Cuba · Vereda Nueva, La Habana
Playa del Chivo
135 species and 11,408 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–October, with up to 61 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
WilletTringa semipalmata
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Great EgretArdea alba
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus41 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 135 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Jardín Botánico Nacional18 km154 species
- Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Rosario – Las Terrazas70 km180 species
All 135 species recorded here
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris
- Cuban Tody Todus multicolor
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
- Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- 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 Playa del Chivo?
August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 61 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Playa del Chivo?
135 species, from 11,408 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Playa del Chivo in November?
The most recorded in November: Royal Tern, Sanderling, Least Sandpiper, Laughing Gull and Ruddy Turnstone.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.