Brazil Ramsar wetland
Taim Ecological Station
197 bird species recorded; the most in August.
André Barroso da Veiga · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
118 species in January.72 species in February.109 species in March.141 species in April.66 species in May.100 species in June.102 species in July.156 species in August.95 species in September.95 species in October.120 species in November.107 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.
VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
197 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).
- 197Speciesrecorded more than once
- 62Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,240Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 3Owls
- 16Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 90Songbirds
- 33Other 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 197 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
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Wattled JacanaJacana jacana
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Rufous-chested DotterelCharadrius modestus
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- South American SnipeGallinago paraguaiae
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Tawny-throated DotterelOreopholus ruficollis
- Collared PloverCharadrius collaris
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
- Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
- Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeaui
- Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern ScreamerChauna torquata
- Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
- Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
- Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
- White-faced Whistling-duckDendrocygna viduata
- Silver TealSpatula versicolor
- Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
- Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
- Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
- Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposaca
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Whispering IbisPhimosus infuscatus
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
- Great GrebePodiceps major
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Rufescent Tiger HeronTigrisoma lineatum
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
- Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
Songbirds90 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
- Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus
- Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
- Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Spix's spinetail; Chicli SpinetailSynallaxis spixi
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdPseudoleistes virescens
- Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi
- Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
- White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White MonjitaXolmis irupero
- Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
- Greyish BaywingAgelaioides badius
- Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
- Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
- Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
- Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
- Anthus chiiAnthus chii
- White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis
- Great Pampa-finchEmbernagra platensis
- Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
- White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
- Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
- Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Rauenia bonariensisRauenia bonariensis
- Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
- Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis
- Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus
- Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
- Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillus
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Patagonian NegritoLessonia rufa
- Limnornis curvirostrisLimnornis curvirostris
- Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
- Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
- Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola
- White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus
- Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematus
- Myiothlypis leucoblepharaMyiothlypis leucoblephara
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Scarlet FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
- Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
- Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
- White-browed BlackbirdSturnella superciliaris
- Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
- Blue-billed Black-TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostris
- Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
- Southern Beardless-tyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
- Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
- Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
- Bar-winged cinclodesCinclodes fuscus
- Short-billed PipitAnthus furcatus
- Black-and-rufous Warbling-FinchPoospiza nigrorufa
- Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
- Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
- Small-headed ElaeniaElaenia sordida
- Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
- Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
- Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuro
- Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
- Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
- Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
- Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
- Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
- Long-tailed Reed-finchDonacospiza albifrons
- Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleuca
- Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
- Stilpnia preciosaStilpnia preciosa
- Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps
- Eastern SirystesSirystes sibilator
- Sulphur-bearded SpinetailCranioleuca sulphurifera
- Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatus
- Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayri
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Red Pileated FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
- Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata
Other birds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Guira CuckooGuira guira
- Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
- Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Spot-flanked GallinuleGallinula melanops
- White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
- Field FlickerColaptes campestris
- Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
- Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
- White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogaster
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Aramides cajaneaAramides cajanea
- Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
- Greater RheaRhea americanaNT
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black JacobinFlorisuga fusca
- Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
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 August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan27°/21°102 mm
- Feb26°/22°118 mm
- Mar25°/20°112 mm
- Apr22°/18°116 mm
- May19°/14°115 mm
- Jun16°/11°110 mm
- Jul15°/10°101 mm
- Aug16°/11°115 mm
- Sep18°/13°131 mm
- Oct20°/15°125 mm
- Nov23°/17°89 mm
- Dec25°/19°88 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Taim Ecological Station.
Federally-administered ecological station in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Taim Ecological Station is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Brazil.
197 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,240 open records.
The most recorded are the Southern Screamer, the Southern Lapwing and the Coscoroba Swan.
25 species come for the summer, 34 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including White-rumped Sandpiper, Lesser yellowlegs and Buff-breasted Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Estacionamento Capilhacampsite · 5.9 km · 1 within 10 km
- Pousada da Capilhaplace to stay · 7.4 km · 1 within 10 km
- João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport (PET)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 94 km in a straight lineCar hire at PET airport (Pelotas)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
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmFalésias
- 1campsites within 10 kmEstacionamento Capilha
- 1places to stay within 10 kmPousada da Capilha
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Taim Ecological Station.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmLagoa do Nicola2.7 km² · 2.0 kmLagoa das Flores8.5 km² · 8.0 kmLagoa Caiúba19 km² · 14 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.
Taim Ecological Station
Brazil
- 66Birdyas Score
- 197Species
- 62Migrants
- 4Threatened
Lagoa do Peixe National Park
Brazil · 207 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 286Species
- 99Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q956641) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,240 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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