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Checklist of the birds of Spain
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Spainbirds Nature Tours
Spainbirds Nature Tours S.L.
Parque Empresarial Polígono Larache
C/ La Solana, 60 Office Num. A7B
Ciudad Real - 13005 (SPAIN)
Tel. 00 34 687 83 77 19
Email. [email protected]
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www.spainbirds.com
In this second edition of the Checklist of the birds of Spain, compiled and updated by
Spainbirds Nature Tours, the main difference is that we have excluded a number of species
considered to be extremely rare or of doubtful origin and therefore not likely to be seen in
our country. The new aim of the checklist is not to include every single species recorded in
Spain, but to provide a useful tool for taking field notes when birding in this country.
Based again on the IOC World List we have added some small changes such as the addition
of Iberian Green Woodpecker to the list as a split from the European species, and the now
accepted split between Western Subalpine and Moltoni’s Warbler. We have also reviewed
the status of some species to reflect their current populations. For example, unfortunately
now the Little Bustard is a scarce resident instead of a common resident.
Therefore, this is not an official bird checklist of Spain supported by any ornithological
society, but an alternative to make our life easier in the field, responding in part to the latest
taxonomic changes, and based very much on our experience of organizing and guiding tours
in all of the key birding habitats throughout Spain.
Black-winged Stilts © Santi Villa - Spainbirds Nature Tours
Name
2 Editionnd
Status in Spain
Ext Extinct
Int Introduced
V Vagrant
r Scarce or/and local resident
R Common resident
s Scarce or/and local Summer visitor
S Common Summer visitor
w Scarce or/and local Winter visitor
W Common Winter visitor
m Scarce or/and local migrant
M Common migrant
CI Canary Islands
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Compiled and updated by John L. Muddeman and Santi Villa © Spainbirds Nature Tours S.L
Checklist of the birds of Spain
Spainbirds Nature Tours
Checklist of the birds of Spain
Date Locations
Date Locations
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Num Status Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Phasianidae1 r Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus2 r Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta3 Int.r Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara4 R Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa5 r Grey Partridge Perdix perdix6 R Common Quail Coturnix coturnix7 Int.r Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicusAnatidae8 w.V Bean Goose Anser fabalis9 w.V Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus10 W.M Greylag Goose Anser anser11 W.m Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons12 V Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus13 w Brent Goose Branta bernicla14 W Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis15 V Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis16 V.Int.r Mute Swan Cygnus olor17 V Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus18 Int.r Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca19 R Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna20 R (CI); Int.r Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea21 R Gadwall Anas strepera22 W.M Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope23 R Mallard Anas platyrhynchos24 R Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata25 r.W Northern Pintail Anas acuta26 M.S Garganey Anas querquedula27 r.W Eurasian Teal Anas crecca28 V Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis29 r Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris30 R Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina31 R.W Common Pochard Aythya ferina32 r.W Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca33 V Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris34 M.W Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula35 w Greater Scaup Aythya marila36 m.w Common Eider Somateria mollissima37 m.w Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca38 M.W Common Scoter Melanitta nigra39 V Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis40 V Common Merganser Mergus merganser41 M.W Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator42 V Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis43 r White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephalaGaviidae44 M.W Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata45 m.w Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica46 m.w Great Northern Loon Gavia immerProcellariidae47 R Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
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Num Status Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1548 M Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus49 M Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis50 S.M Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus51 M Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan52 S.M Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus53 s.m Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli54 S.M (CI); V Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulweriiHydrobatidae55 m Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus56 S (CI) White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina57 R European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus58 r Band-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro59 m.w Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhousPodicipedidae60 R Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis61 V Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps62 m.w Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena63 R Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus64 w Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus65 R Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollisPhoenicopteridae66 R Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus67 V.r Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minorPhaethontidae68 s (CI) Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereusCiconiidae69 r Black Stork Ciconia nigra70 R White Stork Ciconia ciconiaThreskiornithidae71 V.Int.r African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus72 V Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita73 R Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus74 R Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodiaArdeidae75 R Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris76 r.S Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus77 R Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax78 S Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides79 R Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis80 R Grey Heron Ardea cinerea81 M.W Purple Heron Ardea purpurea82 R Great Egret Ardea alba83 R Little Egret Egretta garzetta84 V Western Reef Heron Egretta gularisSulidae85 M.W Northern Gannet Morus bassanusPhalacrocoracidae86 R European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis87 R Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carboPandionidae88 r.M.W Western Osprey Pandion haliaetusAccipitridae89 M.S European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus90 R Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus91 R Red Kite Milvus milvus92 R Black Kite Milvus migrans93 r Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus94 M.S Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus95 V Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii96 R Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
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Num Status Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1597 r Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus98 M.S Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus99 R Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus100 R Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus101 V Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus102 M.S Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus103 R Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus104 R Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis105 R Common Buzzard Buteo buteo106 r.V Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus107 V Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina108 w.V Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga109 r Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti110 R Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos111 r Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata112 r.M.S Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatusFalconidae113 r.M.S Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni114 R Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus115 m Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus116 s Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae117 M.W Merlin Falco columbarius118 M.S Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo119 V Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus120 R Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus121 r (CI) Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoidesOtididae122 