Uruguay · Maldonado Department
Esteros del Aº Maldonado – El Tesoro
175 species and 8,896 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 112 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Giant Wood RailAramides ypecaha
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa112 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 175 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Rambla de los Vientos3 km112 species
- (IBA) Esteros del Arroyo Maldonado – Área5 km265 species
- Laguna del Diario12 km225 species
- Punta del Chileno13 km109 species
- Laguna José Ignacio – Área sur y Desembocadura20 km195 species
- AP Laguna Garzón – Área31 km239 species
All 175 species recorded here
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Giant Wood Rail Aramides ypecaha
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Freckle-breasted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticollis
- Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
- Pampa Finch Embernagra platensis
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa
- Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus
- Plumbeous Ibis Theristicus caerulescens
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus
- Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
- Guira Cuckoo Guira guira
- White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus
- Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch Poospiza nigrorufa
- Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus
- Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
- Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis
- Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
- Greyish Baywing Agelaioides badius
- Grey Monjita Nengetus cinereus
- Gilded Sapphire Hylocharis chrysura
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- White Monjita Xolmis irupero
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Grey-cowled Wood Rail Aramides cajaneus
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Brown-and-yellow Marshbird Pseudoleistes virescens
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Long-tailed Reed Finch Donacospiza albifrons
- Sooty Tyrannulet Serpophaga nigricans
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
- Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
- Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Variable Oriole Icterus pyrrhopterus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Red Tanager Piranga flava
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Southern Screamer Chauna torquata
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis
- Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca
- Blue-and-yellow Tanager Rauenia bonariensis
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail Spartonoica maluroides
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Firewood-gatherer Anumbius annumbi
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Spix's Spinetail Synallaxis spixi
- Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
- Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus
- White-rimmed Warbler Myiothlypis leucoblephara
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- White-spotted Woodpecker Veniliornis spilogaster
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Spotted Nothura Nothura maculosa
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Straneck's Tyrannulet Serpophaga griseicapilla
- Southern Yellowthroat Geothlypis velata
- Screaming Cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris
- Red-winged Tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens
- Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
- Chestnut-backed Tanager Stilpnia preciosa
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
- Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Pantanal Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
- Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima
- Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys
- Yellow-rumped Marshbird Pseudoleistes guirahuro
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Rufescent Tiger Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
- Hellmayr's Pipit Anthus hellmayri
- Chivi Vireo Vireo chivi
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Esteros del Aº Maldonado – El Tesoro?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 112 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Esteros del Aº Maldonado – El Tesoro?
175 species, from 8,896 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Esteros del Aº Maldonado – El Tesoro in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-necked Stilt, Neotropic Cormorant, American Golden Plover, Rufous-collared Sparrow and Rufous Hornero.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.