Venezuela Ramsar wetland
Ciénaga de Los Olivitos
160 bird species recorded; the most in March and in September.
Michael Núñez Quintero · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
71 species in January.91 species in February.112 species in March.81 species in April.103 species in May.44 species in June.75 species in July.96 species in August.121 species in September.94 species in October.91 species in November.89 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
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In numbers
160 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).
- 160Speciesrecorded more than once
- 52Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,894Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 2Owls
- 23Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 3Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 56Songbirds
- 26Other 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 160 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
- Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVU
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Gulls & seabirds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorNT
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
- Xiphorhynchus picusXiphorhynchus picus
- Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
- Maracaibo Tody-flycatcherTodirostrum viridanum
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
- Pied Water TyrantFluvicola pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
- Trinidad EuphoniaEuphonia trinitatis
- Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
- Glaucous TanagerThraupis glaucocolpa
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Slender-billed TyrannuletInezia tenuirostris
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarum
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Olive-grey SaltatorSaltator olivascens
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
- Vermilion CardinalCardinalis phoeniceus
- Myiarchus venezuelensisMyiarchus venezuelensis
- Mouse-coloured TyrannuletPhaeomyias murina
- Oriole BlackbirdGymnomystax mexicanus
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
- Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseus
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Southern Beardless-tyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
- Caribbean MartinProgne dominicensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
- Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Scarlet FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
- Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Golden-fronted GreenletHylophilus aurantiifrons
Other birds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Aratinga acuticaudataAratinga acuticaudata
- Rallus longirostrisRallus longirostris
- Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Scaled DoveColumbina squammata
- Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinus
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Russet-throated PuffbirdHypnelus ruficollis
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Buffy HummingbirdLeucippus fallax
- Brown-throated ParakeetAratinga pertinax
- Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Striped CuckooTapera naevia
- Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
- Fork-tailed Palm-swiftTachornis squamata
- Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
- Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
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 and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan31°/24°14 mm
- Feb32°/24°8 mm
- Mar32°/24°19 mm
- Apr33°/25°36 mm
- May33°/26°67 mm
- Jun34°/26°42 mm
- Jul34°/26°39 mm
- Aug34°/27°51 mm
- Sep33°/27°83 mm
- Oct32°/26°124 mm
- Nov31°/26°80 mm
- Dec31°/24°38 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ciénaga de Los Olivitos.
Swamp in Venezuela
Ciénaga de Los Olivitos is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Venezuela.
160 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,894 open records.
The most recorded are the Caribbean Flamingo, the Magnificent Frigatebird and the Phalacrocorax brasilianus.
33 species come for the summer, 19 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitcher and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in March and in September.
Get there and watch
- La Chinita International Airport (MAR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 56 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
- 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 Ciénaga de Los Olivitos.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmPuerto de Quisiro · 7.1 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.
Ciénaga de Los Olivitos
Venezuela
- 64Birdyas Score
- 160Species
- 52Migrants
- 5Threatened
San Nicolas Bay Reef Islands
Aruba · 232 km
- 63Birdyas Score
- 131Species
- 45Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5770983) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,894 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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