Puerto Rico · San Juan
Viejo San Juan
162 species and 22,760 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October, with up to 87 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus niger
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
Western Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeus
Brown BoobySula leucogasterSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Parque Central de San Juan5 km138 species
- PN Julio Enrique Monaga7 km124 species
- Jardín Botánico de la UPR11 km101 species
- Gramas Lindas, Toa Baja13 km116 species
- Bosque Estatal de Piñones17 km143 species
- 26 HDL18 km86 species
All 162 species recorded here
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Turquoise-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- Puerto Rican Oriole Icterus portoricensis
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Puerto Rican Owl Gymnasio nudipes
- Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Blue-crowned Parakeet Thectocercus acuticaudatus
- Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti
- Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix
- Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Viejo San Juan?
October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 87 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Viejo San Juan?
162 species, from 22,760 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Viejo San Juan in November?
The most recorded in November: Rock Dove, Greater Antillean Grackle, Bananaquit, Zenaida Dove and White-winged Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.