Bolivia Ramsar wetland
Laguna Colorada
59 bird species recorded; the most in January.
Havardtl · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
45 species in January.35 species in February.32 species in March.38 species in April.36 species in May.22 species in June.19 species in July.15 species in August.19 species in September.40 species in October.34 species in November.35 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
59 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).
- 59Speciesrecorded more than once
- 24Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,892Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 4,289 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 1Raptors
- 12Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 6Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Flamingos
- 27Songbirds
- 6Other 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 59 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
Waders12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Andean AvocetRecurvirostra andina
- Grey-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianus
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayi
- Least SeedsnipeThinocorus rumicivorus
- Tawny-throated DotterelOreopholus ruficollis
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
Ducks & geese6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested duckLophonetta specularioides
- Andean GooseChloephaga melanoptera
- Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
- Puna TealSpatula puna
- Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
- Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Southern Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis
Flamingos3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- James's FlamingoPhoenicoparrus jamesiNT
- Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusVU
- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
Songbirds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Puna MinerGeositta punensis
- Andean NegritoLessonia oreas
- Bar-winged cinclodesCinclodes fuscus
- Red-backed Sierra FinchIdiopsar dorsalis
- White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
- Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
- Sicalis uropigyalisSicalis uropigyalis
- Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
- Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
- Black-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus atriceps
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Puna Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola juninensis
- Greenish Yellow-finchSicalis olivascens
- Black SiskinSpinus atratus
- Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
- Ochre-naped Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola flavinucha
- Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
- Andean SwallowHaplochelidon andecola
- Cinereous Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola cinereus
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
- Black-billed Shrike-tyrantAgriornis montanus
- White-fronted Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola albifrons
- Upucerthia ruficaudusUpucerthia ruficaudus
- Rufous-banded MinerGeositta rufipennis
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
Other birds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Puna TinamouTinamotis pentlandii
- Lesser RheaRhea pennata
- Giant CootFulica gigantea
- Golden-spotted Ground-doveMetriopelia aymara
- Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca
- Horned CootFulica cornutaNT
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 January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/-2°41 mm
- Feb15°/-2°34 mm
- Mar14°/-3°24 mm
- Apr12°/-6°4 mm
- May8°/-8°1 mm
- Jun6°/-9°0 mm
- Jul6°/-9°1 mm
- Aug7°/-8°1 mm
- Sep10°/-7°2 mm
- Oct13°/-6°6 mm
- Nov15°/-5°9 mm
- Dec16°/-3°27 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Laguna Colorada.
Shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia
Laguna Colorada is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bolivia, 4,289 m above the sea.
59 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,892 open records.
The most recorded are the James's Flamingo, the Andean Flamingo and the Chilean flamingo.
19 species come for the summer, 5 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Andean Flamingo and Lesser yellowlegs.
The most species are recorded in January.
Get there and watch
- Refugio Laguna Coloradoplace to stay · 4.8 km · 8 within 10 km
- El Loa Airport (CJC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 120 km in a straight lineCar hire at CJC airport (Calama)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
- 2bird hides within 6 kmMirador de Flamencos
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmMirador Laguna Colorada, Mirador de Flamencos
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 8places to stay within 10 kmRefugio Laguna Colorado, Refugio Laguna Colorada, Arbol de Piedra and 5 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Laguna Colorada.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas15 mountains within 25 kmPunta Grande5,371 m · 6.6 kmCh'iqlla5,709 m · 11 kmJorcada5,750 m · 13 kmCh'iqu5,475 m · 19 kmLinzor5,680 m · volcano · 20 kmCerro Kapina5,708 m · 21 kmQhawana5,300 m · 23 kmCerro Silala5,685 m · volcano · 25 km
Darkskyas5 dark-sky places within 30 kmLaguna ColoradaBortle 1 · this placeLinzorBortle 1 · 20 kmSiloli desertBortle 1 · 21 km↗El TatioBortle 1 · 28 kmTocorpuriBortle 1 · 29 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.
Laguna Colorada
Bolivia
- 45Birdyas Score
- 59Species
- 24Migrants
- 2Threatened
Soncor hydrological system in Salar de Atacamar
Chile · 129 km
- 41Birdyas Score
- 44Species
- 18Migrants
- 2Threatened
Los Flamencos National Reserve
Chile · 109 km
- 34Birdyas Score
- 27Species
- 10Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1327873) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,892 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 | Peakyas, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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