Mexico Ramsar wetland
Isla Contoy National Park
143 bird species recorded; the most in September.
Peter Maas 16:07, 3 December 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 2.5
This month here
75 species in January.62 species in February.65 species in March.42 species in April.30 species in May.37 species in June.43 species in July.61 species in August.92 species in September.42 species in October.69 species in November.62 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
143 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).
- 143Speciesrecorded more than once
- 43Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,203Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 13Waders
- 19Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 20Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 63Songbirds
- 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 143 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
- Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
- Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
Gulls & seabirds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Masked BoobySula dactylatra
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Anous stolidusAnous stolidus
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Bare-throated Tiger-heronTigrisoma mexicanum
- Ardea occidentalisArdea occidentalis
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds63 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Black CatbirdMelanoptila glabrirostris
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- Yucatan VireoVireo magister
- Swainson's warblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Orange OrioleIcterus auratus
- Altamira OrioleIcterus gularis
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Yucatan JayCyanocorax yucatanicus
- Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
- Mangrove VireoVireo pallens
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Blue-winged warblerVermivora cyanoptera
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaNT
- Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- SoraPorzana carolina
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Clapper RailRallus crepitans
- Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- Yucatan WoodpeckerMelanerpes pygmaeus
- Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
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 September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/23°59 mm
- Feb26°/23°49 mm
- Mar27°/23°34 mm
- Apr28°/24°39 mm
- May29°/26°89 mm
- Jun29°/27°176 mm
- Jul30°/27°82 mm
- Aug30°/27°103 mm
- Sep30°/27°155 mm
- Oct28°/26°200 mm
- Nov27°/25°105 mm
- Dec26°/24°63 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Isla Contoy National Park.
National park in Mexico
Isla Contoy National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Mexico.
143 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,203 open records.
The most recorded are the Magnificent Frigatebird, the Brown Pelican and the Royal Tern.
13 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover and Lesser yellowlegs.
The most species are recorded in September.
Get there and watch
- Cancún International Airport (CUN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 51 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
- 2viewpoints within 5 km
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Isla Contoy National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Islandyasthe islandIsla Contoy3.2 km²
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.
Isla Contoy National Park
Mexico
- 56Birdyas Score
- 143Species
- 43Migrants
- 2Threatened
Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park
Mexico · 65 km
- 74Birdyas Score
- 232Species
- 96Migrants
- 4Threatened
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
Mexico · 135 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 222Species
- 96Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6378133) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,203 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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