Birds found during the 
FONT Birding & Nature Tour 
in Spain 

in April 2007

List compiled by Armas Hill.

Photo at right: GREAT BUSTARD

Dates: 

April 17-23



This was the 24th FONT birding & nature tour in Spain, and the 50th FONT tour in Europe. 

Spanish bird names follow English names in the first line.
Scientific names in the second line.


Codes:

a: in Southern Spain (Andalusia)
b: in Extremadura and the Gredos Mountains

(t): a globally threatened or rare species.
  (t1): critical
  (t2): endangered
  (t3): vulnerable
(nt): near-threatened species
(cd): conservation dependent species
(Ee): endangered in Europe
(Ev): vulnerable in Europe
(Er): rare in Europe
(Ed): has declined in Europe
(El): localized in Europe
All of above designations by Birdlife International.

(i): an introduced species


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Bird-List:

1. Great Crested Grebe  (Somormujo Lavanco) ______  ab
   Podiceps c. cristatus
   
   
2. Black-necked (or Eared) Grebe  (Zampullin Cuellinegro) ______  a
   Podiceps n. nigricollis
   
   
3. Little Grebe (or "Dabchick")  (Zampullin Chico) ______  ab
   Tachybaptus r. ruficollis
   
   
4. Grey Heron  (Garza Real)  ______ a
   Ardea c. cinerea
   
   
5. Little Egret  (Garceta Comun)  ______ a
   Egretta g. garzetta
   
   
6. Cattle Egret  (Garcilla Bueyera)  ______ a
   Bubulcus i. ibis
   
   
7. Squacco Heron  (Garcilla Cangrejara)  (Ev) ______ a
   Ardeola ralloides  (monotypic)
   
   
8. Little Bittern  (Avetorillo Comun)  (Ev)  ______ a
   Ixobrychus m. minutus
   
   
9. Eurasian Spoonbill  (Espatula)  (Ee) ______ ab
   Platalea l. leucorodia
   
   
10. White Stork  (Ciguena Comun)  (Ev) ______ ab
    Ciconia c. ciconia
    
    
11. Black Stork  (Ciguena Negra)  (Er) ______ b
    Ciconia nigra  (monotypic)
    
    
12. Greater Flamingo  (Flamenco)  (El) ______ a
    Phoenicopterus ruber roseus
    
    
13. Greylag Goose  (Ansar Comun)  ______ a
    Anser a. anser
    
    
14. Mallard  (Anade Real)  ______ ab
    Anas p. platyrhynchos
    
    
15. Gadwall  (Anade Friso)  (Ev)  ______ ab
    Anas s. stepera 
    
    
16. Red-crested Pochard  (Pato Colorado) (Ed) ______ a
    Netta rufina  (monotypic)
    
    
17. Common Pochard  (Porron Comun) ______ a
    Aythya ferina  (monotypic)
    
    
18. White-headed Duck  (Malvasia)  (t2) (Ee) ______ a
    Oxyura leucocophala  (monotypic)
    
    
19. Osprey  (Aguila Pescadora)  (Er) ______ a
    Pandion h. haliaetus  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
20. Red Kite  (Milano Real)  ______ b
    Milvus m. milvus  (the other subspecies is in the Cape Verde Islands)
    
    
21. Black Kite  (Milano Negro)  (Ev)  ______ ab
    Milvus m. migrans
    
    
22. Black-winged Kite  (Azor)  (Ev) ______ b   
    Elanus c. caeruleus
    
    
23. Egyptian Vulture  (Alimoche)  (Ee) ______ b
    Neophron p. percnopterus
    
    
24. Cinereous Vulture  (Buitre negro)  (nt) (Ev)  ______ b  (has also been called Eurasian Black Vulture; 
    another name: Monk Vulture)
    Aegypius monachus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
    
    
25. Griffon Vulture  (Buitre comun)  (Er)  ______ b
    Gyps f. fulvus
    
    
26. Common Buzzard  (Ratonero Comun)  ______  a,b
    Buteo b. buteo  
    
    
27. Short-toed Snake-Eagle  (Aguila Culebrera)  (Er)  ______  b
    Circaetus gallicus  (monotypic)
    
    
28. Booted Eagle  (Aguila calzada)  (Er) ______  ab
    Hieraaetus pennatus  (now monotypic)  
    
    
29. Golden Eagle  (Aguila real)  (Er) ______ b
    Aquila chrysaetos homeyeri  (race in Iberia & N Africa) 
    
    
30. Western Marsh-Harrier  (Aguilucho lagunero)  ______ ab (was considered conspecific with the Eastern Marsh-Harrier of Asia, and when so it was called Northern Marsh-Harrier) 
    Circus a. aeruginosus
    
