Cuba · Pinar del Río Province
Cueva de los Portales
139 species and 13,157 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March and November, with up to 80 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Cuban SolitaireMyadestes elisabeth
Cuban EmeraldRiccordia ricordii
Cuban BlackbirdPtiloxena atroviolacea
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Cuban TodyTodus multicolor
Cuban TrogonPriotelus temnurus
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
West Indian WoodpeckerMelanerpes superciliaris
Western Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeus
Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatus
Cuban PeweeContopus caribaeusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hacienda Cortina8 km155 species
- Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Rosario – Las Terrazas58 km180 species
All 139 species recorded here
- Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Cuban Tody Todus multicolor
- Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
- Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra
- Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus
- Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
- Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju
- Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis
- Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca
- Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Gundlach's Hawk Astur gundlachi
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus
- Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Stygian Owl Asio stygius
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
- Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Cueva de los Portales?
February–March and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 80 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Cueva de los Portales?
139 species, from 13,157 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Cueva de los Portales in November?
The most recorded in November: Cuban Solitaire, Cuban Emerald, Cuban Blackbird, Turkey Vulture and American Redstart.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.