Argentina · Buenos Aires Province
Laguna Nahuel Ruca
182 species and 20,488 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May and September–December, with up to 120 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Mar Chiquita14 km221 species
- Mar de Cobo18 km205 species
- Reserva Integral Laguna de los Padres45 km166 species
- Reserva Natural Puerto Mar del Plata50 km185 species
All 182 species recorded here
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Brown-and-yellow Marshbird Pseudoleistes virescens
- Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola
- Greyish Baywing Agelaioides badius
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros
- Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus
- White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata
- Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari
- Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
- Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus
- Southern Screamer Chauna torquata
- Firewood-gatherer Anumbius annumbi
- Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
- Tufted Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura platensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis
- Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Pampa Finch Embernagra platensis
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni
- Screaming Cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris
- Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys
- White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
- Blue-and-yellow Tanager Rauenia bonariensis
- Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Sooty Tyrannulet Serpophaga nigricans
- Guira Cuckoo Guira guira
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Sulphur-bearded Reedhaunter Limnoctites sulphuriferus
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris
- Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris
- Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- Greater Rhea Rhea americana
- Red-winged Tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens
- Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
- White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- Warbling Doradito Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Scarlet-headed Blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Spotted Nothura Nothura maculosa
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch Poospiza nigrorufa
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- White-browed Meadowlark Leistes superciliaris
- White-tipped Plantcutter Phytotoma rutila
- Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Striped Owl Asio clamator
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Freckle-breasted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticollis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Yellowish Pipit Anthus chii
- Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus
- Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
- White-eyed Parakeet Psittacara leucophthalmus
- Pantanal Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
- Short-billed Pipit Anthus furcatus
- Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail Spartonoica maluroides
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Variable Oriole Icterus pyrrhopterus
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- White-banded Mockingbird Mimus triurus
- Stripe-backed Bittern Botaurus involucris
- Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus
- Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Southern Martin Progne elegans
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops
- Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus
- Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Hellmayr's Pipit Anthus hellmayri
- Grey-cowled Wood Rail Aramides cajaneus
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Gilded Sapphire Hylocharis chrysura
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Chestnut-capped Blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus
- Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- South American Painted-snipe Nycticryphes semicollaris
- Plumbeous Ibis Theristicus caerulescens
- Southern Yellowthroat Geothlypis velata
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
- Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
- Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Patagonian Mockingbird Mimus patagonicus
- Dot-winged Crake Laterallus spiloptera
- Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis
- Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Laguna Nahuel Ruca?
May and September–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 120 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Laguna Nahuel Ruca?
182 species, from 20,488 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Laguna Nahuel Ruca in November?
The most recorded in November: Chimango Caracara, Monk Parakeet, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Crested Caracara and Fork-tailed Flycatcher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.