    
31. Northern Harrier  (Aguilucho palido)  (Ev) ______ a  (has been called Hen Harrier in Europe) 
    Circus cyaneus
    
    
32. Montagu's Harrier  (Aguilucho cenizo) ______ b
    Circus pygargus  (monotypic)
    
    
33. Peregrine Falcon  (Halcon comun)  (Er) ______ b
    Falco peregrinus brookeri (in Iberia, largely sedentary)
    Falco p. peregrinus (in much of Europe, some winter in Iberia)
    Falco peregrinus calidus (breeds in northern Eurasia, highly migratory in western part of range south to Africa) 
    
    
34. Lesser Kestrel  (Cernicalo primilla)  (t3) (Ev) ______ b
    Falco naumanni  (monotypic)
    
    
35. Common Kestrel  (Cernicalo vulgar)  (Ed)  ______ ab
    Falco t. tinnunculus
    
    
36. Red-legged Partridge  (Perdiz comun)  (Ev) ______ b
    Alectoris rufa
    
    
37. Water Rail  (Rascon Europeo)  ______ a
    Rallus a. aquaticus
    
    
38. Baillon's Crake  (Polluela Chica)  (Er)  ______ ab
    Porzana pusilla intermedia
    
    
39. Common Moorhen  (Polla de Agua)  ______  ab
    Gallinula c. chloropus
    
    
40. Purple Swamphen  (Calamon Comun)  (Er)  ______ a  
    Porphyrio porphyrio
    
    
41. Eurasian Coot  (Focha Comun)  ______ ab
    Fulica a. atra
    
    
42. Red-knobbed Coot ______ a  (has also been called Crested Coot)
    Fulica cristata  (monotypic)
    
    
43. Great Bustard  (Avutarda)  (t3) (Ed)  ______ b  (IN PHOTO AT TOP OF LIST)
    Otis t. tarda
    
    
44. Little Bustard  (Sison)  (nt) (Ev)  ______ b
    Tetrax tetrax  (now monotypic)
    
    
45. Little Ringed Plover  (Chorlitejo Chico) ______ a
    Charadrius dubius curonicus
    
    
46. Common Ringed Plover  (Chorlitejo Grande)  ______ a
    Charadrius hiaticula
    
    
47. Kentish Plover  (Chorlitejo Patinegro)  (Ed)  ______ a  (was conspecific with Snowy Plover in North & South America)
    Charadrius alexandrinus
    
    
48. Northern Lapwing  (Avefria)  ______ a
    Vanellus vanellus  (monotypic)
    
    
49. Eurasian Stone-Curlew  (Alcaravan)  (Ev)  ______ b
    Burhinus o. oedicnemus 
    
    
50. Black-winged Stilt  (Ciguenuela)  ______ a
    Himantopus h. himantopus
    
    
51. Collared Pratincole  (Canastera)  (Ee)  ______  ab
    Glareola p. pratincola
    
    
52. Dunlin (Ev) ______ (Correlimos Comun)  (Ev)  ______ a
    Calidris a. alpina  (two other subspecies, schinzii & arctica, may pass through Spain in migration)
    
