Bahamas Ramsar wetland
Inagua National Park
88 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
52 species in January.45 species in February.24 species in March.66 species in April.29 species in May.56 species in June.42 species in July.0 species in August.28 species in September.16 species in October.48 species in November.34 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
88 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).
- 88Speciesrecorded more than once
- 39Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 877Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 4Raptors
- 1Owls
- 18Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 4Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 21Songbirds
- 17Other 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 88 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
Waders18 species
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- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Ducks & geese4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds21 species
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- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Greater Antillean BullfinchMelopyrrha violacea
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Bahama MockingbirdMimus gundlachii
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Thick-billed VireoVireo crassirostris
- La Sagra's FlycatcherMyiarchus sagrae
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Inagua WoodstarNesophlox lyrura
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Cuban AmazonAmazona leucocephalaNT
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaNT
- American CootFulica americana
- Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Antillean NighthawkChordeiles gundlachii
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
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 April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/25°38 mm
- Feb26°/25°22 mm
- Mar26°/25°28 mm
- Apr27°/25°36 mm
- May28°/26°83 mm
- Jun28°/27°64 mm
- Jul29°/28°41 mm
- Aug29°/28°58 mm
- Sep29°/28°87 mm
- Oct29°/28°122 mm
- Nov28°/27°81 mm
- Dec27°/26°39 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Inagua National Park.
National park on the island of Great Inagua in The Bahamas
Inagua National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bahamas.
88 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 877 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Ground-Dove, the Falco sparverius and the Northern Mockingbird.
11 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Grey Plover and White-rumped Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Inagua Airport (IGA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 33 km in a straight lineCar hire at PLS airport (Providenciales)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 Inagua National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmInaguaBortle 1 · 8.8 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Inagua National Park
Bahamas
- 53Birdyas Score
- 88Species
- 39Migrants
- 3Threatened
Lake Enriquillo
Dominican Republic · 342 km
- 60Birdyas Score
- 117Species
- 52Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6013390) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 877 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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