Timor-Leste · Bobonaro Municipality
Loes River estuary
99 species and 669 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October, with up to 30 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Timor FriarbirdPhilemon inornatus
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great EgretArdea alba
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Sunda TealAnas gibberifrons
Beach Stone-curlewEsacus magnirostris
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Loes Forest1 km47 species
- Lagoa Maubara23 km99 species
- Lake Eraulo, Debo Lehumo39 km68 species
- Comoro River Tributary Near Railaco41 km46 species
- Tibar fish ponds48 km76 species
- Lagoa Seloi Kraik, Aileu48 km72 species
All 99 species recorded here
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons
- Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Australian Pratincole Glareola isabella
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Barred Dove Geopelia maugeus
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- White-shouldered Triller Lalage sueurii
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Streak-breasted Honeyeater Territornis reticulata
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Timor Friarbird Philemon inornatus
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Flame-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris solaris
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Javan Plover Anarhynchus javanicus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Buff-banded Thicketbird Cincloramphus bivittatus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Black-breasted Myzomela Myzomela vulnerata
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Five-colored Munia Lonchura quinticolor
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Plain Gerygone Gerygone inornata
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
- Black-faced Munia Lonchura molucca
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- White-bellied Bush Chat Saxicola gutturalis
- Timor Oriole Oriolus melanotis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Curlew Numenius minutus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Pale-headed Munia Lonchura pallida
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon Ducula rosacea
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Loes River estuary?
October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 30 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Loes River estuary?
99 species, from 669 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Loes River estuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Royal Spoonbill, White-faced Heron, Australian Pelican, Paddyfield Pipit and Timor Friarbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.