Ecuador Ramsar wetland
Manglares Cayapas-Mataje Ecological Reserve
45 bird species recorded; the most in April and in August.
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This month here
0 species in January.14 species in February.0 species in March.34 species in April.14 species in May.0 species in June.5 species in July.34 species in August.0 species in September.2 species in October.12 species in November.6 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
45 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).
- 45Speciesrecorded more than once
- 11Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 231Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 5Raptors
- 7Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 12Songbirds
- 8Other 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 45 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Songbirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
- Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacifica
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
- Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
- Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
- Western Slaty-antshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
Other birds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
- Southern Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
- Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
- Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
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 and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan28°/23°103 mm
- Feb29°/23°98 mm
- Mar29°/23°115 mm
- Apr29°/24°134 mm
- May29°/24°104 mm
- Jun29°/23°65 mm
- Jul30°/23°36 mm
- Aug30°/23°23 mm
- Sep30°/23°35 mm
- Oct30°/23°75 mm
- Nov29°/22°90 mm
- Dec29°/23°87 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Manglares Cayapas-Mataje Ecological Reserve.
Manglares Cayapas-Mataje Ecological Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ecuador.
45 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 231 open records.
The most recorded are the Snowy Egret, the Little Blue Heron and the Eurasian Whimbrel.
6 species come for the summer, 5 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in April and in August.
Get there and watch
- Gran Hotel San Carloplace to stay · 8.0 km · 1 within 10 km
- Pampanal de Bolívarnearest town · 5.8 km in a straight line
- La Florida Airport (TCO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 60 km in a straight lineCar hire at UIO airport (Quito)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
- 1places to stay within 10 kmGran Hotel San Carlo
- 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 Manglares Cayapas-Mataje Ecological Reserve.
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Islandyasthe islandIsla Santa Rosa102 km²
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Manglares Cayapas-Mataje Ecological Reserve
Ecuador
- 36Birdyas Score
- 45Species
- 11Migrants
- 0Threatened
El Ángel Ecological Reserve
Ecuador · 127 km
- 47Birdyas Score
- 94Species
- 27Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q9068221) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 231 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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