Peru · Lima Department
Isla Pucusana
112 species and 15,026 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April, with up to 48 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Inca TernLarosterna inca
Peruvian BoobySula variegata
Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagus
Blackish OystercatcherHaematopus ater
Red-legged CormorantPoikilocarbo gaimardi
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldti
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Belcher's GullLarus belcheri
Peruvian Seaside CinclodesCinclodes taczanowskii
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvilliorum
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
Black VultureCoragyps atratusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Humedal de Chilca9 km134 species
- Río Lurín – Desembocadura25 km127 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla35 km179 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa36 km182 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Génesis36 km121 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Principal36 km127 species
All 112 species recorded here
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca
- Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
- Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri
- Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
- Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes taczanowskii
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
- Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Grey Gull Leucophaeus modestus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Long-tailed Mockingbird Mimus longicaudatus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Peruvian Diving Petrel Pelecanoides garnotii
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Elliot's Storm Petrel Oceanites gracilis
- Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilis amazilia
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Markham's Storm Petrel Hydrobates markhami
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Peruvian Tern Sternula lorata
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Scrub Blackbird Dives warczewiczi
- Peruvian Sheartail Thaumastura cora
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel Hydrobates tethys
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny
- Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Peruvian Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus superciliaris
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana
- Peruvian Martin Progne murphyi
- Chestnut-collared Swallow Petrochelidon rufocollaris
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Puna Teal Spatula puna
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Ringed Storm Petrel Hydrobates hornbyi
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus
- Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Isla Pucusana?
April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 48 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Isla Pucusana?
112 species, from 15,026 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Isla Pucusana in November?
The most recorded in November: Inca Tern, Peruvian Booby, Peruvian Pelican, Blackish Oystercatcher and Red-legged Cormorant.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.