Nicaragua · Matagalpa Department
selva negra
333 species and 27,823 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–May and October, with up to 194 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas
Brown JayCyanocorax morio
Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
Bushy-crested JayCyanocorax melanocyaneus
Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl124 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 333 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- RN Cerro El Arenal – Selva Negra Lodge y Restaurante0 km360 species
- Finca Las Carmelitas11 km244 species
- Finca Esperanza Verde15 km347 species
- Arrocera Del Valle29 km215 species
- Reserva El Jaguar30 km394 species
- Reserva El Jaguar 13.238x-86.056 - jun. 1, 2016 9:1731 km303 species
All 333 species recorded here
- Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
- Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas
- Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus
- Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
- Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
- Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
- Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
- Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Northern Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus
- Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessonii
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Common Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
- Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
- White-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
- Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
- Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
- Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
- Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
- Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus
- Lesser Greenlet Pachysylvia decurtata
- Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
- White-fronted Amazon Amazona albifrons
- Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Blue-crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis
- Cabanis's Wren Cantorchilus modestus
- Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
- Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
- Golden-hooded Tanager Stilpnia larvata
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Slate-colored Solitaire Myadestes unicolor
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
- Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
- Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus
- Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
- Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
- Northern Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
- Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi
- Green-breasted Mountaingem Lampornis sybillae
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
- Inca Dove Columbina inca
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
- Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
- Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus
- Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
- White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Morelet's Seedeater Sporophila morelleti
- Finsch's Parakeet Psittacara finschi
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
- Red-crowned Ant Tanager Habia rubica
- Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
- Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
- White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
- Pheasant Cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura
- Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
- Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
- White-eared Ground Sparrow Melozone leucotis
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
- Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
- Rufous-winged Tanager Tangara lavinia
- Rufous-backed Wren Campylorhynchus capistratus
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus
- Cinnamon-bellied Saltator Saltator grandis
- Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
- Grey-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
- White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
- Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
- Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis
- Grey-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
- Elegant Euphonia Chlorophonia elegantissima
- Red Tanager Piranga flava
- Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Northern Tropical Pewee Contopus bogotensis
- Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
- Grey-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
- Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
- Grey Hawk Buteo plagiatus
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Highland Guan Penelopina nigra
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
- Chestnut-capped Warbler Basileuterus delattrii
- Russet-naped Wood Rail Aramides albiventris
- Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
- Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
- Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
- Spot-breasted Wren Pheugopedius maculipectus
- Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
- Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
- Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo altera
- Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus
- Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis
- Canivet's Emerald Cynanthus canivetii
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha
- Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
- Northern Nightingale-Wren Microcerculus philomela
- Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
- Blue-throated Sapphire Chlorestes eliciae
- Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis
- Dusky Antbird Cercomacroides tyrannina
- White-bellied Emerald Chlorestes candida
- Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber
- Scarlet-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
- Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanocephala
- Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
- Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
- Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
- Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus
- White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis
- Mountain Thrush Turdus plebejus
- Northern Plain Xenops Xenops mexicanus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- White-collared Manakin Manacus candei
- Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker Leuconotopicus fumigatus
- Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
- Rusty Sparrow Aimophila rufescens
- Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis
- Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus
- Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
- Black-and-white Owl Strix nigrolineata
- Sparkling-tailed Woodstar Tilmatura dupontii
- Mottled Owl Strix virgata
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Trilling Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
- Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
- Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare
- Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- White-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes albinucha
- Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus cervinigularis
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis
- MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
- Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina
- White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera
- Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum
- Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
- Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
- Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
- Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
- Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
- Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
- Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
- Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens
- Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
- Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
- Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
- Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina
- Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
- Stripe-headed Sparrow Peucaea ruficauda
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- Grey-collared Becard Pachyramphus major
- Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis rubiginosus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Fan-tailed Warbler Basileuterus lachrymosus
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
- Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
- Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
- Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
- Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Bicolored Hawk Astur bicolor
- White-throated Magpie-Jay Cyanocorax formosus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
- Spotted Antbird Hylophylax naevioides
- Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
- Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
- Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
- Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
- Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
- Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
- Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus
- Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
- Grey-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
- Mistletoe Tyrannulet Zimmerius parvus
- Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri
- Grey-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- White-throated Flycatcher Empidonax albigularis
- Grey-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
- Sulphur-rumped Myiobius Myiobius sulphureipygius
- Double-striped Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
- Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
- Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata
- White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Spotted Wood Quail Odontophorus guttatus
- Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
- Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Stygian Owl Asio stygius
- Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
- Red-lored Amazon Amazona autumnalis
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
- Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
- Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at selva negra?
March–May and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 194 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at selva negra?
333 species, from 27,823 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at selva negra in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Gallinule, Great Kiskadee, Northern House Wren, Melodious Blackbird and Clay-colored Thrush.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.