    
53. Curlew Sandpiper  (Correlimos Zarapitin)  ______ a
    Calidris ferruginea  (monotypic)
    
    
54. Common Greenshank  (Archibebe Claro)  ______ a
    Tringa nebularia  (monotypic)
    
    
55. Common Redshank (Ed)  (Archibebe Comun)  ______  a
    Tringa t. totanus
    
    
56. Green Sandpiper  (Andarrios Grande)  ______ a
    Tringa ochropus  (monotypic)
    
    
57. Common Sandpiper  (Andarrios Chico)  ______ ab
    Actitis hypoleucos  (monotypic)
    
    
58. Common Black-headed Gull  (Gaviota Reidora)  ______ a
    Larus ridibundus  (monotypic)
    
    
59. Yellow-legged Gull  (Gaviota patiamarilla)  ______ a
    Larus cachinnans michahellis    
    
    
60. Lesser Black-backed Gull  (Gaviota Sombria)  ______ a  
    Larus fuscus graellsii  
    
    
61. Gull-billed Tern  (Pagaza Piconegra)  (Ee) ______ a
    Sterna (formerly Gelochelidon) n. nilotica
    
    
62. Black Tern  (Fumarel Comun)  (Ed)  ______ a
    Chlidonias n. niger
    
    
63. Whiskered Tern  (Fumarel Cariblanco)  (Ed)  ______ a
    Chlidonias h. hybridus
    
    
64. Rock (Feral) Pigeon  (Paloma Livia)  ______ ab
    Columba livia 
    
    
65. Common Wood Pigeon  (Paloma Torcaz)  ______ ab
    Columba p. palumbus
    
    
66. Eurasian Collared Dove  (Tortola Turca)  ______ ab
    Streptopelia d. decaocto
    
    
67. Common Cuckoo  (Cuco)  ______ ab
    Cuculus canorus bangsi
    
    
68. Eurasian Eagle-Owl  (Buho Real)  (Ev)  ______ b
    Bubo bubo hispanus  
    
    
69. Eurasian Scops-Owl  (Autillo)  (Ed)  ______ b
    Otus s. mallorcae
    
    
70. Little Owl  (Mochuelo Comun)  (Ed)  ______  b
    Athene noctua vidalii
    
    
71. Common Swift ______ (Vencejo Comun)  ______ ab
    Apus a. apus
    
    
72. Alpine Swift  (Vencejo Real)  ______ b
    Tachymarptis (formerly Apus) m. melba  
    
    
73. European Bee-eater  (Abejaruco) (Ed)  ______ ab
    Merops apiaster  (monotypic)
    
    
74. Eurasian Hoopoe  (Abubilla)  ______ ab
    Upupa e. epops
    
    
75. "Iberian" Green Woodpecker  (Pito Teal)  (Ed)  ______ b 
    Picus viridis sharpei  (a subspecies of the European Green Woodpecker) 
    
    
76. Great Spotted Woodpecker  (Pico Picapinos)  ______ b
    Dendrocopos major hispanus
    
    
77. Greater Short-toed Lark  (Terrera Comun)  (Ev)  ______ b
    Calandrella b. brachydactyla
    
    
78. Calandra Lark  (Calandria)  (Ed)  ______ b
    Melanocorypha c. calandra
    
    
79. Woodlark  (Totovia)  (Ev)  ______ b
    Lullula arborea pallida  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
80. Eurasian Skylark  (Alondra Comun)  (Ev) ______ b
    Alauda arvensis sierrae  (central & southern Spain)
    
    
81. Crested Lark  (Cogujada Comun)  (Ed)  ______ ab
    Galerida cristata pallida
    
    
82. Thekla Lark  (Cogujada Mantesina)  (Ev)  ______ b
    Galerida t. theklae
    
    
83. Barn Swallow  (Golondrina Comun)  ______  ab
    Hirundo r. rustica
    
    
84. Red-rumped Swallow ______ (Golondrina Daurica)  ______ ab
    Cecropis (formerly Hirundo) daurica rufula
    
    
85. Eurasian Crag-Martin ______ (Avion Roquero)  ______ b
    Ptyonoprogne rupestris  (monotypic)
    
    
86. Sand Martin  (Avion Zapador)  (Ed)  ______  a  (has been called Bank Swallow in North America) 
    Riparia r. riparia
    
    
87. Common House Martin  (Avion Comun)  ______ ab
    Delichon u. urbicum
    
    
88. Northern Wren  (Chochin)  ______ b  (in North America, called Winter Wren)
    Troglodytes t. troglodytes  (south to central Spain) 
    Troglodytes troglodytes kabylorum  (southern Spain)
    
