Aruba
Arashi Beach
121 species and 12,175 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 56 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensis
Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- North of Arashi0 km98 species
- Near California lighthouse1 km114 species
- Pond east of Tierra del Sol Golf Course3 km102 species
- Salina Malmok3 km118 species
- Aruba Salina3 km118 species
- Marriott's Salina4 km111 species
All 121 species recorded here
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Northern Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Greater Ani Crotophaga major
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Arashi Beach?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 56 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Arashi Beach?
121 species, from 12,175 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Arashi Beach in November?
The most recorded in November: Royal Tern, Brown Pelican, Tropical Mockingbird, Ruddy Turnstone and Laughing Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.