Venezuela Ramsar wetland
Archipiélago de Los Roques National Park
60 bird species recorded; the most in October.
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This month here
20 species in January.8 species in February.22 species in March.22 species in April.30 species in May.20 species in June.34 species in July.32 species in August.34 species in September.46 species in October.30 species in November.19 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
60 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).
- 60Speciesrecorded more than once
- 30Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 766Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 3Raptors
- 15Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 13Songbirds
- 4Other 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 60 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Anous stolidusAnous stolidus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Red-footed BoobySula sula
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Phaethon aethereusPhaethon aethereus
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Anous minutusAnous minutus
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Southern Scrub FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
- Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarum
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Other birds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Ruby TopazChrysolampis mosquitus
- Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
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.
- Jan27°/26°37 mm
- Feb26°/26°20 mm
- Mar26°/26°9 mm
- Apr27°/26°25 mm
- May27°/27°49 mm
- Jun28°/27°74 mm
- Jul28°/27°89 mm
- Aug28°/28°103 mm
- Sep29°/28°80 mm
- Oct29°/28°99 mm
- Nov28°/28°94 mm
- Dec28°/27°63 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Archipiélago de Los Roques National Park.
National park in the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela
Archipiélago de Los Roques National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Venezuela.
60 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 766 open records.
The most recorded are the Brown Pelican, the Mangrove Warbler and the Laughing Gull.
17 species come for the summer, 13 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitcher and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- Los Roquesnearest town · 15 km in a straight line
- Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 142 km in a straight lineCar hire at CUR airport (Willemstad)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.
Other places nearby.
Archipiélago de Los Roques National Park
Venezuela
- 48Birdyas Score
- 60Species
- 30Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3364402) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 766 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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