Dominican Republic · Pedernales Province
Laguna Oviedo
150 species and 5,845 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and March, with up to 83 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Great EgretArdea alba
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Cabo Rojo - Pedernales34 km165 species
- Rabo de Gato62 km152 species
- Zapotén66 km154 species
All 150 species recorded here
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Palmchat Dulus dominicus
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus
- Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch Melopyrrha violacea
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Hispaniolan Palm Crow Corvus palmarum
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
- Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea
- Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops
- Hispaniolan Oriole Icterus dominicensis
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Laguna Oviedo?
January and March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 83 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Laguna Oviedo?
150 species, from 5,845 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Laguna Oviedo in November?
The most recorded in November: American Flamingo, Great Egret, Royal Tern, Snowy Egret and Tricolored Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.