Caribbean Netherlands · Bonaire
Bopec/Gotomeer
89 species and 5,526 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May and August–October, with up to 54 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Royal TernThalasseus maximus16 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 89 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Gotomeer2 km98 species
- Salina Goto2 km50 species
- Washington Slagbaai NP5 km116 species
- Washington Slagbaai NP – Pond near Park Entrance6 km98 species
- Washington Slagbaai NP – Put Bronswinkel7 km85 species
- Washington Slagbaai NP – Pos Mangel8 km83 species
All 89 species recorded here
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Northern Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Bopec/Gotomeer?
May and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 54 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Bopec/Gotomeer?
89 species, from 5,526 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Bopec/Gotomeer in November?
The most recorded in November: American Flamingo, Mangrove Warbler, Crested Caracara, Least Sandpiper and Black-faced Grassquit.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.