Peru Ramsar wetland
Paracas National Reservation
39 bird species recorded; the most in October.
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This month here
17 species in January.22 species in February.0 species in March.1 species in April.21 species in May.0 species in June.18 species in July.17 species in August.0 species in September.29 species in October.3 species in November.0 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
39 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).
- 39Speciesrecorded more than once
- 9Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 348Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 115 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 2Raptors
- 13Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 2Songbirds
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 39 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors2 species
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- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Waders13 species
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- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Blackish OystercatcherHaematopus ater
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
Gulls & seabirds12 species
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- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Belcher's GullLarus belcheri
- Peruvian BoobySula variegata
- Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Inca TernLarosterna incaNT
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- South American TernSterna hirundinacea
- Grey GullLeucophaeus modestus
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Peruvian TernSternula lorata
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
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- Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagusNT
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvilliorumNT
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Red-legged CormorantPhalacrocorax gaimardi
- Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
Flamingos1 species
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- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
Songbirds2 species
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- Peruvian Seaside CinclodesCinclodes taczanowskii
- White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
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 October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/20°4 mm
- Feb27°/21°4 mm
- Mar27°/20°3 mm
- Apr25°/18°1 mm
- May23°/16°2 mm
- Jun22°/14°1 mm
- Jul21°/14°2 mm
- Aug21°/14°1 mm
- Sep22°/14°2 mm
- Oct22°/15°2 mm
- Nov23°/16°3 mm
- Dec24°/18°4 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Paracas National Reservation.
Natural reserve in Peru
Paracas National Reservation is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Peru.
39 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 348 open records.
The most recorded are the Southern Black-backed Gull, the Turkey Vulture and the Peruvian Pelican.
2 species come for the summer, 7 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover and Lesser yellowlegs.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 158 km in a straight lineCar hire at LIM airport (Lima)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
- 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 Paracas National Reservation.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas30 mountains within 25 kmCerros Otuma · 4.9 kmCerro Chucho · 5.3 kmCerro Canastones · 5.9 kmCerro Gallinazo · 7.5 kmCerro Pucurana · 9.6 kmCerro Carretas · 11 kmLoma Cuesta Chilcatay · 22 kmPan de Azúcar · 22 km
Coastya8 beaches within 10 kmPlaya El Chucho · 6.2 kmPlaya La Raya · 8.1 kmPlaya Gallinazo · 8.2 kmHueco La Zorra · 8.4 kmTres Puertas · 8.5 kmPlaya El Erizal · 8.7 kmPlaya Honda · 8.9 kmPlaya Sacasemita · 9.7 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Paracas National Reservation
Peru
- 38Birdyas Score
- 39Species
- 9Migrants
- 2Threatened
Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge
Peru · 226 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 199Species
- 64Migrants
- 11Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2307752) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 348 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, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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