Bird AlbumCuraçao
Malpais
111 species and 4,695 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February and September–October, with up to 56 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax
Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensis
Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus43 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 111 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Saliña Sint Michiel2 km102 species
- Blue Bay Curaçao Golf & Beach Resort4 km157 species
- Klein Hofje4 km126 species
- Mangrove Forest Bay Piscaderabaai North Side4 km91 species
- Wetlands Bay Piscaderabaai North-East Side5 km98 species
- Dam Kura Piedra7 km89 species
All 111 species recorded here
- Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
- Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Northern Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
- Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Blue-crowned Parakeet Thectocercus acuticaudatus
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Comb Duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Chivi Vireo Vireo chivi
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Greater Ani Crotophaga major
- Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Psittacara wagleri
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Purple Martin Progne subis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Malpais?
January–February and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 56 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Malpais?
111 species, from 4,695 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Malpais in November?
The most recorded in November: Crested Caracara, White-cheeked Pintail, Brown-throated Parakeet, Blue-tailed Emerald and Rufous-collared Sparrow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.