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The following is a list of birds of Aruba. The avifauna of Aruba has 245 confirmed species, of which six have been introduced by humans and 111 are rare or vagrants (including three species introduced elsewhere in the region). Two have been extirpated. None are endemic. Two additional species are hypothetical (see below).
The Bubali Bird Sanctuary (Dutch: Bubali vogelreservaat) [2] form a 20 ha [1] wetland area at the north-western end of the island of Aruba, a constituent country of the Dutch Caribbean.
It is the only inner bay of Aruba and was formed during the last ice age. [4] This ecosystem features tidal mudflats and mangrove swamps, serving as a vital feeding and breeding ground for birds. [2] Spaans Lagoen is one of the highest biodiversity areas on Aruba. It is also adjacent to Arikok National Park. [5] [6] Spaans Lagoen wetland
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In 2015, the shoco was officially designated as the national symbol of Aruba, although it had been fulfilling this role since 2012. [5] Since 2017, Aruba also has a national bird: the prikichi or Brown-throated parakeet (Aratinga pertinax arubensis). Out of the 270 bird species registered for Aruba, these two are found exclusively on the island ...
Tierra del Sol Salina is a 1 ha natural saliña, surrounded by desert scrub vegetation, lying within the golf-course of the Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa & Country Club at the northwestern end of Aruba, a constituent island nation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean. It periodically contains water, and has a natural flow to ...
Birds for which the IBA was designated include Sandwich, roseate, common, sooty, bridled, least and royal terns, as well as black and brown noddies. The main nesting season is from early April to mid-August. The main threat to the nesting birds is predation of eggs and chicks by laughing gulls. A potential threat is human disturbance. [1]
Aruba (/ ə ˈ r uː b ə / ə-ROO-bə, Dutch pronunciation: [aːˈrubaː] or [aːˈrybaː] ⓘ, Papiamento pronunciation:), officially the Country of Aruba (Dutch: Land Aruba; Papiamento: Pais Aruba), is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná and 80 kilometres (50 ...