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Laguna Cartagena – Tower
145 species and 20,113 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–March, with up to 98 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Great EgretArdea alba
West Indian Whistling DuckDendrocygna arborea
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
American CootFulica americana
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda71 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 145 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Reserva Natural Laguna Cartagena1 km165 species
- Laguna Cartagena - West End1 km159 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre de Boquerón6 km163 species
- La Parguera – town and nearest environs6 km148 species
- Cabo Rojo NWR8 km180 species
- Reserva Natural Punta Guaniquilla11 km159 species
All 145 species recorded here
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- American Coot Fulica americana
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Yellow-breasted Crake Laterallus flaviventer
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti
- Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Puerto Rican Oriole Icterus portoricensis
- Puerto Rican Owl Gymnasio nudipes
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Puerto Rican Euphonia Chlorophonia sclateri
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Laguna Cartagena – Tower?
January–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 98 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Laguna Cartagena – Tower?
145 species, from 20,113 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Laguna Cartagena – Tower in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Gallinule, Great Egret, West Indian Whistling Duck, Grey Kingbird and Ruddy Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.