Cuba · Matanzas Province
Criadero de Cocodrilos
153 species and 10,850 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March, with up to 81 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Cuban CrowCorvus nasicus
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
West Indian WoodpeckerMelanerpes superciliaris
Cuban BlackbirdPtiloxena atroviolacea
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Cuban AmazonAmazona leucocephala
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus niger57 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 153 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Soplillar – Sabanas de Palpite8 km190 species
- Zapata – La Turba8 km190 species
- Playa Larga10 km210 species
- Casa Ana Birding10 km168 species
- PN Cienaga de Zapata – Las Salinas28 km207 species
- PN Ciénaga de Zapata – Santo Tomas29 km210 species
All 153 species recorded here
- West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus
- Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini
- Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Cuban Tody Todus multicolor
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae
- Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai
- Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Stygian Owl Asio stygius
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Grey-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Gundlach's Hawk Astur gundlachi
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Criadero de Cocodrilos?
February–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 81 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Criadero de Cocodrilos?
153 species, from 10,850 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Criadero de Cocodrilos in November?
The most recorded in November: Cuban Crow, Palm Warbler, American Redstart, Turkey Vulture and West Indian Woodpecker.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.