Checklist of the birds of Grazalema and Ronda Mountains

Common name	Scientific name	Status
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Y+
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Y
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	S
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Y-
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	W-
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	W
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	M-
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	M+
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	W-
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Y-
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Y-
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Y+
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	W+
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	W-
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	S+
European Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus	M+
Eurasian Griffon Vulture	Gyps fulvus	Y+
Rüppell's Griffon Vulture	Gyps rueppellii	M-
Eurasian Black Vulture	Aegypius monachus	M-
Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	S+
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennata	S-
Bonelli's Eagle	Aquila fasciata	Y-
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Y+
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Y-
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	S-,M+,W+
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	M+
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	W-
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	M-
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	M+
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	S-,W+
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Y+
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	Y-
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	S-
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	W-
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	S-
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	W-
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	W-
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	W-
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	M-
Rock Dove	Columba livia	Y+
Common Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus	Y+
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Y+
European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	S-
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	S-
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Y-
European Scops Owl	Otus scops	S-
Eurasian Eagle Owl	Bubo bubo	Y-
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Y+
Little Owl	Athene noctua	Y+
Red-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus ruficollis	S-
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	S+
Common Swift	Apus apus	S+
Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus	S+
White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer	S-
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Y-
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	M+,S-
Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Y+
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	S-
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Y+
Iberian Green Woodpecker	Picus sharpei	Y+
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	S-
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Y+
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	Y+
Southern Grey Shrike	Lanius meridionalis	Y+
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	S+
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	S-
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Y+
Common Magpie	Pica pica	Y+
Red-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Y+
Western Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula	Y-
Common Raven	Corvus corax	Y+
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Y+
Crested Tit	Lophophanes cristatus	Y+
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	Y+
Great Tit	Parus major	Y+
Wood Lark	Lullula arborea	Y+
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis	W-
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	Y+
Thekla Lark	Galerida theklae	Y+
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	M+
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	S+
Eurasian Crag Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	Y+
Common House Martin	Delichon urbicum	S+
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	S+
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	Y+
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Y+
Bonelli's Warbler	Phylloscopus bonelli	S+
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	W+
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus	S+
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	M+
Western Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna opaca	S-
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	S+
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	Y+
Dartford Warbler	Sylvia undata	Y+
Spectacled Warbler	Sylvia conspicillata	S-
Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia cantillans	S+
Sardinian Warbler	Sylvia melanocephala	Y+
Western Orphean Warbler	Sylvia hortensis	S-
Common Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	M+
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	M-
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Y+
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	W-
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	Y+
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Y+
Eurasian Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Y+
Short-toed Treecreeper	Certhia brachydactyla	Y+
Spotless Starling	Sturnus unicolor	Y+
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	W+
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	W-
Common Blackbird	Turdus merula	Y+
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	W-
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	W+
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	W-
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Y-
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	S-
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula	Y+
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	S+
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	M+
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	Y+
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	M+
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush	Monticola saxatilis	S-
Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius	Y+
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	M-
Common Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	Y+
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	M+,S-
Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica	S+
Black Wheatear	Oenanthe leucura	Y+
White-throated Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	Y-
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Y+
Rock Sparrow	Petronia petronia	Y+
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	W+
Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris	W+
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	M+
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Y+
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Y+
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	M-
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	M-
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	W+
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Y+
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Y-
European Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Y+
Common Linnet	Linaria cannabina	Y+
Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Y-
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Y+
European Serin	Serinus serinus	Y+
European Siskin	Spinus spinus	W+
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Y+
Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	Y+
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	Y+

Y: Species present all year round.

S: Species present during the breeding period.

W: Species present during the non-breeding period.

M: Species present during their migration.

+: easy to see in that period.

–: difficult to see in that period.

The taxonomic order follows the IOC World Bird List.

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