Bird AlbumPuerto Rico · Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo - Salt Flats
160 species and 15,713 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–March and September–October, with up to 80 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Great EgretArdea alba
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Salinas de Cabo Rojo-Centro Interpretativo y Veredas1 km164 species
- Cabo Rojo NWR4 km180 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre de Boquerón8 km163 species
- Reserva Natural Punta Guaniquilla10 km159 species
- Laguna Cartagena - West End11 km159 species
- Laguna Cartagena – Tower12 km145 species
All 160 species recorded here
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Puerto Rican Oriole Icterus portoricensis
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris
- Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti
- Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Puerto Rican Owl Gymnasio nudipes
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Cabo Rojo - Salt Flats?
December–March and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 80 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Cabo Rojo - Salt Flats?
160 species, from 15,713 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Cabo Rojo - Salt Flats in November?
The most recorded in November: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Grey Kingbird, Least Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper and Black-necked Stilt.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.