Checklist of the birds of Matachel Valley & Llerena Plains

Common name	Status
Greylag Goose	winter
Eurasian Wigeon	winter
Gadwall	resident
Common Teal	winter
Mallard	resident
Garganey	migrant
Northern Shoveler	winter
Red-crested Pochard	winter
Common Pochard	winter
Red-legged Partridge	resident
Common Quail	summer
Little Grebe	resident
Great Crested Grebe	resident
Black Stork	summer
White Stork	summer
Eurasian Spoonbill	migrant
Cattle Egret	resident
Little Egret	resident
Great Egret	winter
Grey Heron	resident
Great Cormorant	winter
Osprey	migrant
Black-shouldered Kite	resident
Egyptian Vulture	migrant
European Honey Buzzard	migrant
Eurasian Griffon Vulture	resident
Eurasian Black Vulture	resident
Short-toed Eagle	summer
Booted Eagle	summer
Bonelli's Eagle	resident
Spanish Eagle	resident
Golden Eagle	resident
Northern Goshawk	resident
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	resident
Western Marsh Harrier	winter
Hen Harrier	winter
Montagu's Harrier	summer
Black Kite	summer
Red Kite	winter
Common Buzzard	resident
Great Bustard	resident
Little Bustard	resident
Common Moorhen	resident
Eurasian Coot	resident
Common Crane	winter
Eurasian Stone-Curlew	resident
Black-winged Stilt	migrant
Northern Lapwing	winter
European Golden Plover	winter
Little Ringed Plover	summer
Common Snipe	winter
Common Sandpiper	winter
Green Sandpiper	winter
Wood Sandpiper	migrant
Collared Pratincole	summer
Black-headed Gull	winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull	winter
Gull-billed Tern	summer
Little Tern	summer
Whiskered Tern	migrant
Black-bellied Sandgrouse	resident
Rock Pigeon	resident
Stock Dove	winter
Common Woodpigeon	resident
Eurasian Collared Dove	resident
European Turtle Dove	summer
Great Spotted Cuckoo	summer
Common Cuckoo	summer
Barn Owl	resident
European Scops Owl	summer
Eurasian Eagle Owl	resident
Tawny Owl	resident
Little Owl	resident
Long-eared Owl	resident
Short-eared Owl	winter
Red-necked Nightjar	summer
Alpine Swift	summer
Common Swift	summer
Pallid Swift	summer
White-rumped Swift	summer
European Roller	summer
Common Kingfisher	resident
European Bee-eater	summer
Eurasian Hoopoe	resident
Eurasian Wryneck	summer
Great Spotted Woodpecker	resident
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	resident
Iberian Green Woodpecker	resident
Lesser Kestrel	summer
Common Kestrel	resident
Merlin	winter
Eurasian Hobby	summer
Peregrine	resident
Southern Grey Shrike	resident
Woodchat Shrike	summer
Eurasian Golden Oriole	summer
Eurasian Jay	resident
Iberian Magpie	resident
Common Magpie	resident
Red-billed Chough	resident
Western Jackdaw	resident
Common Raven	resident
Crested Tit	resident
Blue Tit	resident
Great Tit	resident
Wood Lark	resident
Eurasian Skylark	winter
Crested Lark	resident
Thekla Lark	resident
Greater Short-toed Lark	summer
Calandra Lark	resident
Sand Martin	migrant
Barn Swallow	summer
Eurasian Crag Martin	resident
Common House Martin	summer
Red-rumped Swallow	summer
Cetti's Warbler	resident
Long-tailed Tit	resident
Bonelli's Warbler	summer
Common Chiffchaff	winter
Iberian Chiffchaff	summer
Willow Warbler	migrant
Western Olivaceous Warbler	summer
Melodious Warbler	summer
Zitting Cisticola	resident
Dartford Warbler	resident
Spectacled Warbler	summer
Subalpine Warbler	summer
Sardinian Warbler	resident
Western Orphean Warbler	summer
Common Whitethroat	migrant
Garden Warbler	migrant
Blackcap	resident
Firecrest	resident
Eurasian Wren	resident
Eurasian Nuthatch	resident
Short-toed Treecreeper	resident
Spotless Starling	resident
Common Starling	winter
Ring Ouzel	migrant
Common Blackbird	resident
Fieldfare	winter
Song Thrush	winter
Redwing	winter
Mistle Thrush	resident
Spotted Flycatcher	summer
European Robin	resident
Common Nightingale	summer
Pied Flycatcher	migrant
Black Redstart	resident
Common Redstart	migrant
Blue Rock Thrush	resident
Whinchat	migrant
Common Stonechat	resident
Northern Wheatear	migrant
Black-eared Wheatear	summer
Black Wheatear	resident
House Sparrow	resident
Spanish Sparrow	resident
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	resident
Rock Sparrow	resident
Common Waxbill	resident
Dunnock	winter
Alpine Accentor	winter
Yellow Wagtail	summer
Grey Wagtail	resident
White Wagtail	resident
Tawny Pipit	migrant
Tree Pipit	migrant
Meadow Pipit	winter
Common Chaffinch	resident
Brambling	winter
Hawfinch	resident
Eurasian Bullfinch	winter
European Greenfinch	resident
Common Linnet	resident
European Goldfinch	resident
European Serin	resident
European Siskin	winter
Cirl Bunting	resident
Rock Bunting	resident
Ortolan Bunting	migrant
Corn Bunting	resident

Vagrant: It is not observed every year.

Resident: Species seen all year round.

Summer: Species observed only during the breeding period.

