Checklist of the birds of Sierra Norte

Common name	Scientific name	Status
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	M-
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	W-
Common Teal	Anas crecca	W-
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Y+
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	W-
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Y+
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	S-
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Y+
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Y+
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	S-
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	S-
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Y-
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Y+
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Y+
Great Egret	Egretta alba	W-
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Y+
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	S-
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	W-
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus	Y-
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	S-
Eurasian Griffon Vulture	Gyps fulvus	Y+
Eurasian Black Vulture	Aegypius monachus	Y+
Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	S+
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennata	S+
Bonelli's Eagle	Aquila fasciata	Y+
Spanish Eagle	Aquila adalberti	Y+
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Y+
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Y-
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	Y+
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	W-
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	S-
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	S+
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Y+
Purple Swamp-Hen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Y-
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Y+
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	Y+
Common Crane	Grus grus	M+
Eurasian Stone-Curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	Y-
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	M-
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	M-
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	S-
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	W-
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Y-
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	S-
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	W-
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	W-
Black-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis	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	Y-
European Scops Owl	Otus scops	S-
Eurasian Eagle Owl	Bubo bubo	Y-
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Y+
Little Owl	Athene noctua	Y+
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	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-
Little Swift	Apus affinis	S-
European Roller	Coracias garrulus	M-
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Y-
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	S+
Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Y+
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	Y-
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Y+
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor	Y-
Iberian Green Woodpecker	Picus sharpei	Y+
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	S-
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Y+
Merlin	Falco columbarius	W-
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo	S-
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+
Iberian Magpie	Cyanopica cooki	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	W-
Crested Tit	Lophophanes cristatus	Y+
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	Y+
Great Tit	Parus major	Y+
Wood Lark	Lullula arborea	Y+
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	Y+
Thekla Lark	Galerida theklae	Y+
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	M-
Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	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	M+,S-
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus	S-
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	M-
European Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	M-
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	M-
Western Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna opaca	S-
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	S+
Common Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	M-
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+
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Y+
Eurasian Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Y+
Short-toed Treecreeper	Certhia brachydactyla	Y+
Spotless Starling	Sturnus unicolor	Y+
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	M-
Common Blackbird	Turdus merula	Y+
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	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+
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	Y+
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	M-
Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius	Y-
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	M-
Common Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	Y+
Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica	S-
Black Wheatear	Oenanthe leucura	Y-
White-throated Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	Y-
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Y+
Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	Y-
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Y-
Rock Sparrow	Petronia petronia	Y+
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Y-
Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris	W-
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	S-
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Y+
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	M-
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	M-
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Y+
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	W-
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Y-
Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	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+
Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	Y+
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	M-
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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