Mexico Ramsar wetland
Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park
232 bird species recorded; the most in February.
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This month here
157 species in January.174 species in February.156 species in March.139 species in April.115 species in May.72 species in June.112 species in July.69 species in August.65 species in September.102 species in October.125 species in November.151 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
232 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).
- 232Speciesrecorded more than once
- 96Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 18,016Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 15Raptors
- 2Owls
- 23Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 3Ducks & geese
- 20Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 106Songbirds
- 44Other 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 232 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
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
- Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Grey-lined HawkButeo nitidus
- Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
- Collared Forest FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
- King VultureSarcoramphus papa
- Grey-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Anous stolidusAnous stolidus
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Herons, ibises & grebes20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Bare-throated Tiger-heronTigrisoma mexicanum
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds106 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Altamira OrioleIcterus gularis
- Yucatan JayCyanocorax yucatanicus
- Orange OrioleIcterus auratus
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Couch's KingbirdTyrannus couchii
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Mangrove VireoVireo pallens
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Yucatan VireoVireo magister
- Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
- Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
- Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Inca JayCyanocorax yncas
- Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Black CatbirdMelanoptila glabrirostris
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
- Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectus
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
- Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
- Brown JayPsilorhinus morio
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
- Yucatan FlycatcherMyiarchus yucatanensis
- Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
- Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinis
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- Rose-throated TanagerPiranga roseogularis
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigaster
- Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
- Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
- Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
- Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Blue BuntingCyanocompsa parellina
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Green-backed SparrowArremonops chloronotus
- White-bellied WrenUropsila leucogastra
- Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
- Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
- Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
- Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatus
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Red-crowned Ant-tanagerHabia rubica
- Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Saltator grandisSaltator grandis
Other birds44 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
- Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Aztec ParakeetAratinga nana
- White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifrons
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
- Yucatan WoodpeckerMelanerpes pygmaeus
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
- Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- American CootFulica americana
- SoraPorzana carolina
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruber
- Russet-naped Wood RailAramides albiventris
- Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis
- Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusNT
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Chlorestes candidaChlorestes candida
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaNT
- Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii
- Cynanthus canivetiiCynanthus canivetii
- Pampa curvipennisPampa curvipennis
- Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
- Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
- Caribbean DoveLeptotila jamaicensis
- Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatus
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
- Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
- 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 February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/22°63 mm
- Feb27°/22°51 mm
- Mar28°/23°38 mm
- Apr29°/24°41 mm
- May30°/25°92 mm
- Jun30°/26°181 mm
- Jul30°/26°89 mm
- Aug30°/26°114 mm
- Sep30°/26°166 mm
- Oct29°/25°224 mm
- Nov27°/24°124 mm
- Dec27°/23°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park.
National park in Mexico
Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Mexico.
232 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 18,016 open records.
The most recorded are the Quiscalus mexicanus, the Magnificent Frigatebird and the Brown Pelican.
28 species come for the summer, 66 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, White-rumped Sandpiper and Short-billed Dowitcher.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Palmar Beach Riviera Mayaplace to stay · 2.3 km · 59 within 10 km
- Alfredo V. Bonfilnearest town · 20 km in a straight line
- Cancún International Airport (CUN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 16 km in a straight lineCar hire at CUN airport (Cancún)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
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 59places to stay within 10 kmPalmar Beach Riviera Maya, Paraiso de la Bonita, CONDOS BUNGA and 56 more
- 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
- campsites 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 Arrecife de Puerto Morelos 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.
Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park
Mexico
- 74Birdyas Score
- 232Species
- 96Migrants
- 4Threatened
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
Mexico · 71 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 222Species
- 96Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6378151) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 18,016 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 | Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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