Cuba Ramsar wetland
Zapata Swamp National Park
119 bird species recorded; the most in March.
Francisco Puertas · CC BY 2.0
This month here
51 species in January.85 species in February.102 species in March.66 species in April.74 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.0 species in August.1 species in September.0 species in October.10 species in November.68 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
119 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).
- 119Speciesrecorded more than once
- 62Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 882Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 3Owls
- 10Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 43Songbirds
- 30Other 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 119 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Cuban black hawkButeogallus gundlachiiNT
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Cuban Pygmy OwlGlaucidium siju
- Bare-legged OwlMargarobyas lawrencii
- Stygian OwlAsio stygius
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds43 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Cuban PeweeContopus caribaeus
- Cuban SparrowTorreornis inexpectataNT
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Tyrannus caudifasciatusTyrannus caudifasciatus
- Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus niger
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Western Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeus
- Hispaniolan OrioleIcterus dominicensis
- Cuban CrowCorvus nasicus
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Red-shouldered BlackbirdAgelaius assimilis
- Western SpindalisSpindalis zena
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- La Sagra's FlycatcherMyiarchus sagrae
- Tawny-shouldered BlackbirdAgelaius humeralis
- Yellow-headed WarblerTeretistris fernandinae
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Cuban BullfinchMelopyrrha nigraNT
- Zapata WrenFerminia cerverai
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
- Cuban BlackbirdDives atroviolaceus
- Cuban VireoVireo gundlachii
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Cuban GrassquitPhonipara canora
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaNT
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Cuban MartinProgne cryptoleuca
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
Other birds30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Cuban TodyTodus multicolor
- West Indian WoodpeckerMelanerpes superciliaris
- Cuban TrogonPriotelus temnurus
- Cuban Green WoodpeckerXiphidiopicus percussus
- Saurothera merliniSaurothera merlini
- Riccordia ricordiiRiccordia ricordii
- Fernandina's FlickerColaptes fernandinae
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Bee HummingbirdMellisuga helenaeNT
- Grey-headed Quail-doveGeotrygon canicepsVU
- Cuban AmazonAmazona leucocephalaNT
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- Blue-headed Quail-DoveStarnoenas cyanocephala
- American CootFulica americana
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaNT
- Key West Quail-doveGeotrygon chrysia
- Antillean Palm-swiftTachornis phoenicobia
- Cuban ParakeetAratinga euops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Antillean NighthawkChordeiles gundlachii
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Cuban NightjarAntrostomus cubanensis
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Clapper RailRallus crepitans
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 March.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/20°16 mm
- Feb28°/21°19 mm
- Mar28°/22°15 mm
- Apr30°/23°23 mm
- May31°/25°53 mm
- Jun32°/27°81 mm
- Jul32°/27°67 mm
- Aug32°/27°83 mm
- Sep32°/27°78 mm
- Oct30°/25°69 mm
- Nov28°/22°26 mm
- Dec27°/21°19 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Zapata Swamp National Park.
National park in Cuba
Zapata Swamp National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Cuba.
119 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 882 open records.
The most recorded are the Turkey Vulture, the Cuban Tody and the West Indian Woodpecker.
3 species come for the summer, 58 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Grey-headed Quail-dove, Lesser yellowlegs and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in March.
Get there and watch
- Vilo Acuña International Airport (CYO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 80 km in a straight lineCar hire at EYW airport (Key West)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.
In our other atlases
Around Zapata Swamp National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
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.
Zapata Swamp National Park
Cuba
- 60Birdyas Score
- 119Species
- 62Migrants
- 3Threatened
Everglades National Park
United States · 344 km
- 63Birdyas Score
- 155Species
- 69Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5951909) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 882 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 | Islandyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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