R Great Bustard Otis tarda123 R (CI) Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata124 r Little Bustard Tetrax tetraxRallidae125 R Water Rail Rallus aquaticus126 V Corn Crake Crex crex127 m.s Little Crake Zapornia parva128 m.s Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla129 m.s Spotted Crake Porzana porzana130 r Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio131 R Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus132 r Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata133 R Eurasian Coot Fulica atraGruidae134 M.W Common Crane Grus grusBurhinidae135 r.S Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemusHaematopodidae136 r Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegusRecurvirostridae137 r.S Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus138 R Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosettaCharadriidae139 r.M.W Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus140 V Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius141 M.W European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria142 M.W Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola143 M.W Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula144 r.S Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius145 R Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus146 M.w Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellusScolopacidae147 R Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
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Num Status Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15148 w Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus149 r.M.W Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago150 M.W Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa151 M.W Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica152 M.W Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus153 M.W Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata154 M.W Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus155 R Common Redshank Tringa totanus156 m.w Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis157 M.W Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia158 M.W Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus159 M.W Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola160 V Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus161 R Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos162 M.W Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres163 M.W Red Knot Calidris canutus164 M.W Sanderling Calidris alba165 M.W Little Stint Calidris minuta166 M.w Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii167 V Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos168 M.W Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea169 w Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima170 M.W Dunlin Calidris alpina171 V Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus172 V Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis173 M.W Ruff Philomachus pugnax174 V Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus175 m.w Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicariusGlareolidae176 R (CI); V Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor177 S Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincolaLaridae178 r.W Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla179 m Sabine's Gull Xema sabini180 r Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei181 V Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia182 R Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus183 m.w Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus184 m.s Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii185 r.M.W Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus186 m.w Mew Gull Larus canus187 w.V Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis188 w Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus189 w.V Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus190 V Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides191 w European Herring Gull Larus argentatus192 V American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus193 V Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans194 R Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis195 R Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus196 S Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica197 M.W Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia198 V Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus199 m.s Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis200 s.M.W Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis201 S Little Tern Sternula albifrons202 m Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii203 M.S Common Tern Sterna hirundo204 M Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea205 S Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
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Num Status Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15206 m White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus207 M.s Black Tern Chlidonias nigerStercorariidae208 M.W Great Skua Catharacta skua209 M.w Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus210 M Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus211 m Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudusAlcidae212 W Common Murre Uria aalge213 W Razorbill Alca torda214 M.W Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arcticaPteroclidae215 R Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata216 R Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalisColumbidae217 R Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon Columba livia218 R Stock Dove Columba oenas219 R Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus220 R (CI) Bolle's Pigeon Columba bollii221 R (CI) Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae222 r (CI); M.S European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur223 R Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto224 R (CI) Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensisPsittacidae225 Int.R Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri226 Int.R Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachusCuculidae227 w.S Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius228 M.S Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorusTytonidae229 R Western Barn Owl Tyto albaStrigidae230 M.S Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops231 R Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo232 R Tawny Owl Strix aluco233 R Little Owl Athene noctua234 r Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus235 R Long-eared Owl Asio otus236 R Short-eared Owl Asio flammeusCaprimulgidae237 S Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis238 S European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeusApodidae239 S Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba240 S Common Swift Apus apus241 R (CI) Plain Swift Apus unicolor242 S Pallid Swift Apus pallidus243 r Little Swift Apus affinis244 s White-rumped Swift Apus cafferCoraciidae245 S European Roller Coracias garrulusAlcedinidae246 R Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthisMeropidae247 S European Bee-eater Merops apiasterUpupidae248 R Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epopsPicidae249 R Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla250 R Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
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Num Status Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15251 r Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius252 r White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos253 R Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major254 R Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius255 R Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpeiLaniidae256 S Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio257 s Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor258 R Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis259 M.S Woodchat Shrike Lanius senatorOriolidae260 S Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolusCorvidae261 R Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius262 R Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki263 R Eurasian Magpie Pica pica264 R Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax265 R Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus266 R Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula267 r Rook Corvus frugilegus268 R Carrion Crow Corvus corone269 R Northern Raven Corvus coraxParidae270 R Marsh Tit Poecile palustris271 R Coal Tit Periparus ater272 R European Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus273 R Great Tit Parus major274 R Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus275 R (CI) African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffaeRemizidae276 R Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinusPanuridae277 r Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicusAlaudidae278 R Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra279 S Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla280 R Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens281 r Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti282 R Crested Lark Galerida cristata283 R Thekla Lark Galerida theklae284 R Woodlark Lullula arborea285 R Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensisPycnonotidae286 V Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatusHirundinidae287 M.S Sand Martin Riparia riparia288 r.M.S Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica289 R Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris290 r.M.S Common House Martin Delichon urbicum291 M.S Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis dauricaCettiidae292 R Cetti's Warbler Cettia cettiAegithalidae293 R Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatusPhylloscopidae294 M Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus295 r.M.S Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita296 S Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus297 R (CI) Canary Islands Chiffchaff Phylloscopus canariensis298 M.S Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
