Puerto Rico · Lajas
Reserva Natural Laguna Cartagena
165 species and 27,604 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March and December, with up to 112 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Great EgretArdea alba
American CootFulica americana
West Indian Whistling DuckDendrocygna arborea
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Green HeronButorides virescens
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis70 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 165 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Laguna Cartagena – Tower1 km145 species
- Laguna Cartagena - West End1 km159 species
- La Parguera – town and nearest environs6 km148 species
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre de Boquerón7 km163 species
- Cabo Rojo NWR8 km180 species
- Reserva Natural Punta Guaniquilla12 km159 species
All 165 species recorded here
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Yellow-breasted Crake Laterallus flaviventer
- Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti
- Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Puerto Rican Euphonia Chlorophonia sclateri
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis
- Puerto Rican Oriole Icterus portoricensis
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Puerto Rican Owl Gymnasio nudipes
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Reserva Natural Laguna Cartagena?
February–March and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 112 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Reserva Natural Laguna Cartagena?
165 species, from 27,604 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Reserva Natural Laguna Cartagena in November?
The most recorded in November: Smooth-billed Ani, Common Gallinule, Great Egret, American Coot and West Indian Whistling Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.