Peru · Lima Department
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla
179 species and 109,902 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–March, May and July, with up to 116 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Belcher's GullLarus belcheri
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagus
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Black VultureCoragyps atratusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa1 km182 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Génesis2 km121 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Principal2 km127 species
- Río Lurín – Desembocadura11 km127 species
- Parque El Olivar14 km71 species
- Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina16 km78 species
All 179 species recorded here
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca
- Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
- West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi
- Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus
- Long-tailed Mockingbird Mimus longicaudatus
- Grey Gull Leucophaeus modestus
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
- Scrub Blackbird Dives warczewiczi
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilis amazilia
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Peruvian Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus superciliaris
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Peruvian Meadowlark Leistes bellicosus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Chestnut-throated Seedeater Sporophila telasco
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Peruvian Pipit Anthus peruvianus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Puna Teal Spatula puna
- Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
- Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Peruvian Diving Petrel Pelecanoides garnotii
- Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Chestnut-collared Swallow Petrochelidon rufocollaris
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis
- Peruvian Tern Sternula lorata
- Elliot's Storm Petrel Oceanites gracilis
- Drab Seedeater Sporophila simplex
- Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Peruvian Sheartail Thaumastura cora
- Short-tailed Field Tyrant Muscigralla brevicauda
- Oasis Hummingbird Rhodopis vesper
- Comb Duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola
- Peruvian Martin Progne murphyi
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
- Cordilleran Parakeet Psittacara frontatus
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Tschudi's Nightjar Quechuavis decussata
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus
- Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus
- Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Parrot-billed Seedeater Sporophila peruviana
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-lored Yellowthroat Geothlypis auricularis
- Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes taczanowskii
- Collared Warbling Finch Poospiza hispaniolensis
- Rufous-chested Tanager Thlypopsis ornata
- Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Mountain Caracara Daptrius megalopterus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus
- White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla?
September–March, May and July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 116 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla?
179 species, from 109,902 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa – Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla in November?
The most recorded in November: Franklin's Gull, American Oystercatcher, Common Gallinule, Belcher's Gull and Cinnamon Teal.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.