Birdwatching on Curaçao in May
May 13, 2025
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
Category: Breeding season
Help make the seabird breeding season on Curacao a success!
April 24, 2025
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!
Birdwatching on Curaçao in March
March 10, 2025
Birdwatching in Curaçao in the month of March can include viewings of overwintering migratory birds, occasional visitors and mating rituals of breeding birds. … More Birdwatching on Curaçao in March
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
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
November bird watching on Curacao
November 22, 2019
November bird watching on Curaçao – always a surprise Bird watching on Curaçao is a surprise throughout the year. The island may be small (444 square kilometers or +/- 171.4 square miles), but has many small habitats spread out from the east to the west. Even in the inner city of Unesco World Heritage Willemstad, … More November bird watching on Curacao
Tern dance moves
April 22, 2019
When a Cayenne or Sandwich tern is practising his dance moves to impress his lady you need no television to be entertained. Just watch this fellow practice the entire sequence of mating. Very soon these birds will be nesting on our island, and hence they have started to arrive in large numbers. Sandwich / Cayenne … More Tern dance moves
Special report: Seabird breeding in Jan Thiel saltpans
May 31, 2018
Several species of sea and coastal birds have started the breeding ritual on Curacao as early as the month of April. The Jan Thiel salt pan area is no exception. As an official Important Bird Area (IBA) the saltpans are not only important as a feeding ground for American flamingo’s (Phoenicopterus ruber), but are also … More Special report: Seabird breeding in Jan Thiel saltpans
Breeding season of sea and coastal birds starting!
April 13, 2018
DUTCH version will be uploaded later! It is now the middle of April and slowly but surely the breeding season for sea birds and coastal birds is starting again. Whereas some tern species have practically disappeared from the radar in the past months, they are suddenly back, and in huge numbers. Anyone who has … More Breeding season of sea and coastal birds starting!
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