Checklist of the birds of Northern Doñana

Common name	Scientific name	Status
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	W-
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	W-
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	W-
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	W-
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	W+
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	W-
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	W-
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla	W-
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	W-
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	S-,W+
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	W+
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Y+
Common Teal	Anas crecca	W+
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Y+
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	W+
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	M+,W-
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	S-,W+
Marbled Duck	Marmaronetta angustirostris	Y-
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	Y+
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	Y+
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Y-
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	W-
White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	Y-
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Y-
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	S+
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Y+
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Y+
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Y+
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus	Y+
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	W+
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Y+
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Y+
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Y+
Great Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	Y-
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	S+,W-
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Y+
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	S+,W-
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Y+
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Y+
Great Egret	Egretta alba	S-,W+
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Y+
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	S+
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	S-,W+
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	W-
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus	W+
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	M-
European Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus	M-
Eurasian Griffon Vulture	Gyps fulvus	Y+
Eurasian Black Vulture	Aegypius monachus	Y-
Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	S+
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennata	S+,W-
Spanish Eagle	Aquila adalberti	Y-
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Y-
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	Y-
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	Y+
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	W+
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	S+
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	S+,W-
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	S-,W+
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Y+
Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	W-
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	Y-
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	Y-
Little Crake	Porzana parva	Y-
Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla	Y-
Purple Swamp-Hen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Y+
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Y+
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	Y+
Red-Knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata	Y-
Common Crane	Grus grus	W+
Eurasian Stone-Curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	Y+
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Y+
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Y+
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Y+
European Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	W+
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	M+
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	S+,W-
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	S-,W+
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	Y+
Eurasian Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	W-
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	W-
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	W-
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	W+
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	W-
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	W-
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	W-
Sanderling	Calidris alba	W-
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	W+
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	M-
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	W+
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	M+,W-
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	W+
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	W-
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	W-
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	W+
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	S-,W+
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	S-,W+
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	S-,W+
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	S-,W+
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	W-
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	S-,W+
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	S-,W+
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	S+
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	S-,W+
Slender-billed Gull	Chroicocephalus genei	W-
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	W-
Mew Gull	Larus canus	W-
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	W+
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Y-
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	S+
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	W-
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	S+
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	M-
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	S+,W-
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	M-
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	M-
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse	Pterocles alchata	Y-
Rock Dove	Columba livia	Y+
Common Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus	Y+
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Y+
European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	S-
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	S-
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	S-
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	S-,W+
Eurasian Eagle Owl	Bubo bubo	Y-
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Y+
Little Owl	Athene noctua	Y+
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	W-
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	W+
European Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	M-
Red-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus ruficollis	S+
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	M+
Common Swift	Apus apus	S+
Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus	S+
European Roller	Coracias garrulus	M-
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	S-,W+
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	S+
Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Y+
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	Y-
Iberian Green Woodpecker	Picus sharpei	Y-
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	S+,W-
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Y+
Merlin	Falco columbarius	W-
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	W-
Southern Grey Shrike	Lanius meridionalis	Y+
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	S+
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	S-
Iberian Magpie	Cyanopica cooki	Y-
Common Magpie	Pica pica	Y+
Western Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula	Y+
Common Raven	Corvus corax	Y-
Crested Tit	Lophophanes cristatus	Y-
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	Y+
Great Tit	Parus major	Y+
Eurasian Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus	S-,W+
Wood Lark	Lullula arborea	Y-
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis	W+
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	Y+
Thekla Lark	Galerida theklae	Y-
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	S+
Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	Y+
Lesser Short-toed Lark	Alaudula rufescens	Y+
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	M+,S-,W-
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	S+,W-
Eurasian Crag Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	W+
Common House Martin	Delichon urbicum	S+,W-
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	S+,W-
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	Y+
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Y-
Bonelli's Warbler	Phylloscopus bonelli	M-
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	M-
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	W+
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus	M-
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	M+
Moustached Warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon	W-
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	M-
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	M+
European Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	M-
African Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus baeticatus	S+
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	S+
Western Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna opaca	S+
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	M-
Common Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	M-
Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	S-
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	Y+
Dartford Warbler	Sylvia undata	W-
Spectacled Warbler	Sylvia conspicillata	S+,W-
Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia cantillans	M+
Sardinian Warbler	Sylvia melanocephala	Y+
Western Orphean Warbler	Sylvia hortensis	M-
Common Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	M+
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	M+
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	W+
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	W-
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	W+
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Y+
Short-toed Treecreeper	Certhia brachydactyla	Y+
Spotless Starling	Sturnus unicolor	Y+
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	W+
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	M-
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	W+
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	S+
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	W+
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	M+
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	W+
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	M-
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	M+
Common Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	Y+
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	M+
Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica	S-
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Y+
Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	Y+
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Y-
Black-headed Weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus	Y+
Yellow-crowned Bishop	Euplectes afer	Y+
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Y+
Orange-cheeked Waxbill	Estrilda melpoda	Y+
Black-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda troglodytes	Y-
Red Avadavat	Amandava amandava	Y-
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	W-
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	S+,W-
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	W-
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	S-,W+
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	W-
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	M-
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	M-
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	W+
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	W-
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Y+
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	W-
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	W-
European Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Y+
Common Linnet	Linaria cannabina	Y+
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Y+
European Serin	Serinus serinus	Y+
European Siskin	Spinus spinus	W+
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Y-
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	M-
Common Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	W+
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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