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Laguna Cartagena - West End
159 species and 38,294 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March and December, with up to 112 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Great EgretArdea alba
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
West Indian Whistling DuckDendrocygna arborea
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
American CootFulica americana
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Laguna Cartagena – Tower1 km145 species
- Reserva Natural Laguna Cartagena1 km165 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre de Boquerón6 km163 species
- La Parguera – town and nearest environs7 km148 species
- Cabo Rojo NWR7 km180 species
- Reserva Natural Punta Guaniquilla10 km159 species
All 159 species recorded here
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- American Coot Fulica americana
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Yellow-breasted Crake Laterallus flaviventer
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Puerto Rican Oriole Icterus portoricensis
- Puerto Rican Euphonia Chlorophonia sclateri
- Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Puerto Rican Owl Gymnasio nudipes
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Laguna Cartagena - West End?
February–March and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 112 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Laguna Cartagena - West End?
159 species, from 38,294 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Laguna Cartagena - West End in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Gallinule, Smooth-billed Ani, Great Egret, Turkey Vulture and Grey Kingbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.