Mexico Ramsar wetland
Lagunas de Chacahua National Park
174 bird species recorded; the most in February.
Gary Denness · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
96 species in January.110 species in February.61 species in March.62 species in April.37 species in May.25 species in June.88 species in July.97 species in August.47 species in September.85 species in October.81 species in November.94 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
174 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).
- 174Speciesrecorded more than once
- 71Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,701Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 15Raptors
- 2Owls
- 21Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 2Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 60Songbirds
- 40Other 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 174 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Grey-lined HawkButeo nitidus
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
- Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
- Mottled OwlStrix virgata
Waders21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Wandering (Alaskan) TattlerTringa incana
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
- Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
- Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVU
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Ducks & geese2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Bare-throated Tiger-heronTigrisoma mexicanum
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Songbirds60 species
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- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
- White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosa
- Yellow-winged CaciqueCacicus melanicterus
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Sclater's WrenCampylorhynchus humilis
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Rufous-backed RobinTurdus rufopalliatus
- Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinis
- Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigaster
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Scarlet FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatus
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albiloris
- Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralis
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Cinnamon-rumped SeedeaterSporophila torqueola
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
- Mangrove VireoVireo pallens
- Blue BuntingCyanocompsa parellina
- Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
- Altamira OrioleIcterus gularis
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
- Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
- Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi
- Red-breasted ChatGranatellus venustus
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Thick-billed KingbirdTyrannus crassirostris
- Saltator grandisSaltator grandis
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
- Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae
- Orange-breasted BuntingPasserina leclancherii
- Veracruz WrenCampylorhynchus rufinucha
- MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictus
- American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Other birds40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Aratinga canicularisAratinga canicularis
- Inca DoveColumbina inca
- Golden-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysogenys
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- West Mexican ChachalacaOrtalis poliocephala
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
- Citreoline TrogonTrogon citreolus
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
- Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
- White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifrons
- Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
- Doubleday's HummingbirdCynanthus doubledayi
- Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Lesser Ground CuckooMorococcyx erythropygus
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrix
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
- Broad-billed HummingbirdCynanthus latirostris
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Collared AraçariPteroglossus torquatus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Buff-collared NightjarAntrostomus ridgwayi
- Colinus virginianusColinus virginianus
- Long-tailed Wood-partridgeDendrortyx macroura
- Russet-crowned MotmotMomotus mexicanus
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
- Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
- Russet-naped Wood RailAramides albiventris
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 February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan29°/21°3 mm
- Feb30°/22°2 mm
- Mar31°/22°6 mm
- Apr32°/23°6 mm
- May32°/24°60 mm
- Jun29°/24°242 mm
- Jul29°/24°164 mm
- Aug29°/24°244 mm
- Sep28°/24°286 mm
- Oct28°/23°168 mm
- Nov28°/22°19 mm
- Dec28°/21°3 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lagunas de Chacahua National Park.
National park in Oaxaca, Mexico
Lagunas de Chacahua National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Mexico.
174 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,701 open records.
The most recorded are the Brown Pelican, the Magnificent Frigatebird and the Snowy Egret.
28 species come for the summer, 41 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Marbled Godwit, Lesser yellowlegs and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Charly's Cabañas y Campingcampsite · 1.1 km · 5 within 10 km
- Hotel Bambuplace to stay · 0.3 km · 11 within 10 km
- Santa Rosa de Limanearest town · 13 km in a straight line
- Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 65 km in a straight lineCar hire at PXM airport (Puerto Escondido)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
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmArco de puedra
- 28restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmCharly's Cabañas y Camping, Camping & Cabañas El Paraiso, Cabañas y Camping El Piojo and 2 more
- 11places to stay within 10 kmHotel Bambu, Isahar cabañas y restaurant, Cabañas and 8 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
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Lagunas de Chacahua National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmCerro El Corral · 5.7 kmCerro Hermoso · 13 kmCerro El Zapotalito · 17 kmCerro Plan del Zopilote · 23 kmCerro La Tuza · 23 kmCerro El Vigia · 24 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.
Lagunas de Chacahua National Park
Mexico
- 65Birdyas Score
- 174Species
- 71Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3020673) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,701 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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