Cuba · Matanzas Province
Soplillar – Sabanas de Palpite
190 species and 27,421 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–February, with up to 119 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Cuban AmazonAmazona leucocephala
Great Lizard CuckooCoccyzus merlini
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
West Indian WoodpeckerMelanerpes superciliaris
Cuban PeweeContopus caribaeus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Cuban CrowCorvus nasicus
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Cuban NightjarAntrostomus cubanensis
Western Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Playa Larga6 km210 species
- Casa Ana Birding7 km168 species
- Criadero de Cocodrilos8 km153 species
- Zapata – La Turba16 km190 species
- PN Cienaga de Zapata – Las Salinas23 km207 species
- Refugio de Fauna Bermeja25 km195 species
All 190 species recorded here
- Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea
- Cuban Tody Todus multicolor
- Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae
- Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
- Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju
- Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus
- La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
- Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis
- Grey-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Stygian Owl Asio stygius
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra
- Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca
- Gundlach's Hawk Astur gundlachi
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii
- Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
- Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- King Rail Rallus elegans
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Soplillar – Sabanas de Palpite?
November–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 119 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Soplillar – Sabanas de Palpite?
190 species, from 27,421 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Soplillar – Sabanas de Palpite in November?
The most recorded in November: Cuban Amazon, Great Lizard Cuckoo, Northern Mockingbird, Palm Warbler and West Indian Woodpecker.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.