Andorra Ramsar wetland
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
127 bird species recorded; the most in April and in August.
Joan Simon · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
57 species in January.51 species in February.70 species in March.97 species in April.89 species in May.87 species in June.84 species in July.91 species in August.83 species in September.67 species in October.56 species in November.64 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
127 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).
- 127Speciesrecorded more than once
- 52Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,213Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,880 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 2Owls
- 3Waders
- 2Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 82Songbirds
- 18Other 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 127 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
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- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusNT
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
Owls2 species
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- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
Waders3 species
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- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Ducks & geese2 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
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- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
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- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds82 species
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- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Snow FinchMontifringilla nivalis
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
Other birds18 species
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- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- PtarmiganLagopus muta
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
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 April and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-6°57 mm
- Feb2°/-7°47 mm
- Mar5°/-4°55 mm
- Apr9°/-1°69 mm
- May13°/2°73 mm
- Jun19°/7°49 mm
- Jul22°/9°44 mm
- Aug22°/8°46 mm
- Sep17°/5°48 mm
- Oct12°/2°64 mm
- Nov5°/-3°67 mm
- Dec2°/-5°47 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley.
Glacial valley in Andorra
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Andorra, 1,880 m above the sea.
127 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,213 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Coal Tit.
38 species come for the summer, 14 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded in April and in August.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Font de la Closacampsite · 3.1 km · 12 within 10 km
- Les Closesplace to stay · 5.0 km · 172 within 10 km
- Encampnearest town · 4.9 km in a straight line
- Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 23 km in a straight lineCar hire at CCF airport (Carcassonne)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
- 10marked trails within 4 kmCamí de l'Ossa, GRP La volta a Andorra, Variant Estanys de la Pera and 7 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turisme d'Andorra la Vella
- 10viewpoints within 5 kmMirador Coll de Jou, Mirador del Bosc de les Allaus, Mirador del circuit de les fonts and 7 more
- 5car parks within 3 km
- 12campsites within 10 kmFont de la Closa, Càmping Valira, Can Rodes and 9 more
- 172places to stay within 10 kmLes Closes, Hotel Burna, Residential de l'Aldosa and 169 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas399 mountains within 25 kmMonturull2,760 m · 4.8 km↗Pic de la Portelleta2,905 m · 5.8 km↗Puigpedrós2,915 m · 14 kmComa Pedrosa2,942 m · 17 km↗Roca Entravessada2,929 m · 17 kmPic de Sanfonts2,889 m · 17 kmPic de Médécourbe2,915 m · 18 kmMontcalm Massif3,077 m · 25 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmCascada de la Vall del Riu · 9.2 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.
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
Andorra
- 54Birdyas Score
- 127Species
- 52Migrants
- 1Threatened
Parc Natural Comunal de les Valls del Comapedrosa
Andorra · 15 km
- 56Birdyas Score
- 121Species
- 63Migrants
- 1Threatened
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park
Spain · 129 km
- 90Birdyas Score
- 337Species
- 204Migrants
- 18Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q332800) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,213 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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