Cuba · Matanzas Province
PN Ciénaga de Zapata – Santo Tomas
210 species and 25,676 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March and November, with up to 139 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Yellow-headed WarblerTeretistris fernandinae
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Great Lizard CuckooCoccyzus merlini
Zapata WrenFerminia cerverai
Zapata SparrowTorreornis inexpectata
Cuban PeweeContopus caribaeus
White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
West Indian WoodpeckerMelanerpes superciliaris
Green HeronButorides virescens
Cuban BullfinchMelopyrrha nigra
LimpkinAramus guaraunaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Casa Ana Birding28 km168 species
- Zapata – La Turba28 km190 species
- Playa Larga28 km210 species
- Criadero de Cocodrilos29 km153 species
- Soplillar – Sabanas de Palpite33 km190 species
- PN Cienaga de Zapata – Las Salinas35 km207 species
All 210 species recorded here
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai
- Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus
- Cuban Tody Todus multicolor
- Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus
- Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii
- West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
- Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis
- Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Grey-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis
- Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
- Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Gundlach's Hawk Astur gundlachi
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Stygian Owl Asio stygius
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- King Rail Rallus elegans
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Zapata Rail Mustelirallus cerverai
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Yellow-breasted Crake Laterallus flaviventer
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at PN Ciénaga de Zapata – Santo Tomas?
February–March and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 139 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at PN Ciénaga de Zapata – Santo Tomas?
210 species, from 25,676 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at PN Ciénaga de Zapata – Santo Tomas in November?
The most recorded in November: American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-headed Warbler, Turkey Vulture and Great Lizard Cuckoo.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.