Rare bird alert: Greater Ani
November 28, 2022
The Greater ani is the latest rare bird to be spotted on the island so far, thanks to a very wet rainiy season. … More Rare bird alert: Greater Ani
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Endemic subspecies: Brown-throated parakeet
July 20, 2022
Brown-throated parakeets are one of the most characteristic birds of the island. And they are an endemic subspecies. … More Endemic subspecies: Brown-throated parakeet
Updated Bird Checklist Curacao May 2022
May 4, 2022
One of the first questions visiting birders to the island of Curacao ask is about a birding checklist where they can find all the species spotted on the island. In our answers, we always direct everyone towards ebird.org to get the most updated list for the island. And we will keep doing that, as birders … More Updated Bird Checklist Curacao May 2022
Spring migration has started
April 12, 2022
Spring migration of birds has started and slowly but surely some of the ‘usual suspects’ are coming to the island to replenish their fat reserves before flying back towards North America for the start of the 2022 breeding season. True, the fall migration is the most varied in terms of species and numbers of birds … More Spring migration has started
Warning: Breeding season for coastal and seabirds is upon us again
March 28, 2022
Download the article in Dutch here: Most bird species on Curaçao are very pragmatic with regard to their breeding period. If it rains and there is enough food, birds will breed. Or in some cases such as the Crested Caracara, when it gets drier and there is more bait and carrion they will breed. However, … More Warning: Breeding season for coastal and seabirds is upon us again
MYSTERIOUS SIGHTING: Pacific Black Duck
March 14, 2022
Rare bird species and even the first sighting of certain species on the island Curacao are an almost yearly occurrence. However, some observations are downward strange. Last week (week of March 7) visitors to the uninhabited island of Klein Curacao, which lies off the east point of the main island Curacao, found a duck that … More MYSTERIOUS SIGHTING: Pacific Black Duck
RARE BIRD ALERT: Juvenile Scarlet Ibis
February 28, 2022
A juvenile scarlet ibis For four months now, between the mangroves opposite the new hospital in Otrobanda, in what should one day become an accessible mangrove park, a very young Scarlet ibis, has been roaming for food and sleeping. It is unclear how the animal ended up here on the island on its own, and … More RARE BIRD ALERT: Juvenile Scarlet Ibis
RARE BIRD ALERT: Double-striped Thick-knee
February 25, 2022
February is the month to watch once again for rare and unexpected birds visiting the island of Curacao. After the Cocoi Heron on the 16th of February, the elusive Whistling Heron was seen once again on the island on February 17th followed by the new record of a Double-striped Thick-knee. February 23rd was the day … More RARE BIRD ALERT: Double-striped Thick-knee
NEW RECORD: Cocoi Heron
February 25, 2022
February 16 – Klein Curacao The island of Klein Curacao, a small island of the east coast of the main island, has been a recurring source of joy for birdwatchers in the last couple of years, after starting to really monitor the variety and diversity of birds present here. It is now protected as a … More NEW RECORD: Cocoi Heron
Bird Watching Cross Island Trip February 19 2022
February 3, 2022
𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽On Saturday February 19 2022 we will organize the first Bird Watching Cross Island Trip in 2022. The group assembles at 7.30 AM at the parking place of Centrum Piscadera. February seems to be a boring month for bird watching, but nothing could be further from the truth. Several wintering migratory … More Bird Watching Cross Island Trip February 19 2022
AD article: Breeding behavior of Yellow orioles
January 25, 2022
Yellow Orioles are native breeding birds for the island of Curaçao but are much rarer than the conspicuous orange-collared troupial. These bright yellow birds have a black bib and mask as well as black wings with white markings. In Papiamentu they are called Trupial kachó which translates to ‘barking troupial’, a name which points to … More AD article: Breeding behavior of Yellow orioles
AD newspaper article about new book
January 16, 2022
DUTCH Er zijn inmiddels verschillende artikelen verschenen over het nieuwe boek ‘Vogels van Curacao’ dat sinds kort in de boekhandels te krijgen is. Ook in het Antilliaans Dagblad stond eind december een volledig artikel over de publicatie van het nieuwe vogelboek. Hier kunt u de PDF van dit artikel downloaden (in het Nederlands). ENGLISHSeveral articles … More AD newspaper article about new book
New book now in bookstores on Curacao
January 14, 2022
As many of you already know, 2022 started with some fantastic news for Curacao!After some very stressful hair pulling weeks, the new book ‘Vogels van Curacao‘ was finally finally finally available in 3 stores on Curacao, and boy are we proud! To see our own proud Warawara on the cover in the book stores on … More New book now in bookstores on Curacao
How to identify a Great Egret?
January 14, 2022
Identifying herons and egrets can be tricky, especially when you are looking at a full white specimen. It can be an individual of a species that is white, of a species that is white when in the juvenile stadium, or a species that normally has a different color, but also produces so-called ‘white morphs’. Confusing … More How to identify a Great Egret?
American oystercatcher
January 14, 2022
If you visit the coastline of the island regularly chances are great that you have encountered this bird along the rocky coast. And if not you might have encountered the effects of its strong bill on the surrounding snail shells. American oystercatchers can be found throughout the year and will also breed on the island. … More American oystercatcher
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