Winter: Species observed only during the non-breeding period.

Migrant: Species observed only during their migrations.

The taxonomic order follows the IOC World Bird List.

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Common name	Status
Greylag Goose	winter
Eurasian Wigeon	winter
Gadwall	resident
Common Teal	winter
Mallard	resident
Garganey	migrant
Northern Shoveler	winter
Red-crested Pochard	winter
Common Pochard	winter
Red-legged Partridge	resident
Common Quail	summer
Little Grebe	resident
Great Crested Grebe	resident
Black Stork	summer
White Stork	summer
Eurasian Spoonbill	migrant
Cattle Egret	resident
Little Egret	resident
Great Egret	winter
Grey Heron	resident
Great Cormorant	winter
Osprey	migrant
Black-shouldered Kite	resident
Egyptian Vulture	migrant
European Honey Buzzard	migrant
Eurasian Griffon Vulture	resident
Eurasian Black Vulture	resident
Short-toed Eagle	summer
Booted Eagle	summer
Bonelli's Eagle	resident
Spanish Eagle	resident
Golden Eagle	resident
Northern Goshawk	resident
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	resident
Western Marsh Harrier	winter
Hen Harrier	winter
Montagu's Harrier	summer
Black Kite	summer
Red Kite	winter
Common Buzzard	resident
Great Bustard	resident
Little Bustard	resident
Common Moorhen	resident
Eurasian Coot	resident
Common Crane	winter
Eurasian Stone-Curlew	resident
Black-winged Stilt	migrant
Northern Lapwing	winter
European Golden Plover	winter
Little Ringed Plover	summer
Common Snipe	winter
Common Sandpiper	winter
Green Sandpiper	winter
Wood Sandpiper	migrant
Collared Pratincole	summer
Black-headed Gull	winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull	winter
Gull-billed Tern	summer
Little Tern	summer
Whiskered Tern	migrant
Black-bellied Sandgrouse	resident
Rock Pigeon	resident
Stock Dove	winter
Common Woodpigeon	resident
Eurasian Collared Dove	resident
European Turtle Dove	summer
Great Spotted Cuckoo	summer
Common Cuckoo	summer
Barn Owl	resident
European Scops Owl	summer
Eurasian Eagle Owl	resident
Tawny Owl	resident
Little Owl	resident
Long-eared Owl	resident
Short-eared Owl	winter
Red-necked Nightjar	summer
Alpine Swift	summer
Common Swift	summer
Pallid Swift	summer
White-rumped Swift	summer
European Roller	summer
Common Kingfisher	resident
European Bee-eater	summer
Eurasian Hoopoe	resident
Eurasian Wryneck	summer
Great Spotted Woodpecker	resident
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	resident
Iberian Green Woodpecker	resident
Lesser Kestrel	summer
Common Kestrel	resident
Merlin	winter
Eurasian Hobby	summer
Peregrine	resident
Southern Grey Shrike	resident
Woodchat Shrike	summer
Eurasian Golden Oriole	summer
Eurasian Jay	resident
Iberian Magpie	resident
Common Magpie	resident
Red-billed Chough	resident
Western Jackdaw	resident
Common Raven	resident
Crested Tit	resident
Blue Tit	resident
Great Tit	resident
Wood Lark	resident
Eurasian Skylark	winter
Crested Lark	resident
Thekla Lark	resident
Greater Short-toed Lark	summer
Calandra Lark	resident
Sand Martin	migrant
Barn Swallow	summer
Eurasian Crag Martin	resident
Common House Martin	summer
Red-rumped Swallow	summer
Cetti's Warbler	resident
Long-tailed Tit	resident
Bonelli's Warbler	summer
Common Chiffchaff	winter
Iberian Chiffchaff	summer
Willow Warbler	migrant
Western Olivaceous Warbler	summer
Melodious Warbler	summer
Zitting Cisticola	resident
Dartford Warbler	resident
Spectacled Warbler	summer
Subalpine Warbler	summer
Sardinian Warbler	resident
Western Orphean Warbler	summer
Common Whitethroat	migrant
Garden Warbler	migrant
Blackcap	resident
Firecrest	resident
Eurasian Wren	resident
Eurasian Nuthatch	resident
Short-toed Treecreeper	resident
Spotless Starling	resident
Common Starling	winter
Ring Ouzel	migrant
Common Blackbird	resident
Fieldfare	winter
Song Thrush	winter
Redwing	winter
Mistle Thrush	resident
Spotted Flycatcher	summer
European Robin	resident
Common Nightingale	summer
Pied Flycatcher	migrant
Black Redstart	resident
Common Redstart	migrant
Blue Rock Thrush	resident
Whinchat	migrant
Common Stonechat	resident
Northern Wheatear	migrant
Black-eared Wheatear	summer
Black Wheatear	resident
House Sparrow	resident
Spanish Sparrow	resident
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	resident
Rock Sparrow	resident
Common Waxbill	resident
Dunnock	winter
Alpine Accentor	winter
Yellow Wagtail	summer
Grey Wagtail	resident
White Wagtail	resident
Tawny Pipit	migrant
Tree Pipit	migrant
Meadow Pipit	winter
Common Chaffinch	resident
Brambling	winter
Hawfinch	resident
Eurasian Bullfinch	winter
European Greenfinch	resident
Common Linnet	resident
European Goldfinch	resident
European Serin	resident
European Siskin	winter
Cirl Bunting	resident
Rock Bunting	resident
Ortolan Bunting	migrant
Corn Bunting	resident