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Description
The Blue-headed Quail Dove Sanctuary are made up by private gardens owned by Ernesto Reyes and Tania Piñeiro (E&T Birding Tours). Bird feeders, water features like natural water ponds and bird showers have been designed to attract birds. The specialty of the gardens is the Blue-headed Wood-Dove an endemic and endangered species that we have been studying and after years of big effords we finally see that the population around our gardens is growing and more individuals are coming to feed and drink water in our gardens.
Other specialties from Cuba are present in the gardens too. From Bee Hummingbird (the smallest bird in the World), Cuban Trogon (the National Bird of Cuba), and Cuban Tody (one of the most colorfull birds of the island) to many other endemics like Cuban Bullfinch, Yellow-headed Warbler, Cuban Green Woodpecker, Cuban Blackbird, Cuban Pygmy-Owl, including nocturnal birds like the Bare-legged Owl.
Other daily visitors include: West Indian Woodpecker, Western Spindalis, Red-legged Thrush, Yellow-faced Grassquit, Great Lizard-Cuckoo, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Tawny-shouldered Blackbird, White-crowned Pigeon, Cuban Amazon and a lot of migrants during the "winter" season (From September to April) including many North American Warblers like Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Yellow-throated Warbler and Yellow-throated Vireo.
Details
Access
The Blue-headed Quail Dove Sanctuary is situated almost in the middle between Playa Larga Town and Playa Giron town. The name of the town is Los Hondones, 1.2 km from the main road. Our gardens are at the end of the town. Both Rocios Gardens and The Blue-headed Quail Dove Sanctuary are manage by Julio and Yona, our friends that are the caretakers of the gardens. Lovely persons that will made from your visit a nice and familiar visit. Both of them can take you in a walk around the forest and look for other potential birds in the area.
Terrain and Habitat
Forest , Pond , Scattered trees and bushesConditions
Flat , DryCircular trail
YesIs a telescope useful?
Can be usefulGood birding season
Winter , AutumnBest time to visit
Winter , Autumn migration , Spring migration , AutumnRoute
Paved road , Unpaved road , Wide pathDifficulty walking trail
EasyAccessible by
Car , Bicycle , FootBirdwatching hide / platform
YesExtra info
E&T Birding Tours organize trips around the island. We organize birding trips for birders and bird photographers. Private tours or group tours are organized and planned by us, providing to our clients a magnificent experience looking for all the cuban endemics in the island. Our tours include the many different ecosystems making possible to look for species like Zapata Wren, Zapata Sparrow, Gundlach's Hawk, Giant Kingbird, Cuban Parakeet, American Flamingo and many others.
Contact us to plan your visit: Email: zapatarail2014@gmail.com or birdingcuba.tania@gmail.com. Whatsapp: 1 8509663687