Peru Ramsar wetland
Tumbes Mangals National Sanctuary
180 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Javier Távara · CC BY 2.0
This month here
121 species in January.117 species in February.120 species in March.63 species in April.132 species in May.99 species in June.94 species in July.69 species in August.103 species in September.100 species in October.107 species in November.117 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
180 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).
- 180Speciesrecorded more than once
- 49Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 11,039Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 15Raptors
- 3Owls
- 23Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 68Songbirds
- 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 180 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
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- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Buteo polyosomaButeo polyosoma
- Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
- Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
- Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific Pygmy OwlGlaucidium peruanum
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
- Peruvian Screech-owlMegascops roboratus
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Wattled JacanaJacana jacana
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Peruvian BoobySula variegata
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Grey GullLeucophaeus modestus
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- South American TernSterna hirundinacea
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- American Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
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- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagusNT
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Bare-throated Tiger-heronTigrisoma mexicanum
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Flamingos1 species
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- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
Songbirds68 species
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- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus
- Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliaris
- Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardi
- Scarlet FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
- Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana
- Dives warczewicziDives warczewiczi
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis
- Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
- Peruvian MeadowlarkSturnella bellicosa
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Furnarius leucopusFurnarius leucopus
- Mouse-coloured TyrannuletPhaeomyias murina
- Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularis
- Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
- Southern Beardless-tyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
- Masked Water TyrantFluvicola nengeta
- White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae
- Euscarthmus fulvicepsEuscarthmus fulviceps
- Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii
- Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothorax
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Tumbes SwallowTachycineta stolzmanni
- Piezorina cinereaPiezorina cinerea
- Short-tailed Field-tyrantMuscigralla brevicauda
- Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
- Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
- Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
- Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
- Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco
- Streaked saltatorSaltator striatipectus
- Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
- Gray-and-white TyrannuletPseudelaenia leucospodia
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis
- Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Grey-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus
- Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
- Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentus
- Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
- Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris
- Collared Warbling-finchPoospiza hispaniolensis
- Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
- Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis
- Grey-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseri
- Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
Other birds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
- Croaking Ground-DoveColumbina cruziana
- Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris
- Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis
- Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotus
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Rallus longirostrisRallus longirostris
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Striped CuckooTapera naevia
- Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
- Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
- Thaumasius baeriThaumasius baeri
- Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fanny
- Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura
- Ecuadorian Ground-DoveColumbina buckleyi
- Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
- Scrub NightjarNyctidromus anthonyi
- Red-masked ParakeetAratinga erythrogenys
- Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
- Common PotooNyctibius griseus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateri
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 May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan28°/20°64 mm
- Feb28°/20°110 mm
- Mar28°/21°130 mm
- Apr28°/20°61 mm
- May29°/20°28 mm
- Jun29°/19°15 mm
- Jul29°/18°12 mm
- Aug30°/18°8 mm
- Sep30°/18°8 mm
- Oct28°/19°17 mm
- Nov28°/19°20 mm
- Dec28°/20°28 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tumbes Mangals National Sanctuary.
Protected area in Tumbes, Peru
Tumbes Mangals National Sanctuary is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Peru.
180 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 11,039 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Whimbrel, the White Ibis and the Little Blue Heron.
32 species come for the summer, 17 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Lesser yellowlegs and Short-billed Dowitcher.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Hotel L' Moledplace to stay · 7.6 km · 28 within 10 km
- Aguas Verdesnearest town · 7.6 km in a straight line
- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 19 km in a straight lineCar hire at GYE airport (Guayaquil)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
- 28places to stay within 10 kmHotel L' Moled, Familia Moran Lupu, Hotel Huaquillas and 25 more
- 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 Tumbes Mangals National Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmLoma del Zorro · 11 kmLoma Saavedra · 12 kmCerro Cabeza de Toro · 24 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.
Tumbes Mangals National Sanctuary
Peru
- 61Birdyas Score
- 180Species
- 49Migrants
- 3Threatened
Gulf of Guayaquil-Tumbes mangroves
Ecuador · 111 km
- 66Birdyas Score
- 206Species
- 63Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7852536) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 11,039 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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