Bird AlbumPuerto Rico · Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo NWR
180 species and 14,795 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March, September–October and December, with up to 95 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Adelaide's WarblerSetophaga adelaidae
Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Puerto Rican FlycatcherMyiarchus antillarum
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus nigerSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre de Boquerón4 km163 species
- Salinas de Cabo Rojo-Centro Interpretativo y Veredas4 km164 species
- Cabo Rojo - Salt Flats4 km160 species
- Laguna Cartagena - West End7 km159 species
- Reserva Natural Punta Guaniquilla8 km159 species
- Laguna Cartagena – Tower8 km145 species
All 180 species recorded here
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis
- Puerto Rican Oriole Icterus portoricensis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Puerto Rican Euphonia Chlorophonia sclateri
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis
- Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti
- Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Puerto Rican Owl Gymnasio nudipes
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Puerto Rican Tanager Nesospingus speculiferus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Cabo Rojo NWR?
February–March, September–October and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 95 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Cabo Rojo NWR?
180 species, from 14,795 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Cabo Rojo NWR in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Kingbird, Adelaide's Warbler, Venezuelan Troupial, Turkey Vulture and Smooth-billed Ani.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.