpornis melanocephalaNT
- Pin-tailed ManakinIlicura militaris
- Spot-backed AntshrikeHypoedaleus guttatus
- Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
- Scaled AntbirdDrymophila squamata
- Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
- Small-headed ElaeniaElaenia sordida
- Eared Pygmy-tyrantMyiornis auricularis
- Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
- Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
- Yellow-lored Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalum
- Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
- Grey-hooded AttilaAttila rufus
- Eastern SirystesSirystes sibilator
- Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
- Black-capped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor atricapillus
- Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
- Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
- Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
- Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
- Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanops
- Temminck's SeedeaterSporophila falcirostrisVU
- Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
- Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
- Crested BecardPachyramphus validus
- White-breasted TapaculoEleoscytalopus indigoticus
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tirica
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Black JacobinFlorisuga fusca
- Red-tailed AmazonAmazona brasiliensisNT
- Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Aramides cajaneaAramides cajanea
- Violet-capped WoodnymphThalurania glaucopis
- Blue-winged ParrotletForpus xanthopterygius
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
- Guira CuckooGuira guira
- Ashy-tailed SwiftChaetura meridionalis
- Chionomesa fimbriataChionomesa fimbriata
- Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritus
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- Yellow-legged TinamouCrypturellus noctivagusNT
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckii
- Saw-billed HermitRamphodon naevius
- Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
- Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus
- Red-capped ParrotPionopsitta pileata
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucura
- Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
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 January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan27°/22°258 mm
- Feb28°/22°222 mm
- Mar27°/21°197 mm
- Apr25°/19°130 mm
- May22°/16°112 mm
- Jun21°/15°97 mm
- Jul21°/14°106 mm
- Aug22°/14°70 mm
- Sep23°/15°120 mm
- Oct24°/17°143 mm
- Nov25°/18°158 mm
- Dec27°/20°192 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Guaraqueçaba Ecological Station.
Federal level Guaraqueçaba Ecological Station, located in Guaraqueçaba, Paraná
Guaraqueçaba Ecological Station is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Brazil, 327 m above the sea.
139 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 933 open records.
The most recorded are the Little Blue Heron, the Black Vulture and the Phalacrocorax brasilianus.
20 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Temminck's Seedeater.
The most species are recorded in January.
Get there and watch
- Camping Salto Moratocampsite · 11 km · 1 within 10 km
- Pousada Bambuzaplace to stay · 7.8 km · 22 within 10 km
- Guaraqueçabanearest town · 8.8 km in a straight line
- Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 86 km in a straight lineCar hire at CWB airport (Curitiba)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
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmMirante
- 1campsites within 10 kmCamping Salto Morato
- 22places to stay within 10 kmPousada Bambuza, Palhoça do Marinho, Pousada Mata Atlântica and 19 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Guaraqueçaba Ecological Station.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas42 mountains within 25 kmMorro do Uvá · 19 kmMorro Grande · 19 kmMorro Retiro · 19 kmEspigão do Itinguçu · 20 kmMorro da Brejaúva · 21 kmMorro do Pasto · 21 kmMorro do Cedro · 22 kmPico Três Pontões · 24 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmCachoeira Salto do Morato · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Guaraqueçaba Ecological Station
Brazil
- 54Birdyas Score
- 139Species
- 46Migrants
- 1Threatened
Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe Environmental Protection Area
Brazil · 68 km
- 34Birdyas Score
- 47Species
- 1Migrants
- 0Threatened
Guaratuba State Environmental Protection Area
Brazil · 69 km
- 32Birdyas Score
- 35Species
- 0Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5613948) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 933 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 |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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