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Num Status Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15299 m Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix300 V Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatusAcrocephalidae301 S Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus302 m Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola303 M Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus304 M.S Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus305 S Isabelline Warbler Iduna opaca306 S Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglottaLocustellidae307 M.s Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia308 M.S Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioidesCisticolidae309 R Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidisSylviidae310 R Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla311 M.S Garden Warbler Sylvia borin312 S Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis313 M.S Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis314 R Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata315 R Balearic Warbler Sylvia balearica316 R (CI);S Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata317 M.S Western Subalpine Warbler Sylvia inornata318 m.s Moltoni's Warbler Sylvia subalpina319 R Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephalaRegulidae320 R Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla321 R Goldcrest Regulus regulusTroglodytidae322 R Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytesSittidae323 R Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaeaTichodromidae324 r Wallcreeper Tichodroma murariaCerthiidae325 R Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris326 R Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactylaSturnidae327 V Rosy Starling Pastor roseus328 r.M.W Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris329 R Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolorTurdidae330 r.M.w Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus331 R Common Blackbird Turdus merula332 w Fieldfare Turdus pilaris333 W.M Redwing Turdus iliacus334 R Song Thrush Turdus philomelos335 R Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorusMuscicapidae336 R European Robin Erithacus rubecula337 r Bluethroat Luscinia svecica338 S Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos339 s Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Erythropygia galactotes340 R Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros341 M.S Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus342 M.s Whinchat Saxicola rubetra343 R (CI) Canary Islands Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae344 R European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola345 M.S Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe346 S Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
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Num Status Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15347 r Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura348 S Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis349 R Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius350 M.S Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata351 M.S European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleucaCinclidae352 R White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclusPasseridae353 R House Sparrow Passer domesticus354 R Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis355 V Italian Sparrow Passer italiae356 R Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus357 R Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia358 r White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalisEstrildidae359 Int.R Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild360 Int.R Red Avadavat Amandava amandavaPrunellidae361 r Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris362 R Dunnock Prunella modularisMotacillidae363 M.S Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava364 V Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola365 R Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea366 R White Wagtail Motacilla alba367 m.w Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi368 M.S Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris369 M.W Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis370 S Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis371 m.w Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus372 R Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta373 w Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus374 R (CI) Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotiiFringillidae375 R Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs376 r (CI) Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea377 r (CI) Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch Fringilla polatzeki378 W Brambling Fringilla montifringilla379 R European Serin Serinus serinus380 R (CI) Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria381 R European Greenfinch Chloris chloris382 r.W Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus383 R European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis384 r Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella385 R Common Linnet Linaria cannabina386 r Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus387 R Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra388 R Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula389 R Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustesEmberizidae390 R Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra391 R Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella392 R Rock Bunting Emberiza cia393 M.S Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana394 R Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus395 r.M.W Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclusCalcariidae396 V Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus397 w Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
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Num Status Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Non listed species
398399400401402403404405406407408409410411412413414415416417418419420421422423424425426427428429430431432433434435436437438439440441442443444445446447448449450451452453454
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Notes
Status in Spain
Ext Extinct
Int Introduced
V Vagrant
r Scarce or/and local resident
R Common resident
s Scarce or/and local Summer visitor
S Common Summer visitor
w Scarce or/and local Winter visitor
W Common Winter visitor
m Scarce or/and local migrant
M Common migrant
CI Canary Islands
www.spainbirds.com
Compiled and updated by John L. Muddeman and Santi Villa © Spainbirds Nature Tours S.L
Checklist of the birds of Spain
Spainbirds Nature Tours
Checklist of the birds of Spain
Checklist of the birds of Spain
Du
po
nt’s
La
rk
/ ©
B
ria
n G
ib
bo
ns
Spainbirds Nature Tours
Spainbirds Nature Tours S.L.
Parque Empresarial Polígono Larache
C/ La Solana, 60 Office Num. A7B
Ciudad Real - 13005 (SPAIN)
Tel. 00 34 687 83 77 19
Email. [email protected]
MA
2
51
7
www.spainbirds.com
In this second edition of the Checklist of the birds of Spain, compiled and updated by
Spainbirds Nature Tours, the main difference is that we have excluded a number of species
considered to be extremely rare or of doubtful origin and therefore not likely to be seen in
our country. The new aim of the checklist is not to include every single species recorded in
Spain, but to provide a useful tool for taking field notes when birding in this country.
Based again on the IOC World List we have added some small changes such as the addition
of Iberian Green Woodpecker to the list as a split from the European species, and the now
accepted split between Western Subalpine and Moltoni’s Warbler. We have also reviewed
the status of some species to reflect their current populations. For example, unfortunately
now the Little Bustard is a scarce resident instead of a common resident.
Therefore, this is not an official bird checklist of Spain supported by any ornithological
society, but an alternative to make our life easier in the field, responding in part to the latest
taxonomic changes, and based very much on our experience of organizing and guiding tours
in all of the key birding habitats throughout Spain.
Black-winged Stilts © Santi Villa - Spainbirds Nature Tours
Name
2 Editionnd
