This checklist includes all bird species found in Montalegre , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
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Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
Red-legged Partridge | Alectoris rufa | |
Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Introduced species |
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Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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Rock Dove | Columba livia | |
Stock Dove | Columba oenas | |
Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus | |
European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | |
Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
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Red-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus ruficollis | |
European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
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Pallid Swift | Apus pallidus | |
Common Swift | Apus apus | |
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Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | |
Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
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Western Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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Great Bustard | Otis tarda | |
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Yelkouan Shearwater | Puffinus yelkouan | |
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Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
European White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
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Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | |
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Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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Eurasian Thick-knee | Burhinus oedicnemus | |
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Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | |
Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
Eurasian Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria | |
Eurasian Dotterel | Eudromias morinellus | |
Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | |
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Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Red Knot | Calidris canutus | |
Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | |
Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | Rare/Accidental |
Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | |
Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
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Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | |
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Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
Yellow-legged Gull | Larus michahellis | |
Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
European Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | |
Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | |
Short-toed Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | |
Griffon Vulture | Gyps fulvus | |
Cinereous Vulture | Aegypius monachus | |
Spanish Imperial Eagle | Aquila adalberti | |
Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
Bonelli's Eagle | Aquila fasciata | |
Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | |
Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | |
Red Kite | Milvus milvus | |
Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
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Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Little Owl | Athene noctua | |
Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops | |
Northern Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | |
Eurasian Eagle Owl | Bubo bubo | |
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Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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Northern Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | |
Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis | |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos minor | |
Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | |
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European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | |
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European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
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Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
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Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Rare/Accidental |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |
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Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | |
Iberian Grey Shrike | Lanius meridionalis | |
Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator | |
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Red-billed Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | |
Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius | |
Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | |
Eurasian Jackdaw | Corvus monedula | |
Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | |
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Alpine Accentor | Prunella collaris | |
Dunnock | Prunella modularis | |
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Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | Introduced species |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
Eurasian Rock Sparrow | Petronia petronia | |
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Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
Meadow Pipit | Anthus pratensis | |
Water Pipit | Anthus spinoletta | |
Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris | |
Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | |
Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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Common Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | |
Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla | |
Hawfinch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | |
Eurasian Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | |
European Greenfinch | Chloris chloris | |
Common Linnet | Linaria cannabina | |
Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | |
European Serin | Serinus serinus | |
Eurasian Siskin | Spinus spinus | |
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Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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Corn Bunting | Emberiza calandra | |
Rock Bunting | Emberiza cia | |
Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | |
Cirl Bunting | Emberiza cirlus | |
Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella | |
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Coal Tit | Periparus ater | |
Crested Tit | Lophophanes cristatus | |
Blue Tit | Cyanistes caeruleus | |
Great Tit | Parus major | |
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Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla | |
Wood Lark | Lullula arborea | |
Eurasian Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis | |
Thekla Lark | Galerida theklae | |
Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | |
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Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
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Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | |
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Melodious Warbler | Hippolais polyglotta | |
Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | |
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Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Eurasian Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
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Western Bonelli's Warbler | Rhadina bonelli | |
Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
Iberian Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus ibericus | |
Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | |
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Cetti's Warbler | Cettia cetti | |
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Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus | |
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Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | |
Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | |
Western Orphean Warbler | Curruca hortensis | |
Western Subalpine Warbler | Curruca inornata | |
Sardinian Warbler | Curruca melanocephala | |
Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | |
Spectacled Warbler | Curruca conspicillata | |
Dartford Warbler | Curruca undata | |
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Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | |
Eurasian Firecrest | Regulus ignicapilla | |
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Short-toed Treecreeper | Certhia brachydactyla | |
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Eurasian Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | |
Wallcreeper | Tichodroma muraria | |
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Eurasian Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | |
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Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | |
Spotless Starling | Sturnus unicolor | |
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White-throated Dipper | Cinclus cinclus | |
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Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
European Robin | Erithacus rubecula | |
Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | |
Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | Rare/Accidental |
European Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca | |
Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | |
Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | |
Common Rock Thrush | Monticola saxatilis | |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | |
European Stonechat | Saxicola rubicola | |
Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
Black-eared Wheatear | Oenanthe hispanica | |
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Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | |
Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | |
Redwing | Turdus iliacus | |
Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | |
Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | |
Ring Ouzel | Turdus torquatus |
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