Peru Ramsar wetland
Lake Salinas
127 bird species recorded; the most from June to July and in September.
Edubucher · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
51 species in January.48 species in February.64 species in March.57 species in April.69 species in May.77 species in June.82 species in July.73 species in August.81 species in September.48 species in October.55 species in November.32 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
127 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).
- 127Speciesrecorded more than once
- 49Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,674Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 4,308 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 1Owls
- 14Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 6Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Flamingos
- 64Songbirds
- 21Other 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 127 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Buteo polyosomaButeo polyosoma
- Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
- White-throated HawkButeo albigula
- Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
- Mountain CaracaraPhalcoboenus megalopterus
- Andean CondorVultur gryphusVU
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
Waders14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Andean AvocetRecurvirostra andina
- Grey-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianus
- Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Puna SnipeGallinago andina
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayi
- Least SeedsnipeThinocorus rumicivorus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
Ducks & geese6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Andean GooseChloephaga melanoptera
- Crested duckLophonetta specularioides
- Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
- Puna TealSpatula puna
- Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea
- Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
- Southern Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Flamingos3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
- Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusVU
- James's FlamingoPhoenicoparrus jamesiNT
Songbirds64 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Andean NegritoLessonia oreas
- Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
- Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
- Bar-winged cinclodesCinclodes fuscus
- Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
- Puna Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola juninensis
- Andean SwallowHaplochelidon andecola
- Sicalis uropigyalisSicalis uropigyalis
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Ochre-naped Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola flavinucha
- Black-billed Shrike-tyrantAgriornis montanus
- Plain-capped Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola griseus
- Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
- White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
- Peruvian Sierra-FinchPhrygilus punensis
- Puna Yellow-FinchSicalis lutea
- Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
- Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
- White-fronted Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola albifrons
- Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
- Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Spot-billed Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
- Buff-breasted EarthcreeperUpucerthia validirostris
- Black-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus atriceps
- Black SiskinSpinus atratus
- Greenish Yellow-finchSicalis olivascens
- Cinnamon-bellied Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola capistratus
- White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
- Cinereous Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola cinereus
- Black-fronted Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola frontalis
- Upucerthia ruficaudusUpucerthia ruficaudus
- Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibunda
- Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
- Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostris
- Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
- Creamy-breasted CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyi
- Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
- Yellow-billed Tit-tyrantAnairetes flavirostris
- Agriornis andicolaAgriornis andicola
- White-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia albigula
- Brown-bellied SwallowNotiochelidon murina
- Tamarugo ConebillConirostrum tamarugense
- Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
- Anthus correnderaAnthus correndera
- Idiopsar speculiferIdiopsar speculifer
- Porphyrospiza alaudinaPorphyrospiza alaudina
- Black-throated Flower-piercerDiglossa brunneiventris
- Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striata
- Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostris
- Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- White-throated Sierra FinchIdiopsar erythronotus
- Rauenia bonariensisRauenia bonariensis
- Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloides
- Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianus
- Puna MinerGeositta punensis
- Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
- Plain-coloured SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
- Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
- Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Puna PipitAnthus brevirostris
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Golden-spotted Ground-doveMetriopelia aymara
- Southern Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola
- Giant CootFulica gigantea
- Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata
- Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca
- Black-winged Ground-doveMetriopelia melanoptera
- Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estella
- Puna TinamouTinamotis pentlandii
- Black MetaltailMetallura phoebe
- Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
- Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
- Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae
- Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus
- Mountain ParakeetPsilopsiagon aurifrons
- Croaking Ground-DoveColumbina cruziana
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesper
- Peruvian SheartailThaumastura cora
- Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii
- Sparkling Violet-earColibri coruscans
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from June to July and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan18°/5°35 mm
- Feb17°/6°47 mm
- Mar18°/5°25 mm
- Apr18°/4°6 mm
- May18°/2°2 mm
- Jun17°/2°0 mm
- Jul17°/2°2 mm
- Aug18°/2°1 mm
- Sep19°/3°3 mm
- Oct20°/4°7 mm
- Nov20°/5°4 mm
- Dec18°/5°16 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Salinas.
Salt lake in Peru
Lake Salinas is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Peru, 4,308 m above the sea.
127 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,674 open records.
The most recorded are the Chilean flamingo, the Andean Goose and the Crested duck.
11 species come for the summer, 34 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Andean Flamingo, Lesser yellowlegs and Andean Condor.
The most species are recorded from June to July and in September.
Get there and watch
- Tarucaninearest town · 22 km in a straight line
- Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 46 km in a straight lineCar hire in ArequipaDiscover 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 Lake Salinas.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas64 mountains within 25 kmTakuni5,500 m · 11 kmPichu Pichu5,665 m · volcano · 14 km↗Pachakutiq (Arequipa-Moquegua)5,173 m · 14 kmKunturi (Tarucani)5,200 m · 17 kmQillqata (Arequipa-Moquegua)5,200 m · 20 kmWilani5,200 m · 21 kmPucasaya (Moquegua)5,320 m · 24 kmQ'uwa Laki5,200 m · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLake Salinas53 km² · 1.1 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.
Lake Salinas
Peru
- 58Birdyas Score
- 127Species
- 49Migrants
- 3Threatened
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- 10Threatened
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- 47Species
- 15Migrants
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3848305) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,674 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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