    
89. Dunnock  (Accentor Comun)  ______ b
    Prunella modularis mabbotti
    
    
90. White-throated Dipper  (Mirlo Acuatico)  ______ b
    Cinclus c. cinclus
    
    
91. Tree Pipit  (Bisbita Arboreo)  ______ b
    Anthus t. trivialis
    
    
92. Meadow Pipit  (Bisbita Comun)  ______ b
    Anthus p. pratensis
    
    
93. Tawny Pipit  (Bisbita Campestre)  (Ev) ______ b
    Anthus c. campestris
    
    
94. White Wagtail  (Lavandera Blanca)  ______ b  
    Motacilla a. alba
    
    
95. Grey Wagtail  (Lavandera Cascadena)  ______ b
    Motacilla c. cinerea  (Spain)
    
    
96. "Iberian" Western Yellow Wagtail  (Lavandera Boyera)  ______ ab  (the Western Yellow Wagtail has been split from the Eastern Yellow Wagtail of eastern Asia & Alaska, Motacilla tschutschensis) 
    Motacilla flava iberiae
    
    
97. European Pied Flycatcher  (Papamoscas Cerrojillo)  ______ a
    Ficedula hypoleuca iberiae  (in Spain as a breeder)
    Ficedula h. hypoleuca  (in Spain as a migrant)
    
    
98. Eurasian Stone Chat  (Tarabilla Comun)  (Ed)  ______ ab
    Saxicola torquatus rubicola
    
    
99. Northern Wheatear  (Collalba Gris)  ______ b
    Oenanthe o. oenanthe
    
    
100. "Western" Black-eared Wheatear  (Collalba Rubia)  (Ev)  ______  b  
     Oenanthe h. hispanica
     
     
101. Black Redstart  (Colirrojo Tizon)  ______ b
     Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis 
     Phoenicurus ochruros aterrimus  (central & southern Spain)
     
     
102. European Robin  (Petirrojo)  ______ b
     Erithacus r. rubecula  (northern Spain)
     Erithacus rubecula sardus  (southern Spain)
     
     
103. Common Nightingale  (Ruisenor Comun)  ______  ab
     Luscinia m. megarhynchos
     
     
104. Bluethroat  (Pechiazul)  ______ b
     Luscinia svecica nametum
     
     
105. Blue Rock Thrush  (Roquero Solitario)  (Ev)  ______ b
     Monticola s. solitarius
     
     
106. Common Blackbird  (Mirlo Comun)  ______ ab
     Turdus m. merula
     
     
107. Zitting Cisticola  (Buitron)  ______ ab  (has also been called Fan-tailed Warbler, but there's a non-related species so-named in Mexico; additionally the cisticolas are now in a family apart from the Old World Warblers)
     Cisticola juncidis cisticola
     
     
108. Cetti's Warbler  (Ruisenor Bastardo)  ______ a
     Cettia c. cetti
     
     
109. Savi's Warbler  (Buscarla Unicolor)  ______ a
     Locustella luscinioides
     
     
110. Eurasian Reed Warbler  (Carricero Comun)  ______ ab     
     Acrocephalus s. scirpaceus
     
     
111. Great Reed-Warbler  (Carricero Tordal)  ______ a
     Acrocephalus a. arundinaceus
     
     
112. Western Olivaceous Warbler  (Zarcero Palido)  (Ev)  ______ ab  (was considered conspecific with what's now the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Hippolais pallida)
     Hippolais opaca
     
     
113. Common Whitethroat  (Curruca Zarcera)  ______ b
     Sylvia c. communis
     
     
114. Eurasian Blackcap  (Curruca Capirotada)  ______ ab
     Sylvia atricapilla pauluccii  
     
     
115. Sardinian Warbler  (Curruca Cabecinegra)  ______ ab
     Sylvia m. melanocephala 
     
     
116. Subalpine Warbler  (Curruca Carrasouena)  ______ b
     Sylvia c. cantillans
     
     
117. Dartford Warbler  (Curruca Rabilarga)  (Ev)  ______ a
     Sylvia undata toni  
     
     
118. Western Bonelli's Warbler  (Mosquitero Papialbo)  ______ ab  (has been considered conspecific with what's now the Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, Phylloscopus orientalis)
     Phylloscopus bonelli  (monotypic)
     
     
119. Common Chiffchaff  (Mosquitero Comun)  ______ a
     Phylloscopus collybita
     
     
120. Goldcrest  (Reyezuelo Sencillo)  ______  b
     Regulus r. regulus
     
     
121. Firecrest  (Reyezuelo Listado)  ______  b
     Regulus i. ignicpillus
     
     
122. Great Tit  (Carbonero Comun)  ______  ab
     Parus m. major  (in north & central Spain)
     Parus major corsus  (in southern Spain)
     
