Venezuela Ramsar wetland
Laguna de Tacarigua
148 bird species recorded; the most in February.
Fernando Flores from Caracas, Venezuela · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
63 species in January.105 species in February.17 species in March.27 species in April.86 species in May.75 species in June.87 species in July.2 species in August.29 species in September.0 species in October.29 species in November.61 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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NT
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No records for this month.
VUNTVU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
148 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).
- 148Speciesrecorded more than once
- 36Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,228Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 1Owls
- 17Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 2Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 53Songbirds
- 31Other 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 148 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
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Grey-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
- Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
- Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
- Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
- Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
Waders17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Wattled JacanaJacana jacana
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Cabot's TernThalasseus acuflavidus
Ducks & geese2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Whispering IbisPhimosus infuscatus
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
- White IbisEudocimus albus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds53 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorNT
- Stripe-backed WrenCampylorhynchus nuchalis
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensis
- Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
- Xiphorhynchus picusXiphorhynchus picus
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
- Pied Water TyrantFluvicola pica
- Olive-grey SaltatorSaltator olivascens
- Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
- Oriole BlackbirdGymnomystax mexicanus
- Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
- Northern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora intermedia
- Common Tody-flycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
- Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarum
- Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
- Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Southern Beardless-tyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
- Pale-eyed Pygmy-tyrantAtalotriccus pilaris
- Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalus
- Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
- Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolata
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes
- Lesson's SeedeaterSporophila bouvronides
- Golden-fronted GreenletHylophilus aurantiifrons
- Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipes
- Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Spectacled ThrushTurdus nudigenis
- Thraupis palmarumThraupis palmarum
- Lesser KiskadeePitangus lictor
- Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
- Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
- White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Grey SeedeaterSporophila intermedia
- Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Chionomesa fimbriataChionomesa fimbriata
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Scaled DoveColumbina squammata
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
- Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
- Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigula
- Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinus
- Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensis
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Picumnus squamulatusPicumnus squamulatus
- American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
- Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus
- Brown-throated ParakeetAratinga pertinax
- Rufous-vented ChachalacaOrtalis ruficauda
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Two-banded PuffbirdHypnelus bicinctus
- Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
- Fork-tailed Palm-swiftTachornis squamata
- Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
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 February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan27°/25°34 mm
- Feb26°/24°25 mm
- Mar27°/25°12 mm
- Apr28°/25°26 mm
- May28°/26°55 mm
- Jun28°/26°78 mm
- Jul28°/26°97 mm
- Aug29°/27°112 mm
- Sep29°/27°87 mm
- Oct29°/27°90 mm
- Nov28°/27°75 mm
- Dec28°/26°73 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Laguna de Tacarigua.
Human settlement in Venezuela
Laguna de Tacarigua is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Venezuela.
148 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,228 open records.
The most recorded are the Magnificent Frigatebird, the Brown Pelican and the Scarlet Ibis.
19 species come for the summer, 16 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Grey Plover and Short-billed Dowitcher.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Tortuga Lodgeplace to stay · 3.2 km · 1 within 10 km
- Río Chiconearest town · 18 km in a straight line
- General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport (BLA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 126 km in a straight line
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
- 1places to stay within 10 kmTortuga Lodge
- 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
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 de Tacarigua.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas7 mountains within 25 kmCerros El Tesoro · 15 kmCerro Colorado · 19 kmCerro Santa Barbarita · 19 kmCerro La Cruz · 21 kmCerro Avilesera · 21 kmCerros de La Tomusa · 21 kmCerro Blanca Flor · 22 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaguna de Tacarigua50 km² · 3.9 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 de Tacarigua
Venezuela
- 56Birdyas Score
- 148Species
- 36Migrants
- 3Threatened
Archipiélago de Los Roques National Park
Venezuela · 207 km
- 48Birdyas Score
- 60Species
- 30Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5940808) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,228 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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