Successful breeding adventures of seabirds on Curaçao

Every year, hundreds to thousands of birds come to the island of Curaçao to produce their offspring. During the period from mid-March to well into late August, and sometimes even mid-September, various species of terns, gulls, and other bird species come to our island, as well as to Bonaire and Aruba, to search the coast for suitable breeding sites to raise their young.

Video snippet: Nesting endeavours of the Bananaquit

Bananaquits on the island of Curaçao have been in full nesting building mode in the past weeks, as many locations on the island received some much needed rain.

Tiny critters: Orange longhorn beetle (Oxymerus aculeatus)

The Orange longhorn beetle is not officially called that; no popular name has been designated for these animals yet, but we do know that the scientific name is Oxymerus aculeatus, a species belonging to the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).

Wild flowers: Palu di Dushi kabei (Maclura tinctoria)

Many of the local fruits that were once popular are now hardly known. An example of such a forgotten plant is the Dushi kabei also called Palu di mora or Palu dushi di kabei.

Fish: Sharptail Snake-Eel (Myrichthys breviceps)

Various species of moray eels can be found in the waters of the ABC islands. Moray eels belong to the group of fish and not snakes, as many people think.

Titbits: Nature in July – Wild Fruits in July

Even in the generally dry month of July, fruits can be found in the ABC-islands’ nature, although they are mainly found in places where moisture remains in the soil for a longer period.

Bird Watching Cross Island Trip – Curaçao August 8, 2026

On Saturday August 8th 2026 we will organize our yearly Bird Watching Cross Island Photo Trip in 2026.

Wild flowers: Wayaca (Guaiacum officinale)

The popular and striking native local tree Guaiacum officinale has, in addition to its scientific name, several other names that vary from island to island and from location to location on the ABC-islands

Ethical Nature Photography (1)

Bird photographers do the craziest things to capture a beautiful image on camera. However, it is extremely important to be very careful while doing so, to avoid causing damage to nature and the habitat, or to avoid harassing the birds to take the perfect photo.

Leucism 2: a leucistic Rufous-collared sparrow

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the subject of leucism. Photographer Tom Lacroix recently found a leucistic Rufous-collared sparrow on Curaçao.

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