Bird AlbumCuba · Ciego de Ávila Province
Laguna flamingos
146 species and 8,464 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–March, with up to 76 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
West Indian Whistling DuckDendrocygna arborea
American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Great EgretArdea alba
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
American CootFulica americana
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Green HeronButorides virescensSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Cayo Guillermo1 km163 species
- Cayo Coco – Cueva del Jabali25 km181 species
- Cayo Coco26 km229 species
- Cayo Paredon Grande51 km176 species
All 146 species recorded here
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Gundlach's Hawk Astur gundlachi
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi
- Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini
- Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Laguna flamingos?
January–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 76 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Laguna flamingos?
146 species, from 8,464 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Laguna flamingos in November?
The most recorded in November: White-cheeked Pintail, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, West Indian Whistling Duck and American Flamingo.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.