Los Vélez Species

Los Vélez

Species of interest

Of those around 100 birds that can be observed in Vélez's district 21 have been selected as the most attractive point for the observers of birds, expert ornithologists, like for the public in general.

SPECIES: common name / scientific name .

PHENOLOGY: N=Summer breeder, S=Sedentary breeder, P=Present during the migratory or occasional steps, I=wintering.

GRADE OF THREATEN: M = Threatened at world level, EU = Threatened at European level, E=Threatened at Spanish level, A = Threatened at Andalusian level.

GRADE OF VISIBILITY: - = Low, or = Medium, + = Good.

SPECIE	PHENOLOGY	GRADE OF THREATEN	GRADE OF VISIBILITY
Epyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus	P	A/E/EU	O
Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus	S		+
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos	S	A/E/EU	O
Bonelli´s eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus	S	A/E/EU	O
Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni	N	A/E/EU/M	+
Little bustard Tetrax tetrax	S	A/E/EU/M	O
Black-bellied sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	S	A/E/EU	-
Eagle owl Bubo bubo	S		-
Red-necked nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis	N		-
Bee-eater Merops apiaster	N	EU	+
Roller Coracias garrulus	N	A/E/EU	+
Short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla	N	E/EU	+
Thekla lark Galerida theklae	S	EU	+
Rufous bush robin Cercotrichas galactotes	N	A/E/EU	O
Black-eared wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	N	E/EU	+
Black wheatear Oenanthe leucura	S	A/EU	+
Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius	S	EU	+
Olivaceous warbler Hippolais pallida	N	E/EU	-
Orphean warbler Sylvia hortensis	N	EU	-
Bonelli´s warbler Phylloscopus bonelli	N	E/EU	O
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	S	E/EU	+
Spotless starling Sturnus unicolor	S		+
Rock bunting Emberiza cia	S	EU	+

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