Aruba bird sanctuary
Bubali Bird Sanctuary
212 bird species recorded; the most in May and from October to November.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
118 species in January.123 species in February.137 species in March.135 species in April.143 species in May.107 species in June.101 species in July.113 species in August.133 species in September.153 species in October.146 species in November.129 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
212 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).
- 212Speciesrecorded more than once
- 82Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 177,086Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 7Raptors
- 1Owls
- 32Waders
- 23Gulls & seabirds
- 16Ducks & geese
- 21Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 78Songbirds
- 33Other 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 212 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
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- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Buteo albicaudatusButeo albicaudatus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
Waders32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaVU
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Wattled JacanaJacana jacana
Gulls & seabirds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Anous stolidusAnous stolidus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- Red-footed BoobySula sula
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- Anous minutusAnous minutus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Ducks & geese16 species
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- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Herons, ibises & grebes21 species
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- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber
- Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds78 species
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- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarum
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Caribbean MartinProgne dominicensis
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis
- Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
- Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
- Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatusEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
- Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalus
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
- Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
- Red-breasted MeadowlarkSturnella militaris
- Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
Other birds33 species
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- Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensis
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- American CootFulica americana
- Brown-throated ParakeetAratinga pertinax
- Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- SoraPorzana carolina
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Ruby TopazChrysolampis mosquitus
- White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensis
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Greater AniCrotophaga major
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Antillean NighthawkChordeiles gundlachii
- Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica
- Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollis
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- Yellow-shouldered ParrotAmazona barbadensisNT
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
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 May and from October to November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan27°/26°29 mm
- Feb27°/26°15 mm
- Mar27°/26°10 mm
- Apr28°/26°11 mm
- May28°/27°21 mm
- Jun28°/27°21 mm
- Jul28°/27°26 mm
- Aug29°/28°27 mm
- Sep29°/28°51 mm
- Oct29°/28°94 mm
- Nov29°/28°90 mm
- Dec28°/27°60 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bubali Bird Sanctuary.
Wetland in Aruba in the Dutch Caribbean
Bubali Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Aruba.
212 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 177,086 open records.
The most recorded are the Bare-eyed Pigeon, the Carib Grackle and the Bananaquit.
27 species come for the summer, 50 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Grey Plover and Short-billed Dowitcher.
The most species are recorded in May and from October to November.
Get there and watch
- Divi Phoenixplace to stay · 0.5 km · 1,008 within 10 km
- Washingtonnearest town · 1.2 km in a straight line
- Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 8 km in a straight lineCar hire at AUA airport (Oranjestad)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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmBubali Bird Sanctuary Observation Tower
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmDe Palm Tours
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 152car parks within 3 km
- 174restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 km
- 1,008places to stay within 10 kmDivi Phoenix, Riu Antillas, Hilton and 1,005 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Bubali Bird Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas44 mountains within 25 kmBucurui · 2.1 kmJaburibari · 5.4 kmHudishibana · 6.1 kmSero Cristal · 7.3 kmHooiberg165 m · 7.6 km↗Arikok185 m · 14 kmMount Jamanota188 m · 14 km↗Sero Cabai · 15 km
Coastya17 beaches within 10 kmManchebo Beach · 2.6 km↗Seco di Rogans · 2.8 kmUrirama · 5.0 km↗Druif · 5.4 km↗Boca di Pos di Noord · 5.4 km↗Arashi · 5.6 kmFlamingo Beach · 6.8 kmIguana Beach · 7.0 km↗
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmQuadiriki Caves · 17 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
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- 76Birdyas Score
- 212Species
- 82Migrants
- 7Threatened
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- 64Birdyas Score
- 160Species
- 52Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q19275950) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 177,086 open bird records within 4 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, Islandyas, Coastya, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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