     
123. Blue Tit  (Herrerillo Comun)  ______  b
     Parus c. caeruleus  (in northern Spain)
     Parus caeruleus ogliastrae  (in southern Spain)
     
     
124. Coal Tit  (Carbonero Garrapinos)  ______  b
     Parus ater vieirae
     
     
125. European Crested Tit  (Herrerillo Capuchino)  ______ b
     Parus cristatus weigoldi  (in central & southern Spain, inc. Gredos Mtns)
     
     
126. Long-tailed Bushtit  (Mito)  ______ ab  (has been called Long-tailed Tit)
     Aegithalos caudatus irbii  (in central & southern Spain)
     
     
127. Eurasian Nuthatch  (Trepador Azul)  ______ b
     Sitta europaea hispaniensis  (in central Spain) 
     
     
128. Short-toed Treecreeper  (Agateador Comun)  ______ a
     Certhia brachydactyla megahyncha
     
     
129. Southern Grey Shrike  (Alcaudon Real)  (Ed)  ______ b  (was conspecific with the Northern, or Great, Grey Shrike that's been called  Northern Shrike in North America)  
     Lanius m. meridionalis  
     
     
130. Woodchat Shrike  (Alcaudon Comun)  (Ev)  ______ ab
     Lanius senator rutilans
     
     
131. Eurasian Jay  (Arrendajo Comun)  ______ b
     Garrulus glandarius fasciatus  
     
     
132. Iberian Magpie  (Rabilargo)  (i?)  ______ ab  (has been considered conspecific with the Azure-winged Magpie of eastern Asia, Cyanopica cyanus) 
     Cyanopica cooki
     
     
133. Eurasian Magpie  (Urraca)  ______ ab  (was considered conspecific with Black-billed Magpie of North America)
     Pica pica melanotos  
     
     
134. Red-billed Chough  (Chova Piquirroja)  (Ev)  ______ b
     Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax erythropthalmus
     
     
135. Northern Raven  (Cuervo)  ______ ab
     Corvus c. hispanus   
     
     
136. Carrion Crow  (Corneja Negra)  ______ b  (no longer considered conspecific with the Hooded Crow)
     Corvus c. corone
     
     
137. Western Jackdaw  (Grajilla)  ______ b
     Corvus monedula spermologus
     
     
138. Spotless Starling  (Estornino Negro)  ______ ab
     Sturnus unicolor  (monotypic)
     
     
139. House Sparrow  (Gorrion Comun)  ______ ab
     Passer d. domesticus
     
     
140. Spanish Sparrow  (Gorrion moruno)  ______ b
     Passer h. hispaniolensis
     
     
141. Rock Sparrow  (Gorrion chillon)  ______ b  (has also been called Rock Petronia)
     Petronia p. petronia 
     
     
142. Common Chaffinch  (Pinzon vulgar)  ______ ab
     Fringilla coelebs balearica  
     
     
143. European Goldfinch  (Jilguero)  ______ ab
     Carduelis c. carduelis  (in Spain) (another subspecies, C. c. britannica, also winters in Spain)  
     
     
144. Eurasian Siskin  (Lugano)  ______ b
     Carduelis spinus  (monotypic)
     
     
145. European Greenfinch  (Verderon comun)  ______ ab
     Carduelis chloris auratilyuentris
     
     
146. Common Linnet  (Pardillo comun)  ______ ab
     Carduelis c. mediterranea  
     
     
147. European Serin  (Verdecillo)  ______ ab
     Serinus serinus  (monotypic)
     
     
148. Red Crossbill  (Piquituerto comun)  ______ b  
     Loxia c. curvirostra
     
     
149. Corn Bunting  (Triguero)  ______ ab
     Emberiza  (has been monotypic genus Miliaria) c. calandria
     
     
150. "Western" Rock Bunting  (Escribano montesino)  (Ev)  ______ b   
     Emberiza c. cia
     
     
151. Cirl Bunting  (Escribano soteno)  ______ b
     Emberiza cirlus  (now monotypic)
     
     
152. Ortolan Bunting  (Escribano hortelano)  (Ev)  ______ b
     Emberiza hortulana  (monotypic)