Nicaragua · Jinotega Department

Reserva El Jaguar

394 species and 74,910 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: January–February, with up to 251 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina

White-breasted Wood WrenHenicorhina leucosticta

OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla

Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximia

Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla

Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris

Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus

Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus

Bushy-crested JayCyanocorax melanocyaneus

Green-breasted MountaingemLampornis sybillae

Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl

Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma

Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera

Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

Reserva El Jaguar 13.238x-86.056 - jun. 1, 2016 9:170 km303 species
Pinares San Rafael del Norte10 km269 species
Finca Las Carmelitas26 km244 species
RN Cerro El Arenal – Selva Negra Lodge y Restaurante30 km360 species
selva negra30 km333 species
Arrocera Del Valle40 km215 species

All 394 species recorded here

Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
White-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Scarlet-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi
Cabanis's Wren Cantorchilus modestus
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Northern Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessonii
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
White-fronted Amazon Amazona albifrons
Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei
Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Slate-colored Solitaire Myadestes unicolor
Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas
Green-breasted Mountaingem Lampornis sybillae
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
Spot-breasted Wren Pheugopedius maculipectus
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Red-crowned Ant Tanager Habia rubica
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Chestnut-capped Warbler Basileuterus delattrii
Russet-naped Wood Rail Aramides albiventris
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor
Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
Golden-hooded Tanager Stilpnia larvata
Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha
White-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes albinucha
Common Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Lesser Greenlet Pachysylvia decurtata
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Rufous-winged Tanager Tangara lavinia
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Blue-crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Grey-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus cervinigularis
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare
Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus
Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies
Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Mottled Owl Strix virgata
Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens
Dusky Antbird Cercomacroides tyrannina
Elegant Euphonia Chlorophonia elegantissima
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber
Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
Northern Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Northern Tropical Pewee Contopus bogotensis
Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa
Black-and-white Owl Strix nigrolineata
Sparkling-tailed Woodstar Tilmatura dupontii
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
Morelet's Seedeater Sporophila morelleti
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
Finsch's Parakeet Psittacara finschi
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Grey-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis
Blue-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Pheasant Cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
Grey-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Northern Plain Xenops Xenops mexicanus
Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Rusty Sparrow Aimophila rufescens
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Grey-collared Becard Pachyramphus major
Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
Spot-bellied Bobwhite Colinus leucopogon
Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
Red Tanager Piranga flava
White-bellied Emerald Chlorestes candida
Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina
Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Mountain Thrush Turdus plebejus
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Grey Hawk Buteo plagiatus
Red-capped Manakin Ceratopipra mentalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata
Azure-crowned Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanocephala
Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
Grey-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
Canivet's Emerald Cynanthus canivetii
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula
Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Great Egret Ardea alba
Rufous-backed Wren Campylorhynchus capistratus
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
White-eared Ground Sparrow Melozone leucotis
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Grey-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
Middle American Screech Owl Megascops guatemalae
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Stygian Owl Asio stygius
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
Blue-throated Sapphire Chlorestes eliciae
American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge Dendrortyx leucophrys
Grey-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis
Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis
Sulphur-rumped Myiobius Myiobius sulphureipygius
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana
Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula
American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator Saltator grandis
White-throated Magpie-Jay Cyanocorax formosus
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Trilling Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii
American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis rubiginosus
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
Guatemalan Flicker Colaptes mexicanoides
White-throated Flycatcher Empidonax albigularis
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Lesser Roadrunner Geococcyx velox
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
American Coot Fulica americana
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis
Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
Thick-billed Seed Finch Sporophila funerea
Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo altera
Blue-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia hoffmanni
Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aeneus
Black-headed Siskin Spinus notatus
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
Great Antshrike Taraba major
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Grace's Warbler Setophaga graciae
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Pacific Screech Owl Megascops cooperi
White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
Dickcissel Spiza americana
Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura
Stripe-headed Sparrow Peucaea ruficauda
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanoloxia cyanoides
Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis
Great Curassow Crax rubra
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis
Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Rock Dove Columba livia
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis
Northern Schiffornis Schiffornis veraepacis
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
Northern Parula Setophaga americana
Speckled Mourner Laniocera rufescens
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus
Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
White-ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittatus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis
Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Mistletoe Tyrannulet Zimmerius parvus
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
Fan-tailed Warbler Basileuterus lachrymosus
Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
Painted Whitestart Myioborus pictus
Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus
Northern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Green Parakeet Psittacara holochlorus
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Reserva El Jaguar?

January–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 251 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Reserva El Jaguar?

394 species, from 74,910 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Reserva El Jaguar in November?

The most recorded in November: Wood Thrush, White-breasted Wood Wren, Ovenbird, Stripe-tailed Hummingbird and Wilson's Warbler.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.