Portugal Ramsar wetland
Algar do Carvão
101 bird species recorded; the most in October.
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
50 species in January.49 species in February.47 species in March.42 species in April.37 species in May.32 species in June.33 species in July.34 species in August.45 species in September.73 species in October.60 species in November.54 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
101 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 101Speciesrecorded more than once
- 42Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 44,824Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 609 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 6Raptors
- 1Owls
- 25Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 21Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 20Songbirds
- 8Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 101 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Green HeronButorides virescens
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Fringilla morelettiFringilla moreletti
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
Other birds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- American CootFulica americana
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan17°/15°79 mm
- Feb16°/15°76 mm
- Mar16°/15°79 mm
- Apr16°/15°62 mm
- May18°/16°56 mm
- Jun20°/18°40 mm
- Jul22°/21°23 mm
- Aug23°/22°27 mm
- Sep23°/21°62 mm
- Oct21°/19°82 mm
- Nov18°/17°70 mm
- Dec17°/16°115 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Algar do Carvão.
Protected area in Portugal
Algar do Carvão is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Portugal, 609 m above the sea.
101 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 44,824 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Wood Pigeon, the Atlantic Canary and the Eurasian Blackbird.
2 species come for the summer, 34 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including White-rumped Sandpiper, Lesser yellowlegs and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 24/7Official site↗
- Parque de Campismocampsite · 7.1 km · 5 within 10 km
- Quinta da Násce-águaplace to stay · 5.8 km · 36 within 10 km
- Biscoitosnearest town · 6.8 km in a straight line
- Lajes Airport (TER)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 11 km in a straight lineCar hire at TER airport (Praia da Vitória)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 4marked trails within 4 kmPRC06TER Rocha do Chambre, PRC07TER Passagem das Bestas, PR09TER Malha Grande - Biscoitos and 1 more
- 10viewpoints within 5 kmMiradouro das Veredas 1, Miradouro das Veredas 2, Terra Chã and 7 more
- 5car parks within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmParque de Campismo, Parque de Campismo dos Biscoitos, Parque de Campismo das Cinco Ribeiras and 2 more
- 36places to stay within 10 kmQuinta da Násce-água, Quinta Rico (AL), Quintal d'Angara and 33 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Algar do Carvão.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas13 mountains within 25 kmAlgar do Carvão · 0.3 kmPico Agudo639 m · 0.5 kmCaldeira de Guilherme Moniz · 3.8 kmSerra do Morião · 5.2 kmSerra de Santa Bárbara1,021 m · volcano · 8.9 kmPico Rachado842 m · 9.2 kmMonte Brasil1,023 m · 9.8 kmPico Matias Simão153 m · 10 km
Darkskyas5 dark-sky places within 30 kmAlgar do CarvãoBortle 3 · this placeTerceira IslandBortle 2 · 8.9 km↗Monte BrasilBortle 4 · 10 kmCabras IsletsBortle 3 · 12 kmFradinhosBortle 2 · 16 km
Cavernyas5 caves within 20 kmFurna de Água · 4.3 kmNatal Caves · 10 kmGruta das Cinco Ribeiras · 12 kmGruta Brisa Azul · 12 kmGruta das Agulhas · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Algar do Carvão
Portugal
- 55Birdyas Score
- 101Species
- 42Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4723949) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 44,824 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Coastya, Darkskyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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