Puerto Rico · Ponce
Reserva Natural Las Cucharas
135 species and 15,169 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, May and July–October, with up to 79 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Great EgretArdea alba
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus niger
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Puerto Rican SpindalisSpindalis portoricensis
Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Bosque Estatal de Maricao40 km107 species
- Bosque Estatal de Maricao – trail at km 16.841 km89 species
- La Parguera – town and nearest environs41 km148 species
- Bosque Estatal de Río Abajo42 km112 species
- Reserva Natural Laguna Cartagena46 km165 species
- Laguna Cartagena – Tower46 km145 species
All 135 species recorded here
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Puerto Rican Oriole Icterus portoricensis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Puerto Rican Tanager Nesospingus speculiferus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Reserva Natural Las Cucharas?
March, May and July–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 79 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Reserva Natural Las Cucharas?
135 species, from 15,169 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Reserva Natural Las Cucharas in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Kingbird, Great Egret, Brown Pelican, Greater Antillean Grackle and Snowy Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.