After a very exciting 14 months now it’s time to present the 3rd updated bird checklist for the island with all the latest discoveries and now also including the bird names in Papiamentu, the local language of the island, besides the names in English, Dutch and of course the scientific names of each species. … More 3rd Updated Bird Checklist Curaçao November 2024
Temperatures drop in the month of December and even though it will still be hot on any given day, the temperature difference between day and night is usually enough that local people will grab a pullover or a blanket at night. … More Bird watching on Curaçao in December
November usually marks the end of the masses of migratory birds passing through the many habitats of the island, but that doesn’t mean there will be no surprises left. Time has told us that the month of November sometimes provides with incredible sightings of rare species and even new species to the island. … More Bird watching on Curaçao in November
October is a true transition month. While tropical depressions sometimes bring occasional rain showers as early as August and September, October is known as the month where the rainy season begins, more or less halfway through. … More Bird watching on Curaçao in October
September is the hotspot month for bird migration in the fall. All kinds of warblers, swallows, waders, birds of prey and other waterfowl are on the move on their way south and many species will use the island as a place to rest and replenish their fat reserves after which they will continue their journey south or decide to stay longer and sometimes even overwinter. … More Bird watching on Curaçao in September
The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of 2 species of night herons living and breeding on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. … More Young and adult – Yellow-crowned night heron
The month of July is usually reasonably hot, a little windy and dry. However sometimes some rain showers in early July, accompanying tropical depressions extend into the month of August providing food and also water to birds. … More Bird watching on Curaçao in August
Dancing White-tipped doves, Wilson’s plovers with chicks and surprising bird species in the middle of the city center. The month of July is full of surprises on Curaçao. … More Bird Watching on Curaçao in July
The authors of the book ‘Vogels van Curaçao’ have now published their second wildlife book. Expanding the geographical field to include Aruba and Bonaire this new publication illustrates the mammals, reptiles and amphibians. (Also in Dutch). … More New Wildlife of Aruba, Curacao & Bonaire book (in Dutch)
Young birds mark the month of June, and especially birds of prey. Observe the young Brown Pelicans in flight training and Parakeets surviving on spiny fruits. … More Bird Watching on Curaçao in June
Did you know that Curaçao and Aruba share an endemic subspecies of Bananaquit and that Bonaire has its very own endemic subspecies that is somewhat different! … More Island endemics – Bananaquit
What is happening in the bird world in the month of May on Curaçao. Young birds, breeding terns, sargassum bonanza’s and interesting visitors. … More Birdwatching on Curaçao in May
April, May, June, July and part of August are the months that mark the breeding season of seabirds on Curacao. In April, the breeding rituals and nesting begin, a crucial period that we point out every year. And where you too can make a major contribution to making this a successful breeding season. Read on and help! … More Help make the seabird breeding season on Curacao a success!
Most visitors to the island of Curaçao will not expect to see large free roaming parrots in the wild, but the lucky observer will see just that now in many urban locations on the island. … More Video snippet: Cackling exotics make a home on Curaçao
Join us in the first weeks of July 2025 for the new Bird ID & Monitoring workshop (Klein) Curaçao. Want to get started on identifying the bird species that live and breed, or visit Curaçao, and join the volunteer team to help with the inventory and monitoring of the birds of our island in the coming years, this is the course for you! … More Workshop Birds of (Klein) Curaçao – ID and Monitoring
April marks the start of the spring migration in which migratory bird species that have overwintered on the island of Curaçao prepare to take off to their breeding grounds in North America. … More Birdwatching on Curaçao in April
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