Uruguay · Montevideo Department

Faro Punta Carretas

218 species and 35,906 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May and September–November, with up to 88 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Southern LapwingSouthern LapwingVanellus chilensisNeotropic CormorantNeotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianumKelp GullKelp GullLarus dominicanusPicazuro PigeonPicazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuroCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisRufous HorneroRufous HorneroFurnarius rufusEared DoveEared DoveZenaida auriculataShiny CowbirdShiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisSnowy EgretSnowy EgretEgretta thulaGreat KiskadeeGreat KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusRufous-collared SparrowRufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisHouse SparrowHouse SparrowPasser domesticusTropical KingbirdTropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusWhite-rumped SwallowWhite-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Parque Batlle – Área4 km87 species
  2. Puertito del Buceo4 km121 species
  3. Parque Baroffio – Área8 km134 species
  4. Parque Rivera – Área8 km155 species
  5. Jardín Botánico de Montevideo9 km133 species
  6. Bañadito de Abente y alrededores22 km180 species

All 218 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Faro Punta Carretas?

May and September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 88 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Faro Punta Carretas?

218 species, from 35,906 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Faro Punta Carretas in November?

The most recorded in November: Southern Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Kelp Gull, Picazuro Pigeon and Common Starling.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.