Peru · Lima Department
Humedal de Chilca
134 species and 31,141 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–February, with up to 82 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
SanderlingCalidris alba
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Isla Pucusana9 km112 species
- Río Lurín – Desembocadura34 km127 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla44 km179 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa45 km182 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Génesis45 km121 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Principal45 km127 species
All 134 species recorded here
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Peruvian Pipit Anthus peruvianus
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Grey Gull Leucophaeus modestus
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Peruvian Tern Sternula lorata
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Peruvian Martin Progne murphyi
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Peruvian Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus superciliaris
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Long-tailed Mockingbird Mimus longicaudatus
- Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Peruvian Meadowlark Leistes bellicosus
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Comb Duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera
- Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilis amazilia
- Chestnut-collared Swallow Petrochelidon rufocollaris
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
- Chestnut-throated Seedeater Sporophila telasco
- Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Short-tailed Field Tyrant Muscigralla brevicauda
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes taczanowskii
- Peruvian Diving Petrel Pelecanoides garnotii
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Scrub Blackbird Dives warczewiczi
- Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
- Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
- Elliot's Storm Petrel Oceanites gracilis
- Peruvian Sheartail Thaumastura cora
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Tschudi's Nightjar Quechuavis decussata
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Puna Teal Spatula puna
- Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
- Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus
- Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
- Cordilleran Parakeet Psittacara frontatus
- Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Parrot-billed Seedeater Sporophila peruviana
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus
- Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Humedal de Chilca?
September–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 82 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Humedal de Chilca?
134 species, from 31,141 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Humedal de Chilca in November?
The most recorded in November: White-cheeked Pintail, Eurasian Whimbrel, Grey-headed Gull, Black-necked Stilt and Puna Ibis.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.