Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park
132 bird species recorded; the most in May and in August.
Túllio Morais Franca · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
49 species in January.52 species in February.84 species in March.87 species in April.96 species in May.85 species in June.80 species in July.89 species in August.77 species in September.51 species in October.55 species in November.61 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.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
132 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).
- 132Speciesrecorded more than once
- 70Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,900Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,223 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 3Owls
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 86Songbirds
- 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 132 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
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- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusNT
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls3 species
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- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Gulls & seabirds2 species
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- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese1 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
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- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
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- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds86 species
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- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds18 species
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- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
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 May and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-3°60 mm
- Feb5°/-4°48 mm
- Mar9°/-1°60 mm
- Apr12°/2°72 mm
- May16°/5°71 mm
- Jun22°/10°50 mm
- Jul24°/12°37 mm
- Aug24°/12°37 mm
- Sep20°/8°47 mm
- Oct15°/5°59 mm
- Nov8°/0°68 mm
- Dec5°/-2°50 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park.
Protected area in Spain
Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain, 1,223 m above the sea.
132 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,900 open records.
The most recorded are the Griffon Vulture, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Bearded Vulture.
48 species come for the summer, 22 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May and in August.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Camping El Puentecampsite · 2.5 km · 5 within 10 km
- Kalandrakaplace to stay · 2.6 km · 2 within 10 km
- Biergenearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Lleida-Alguaire Airport (ILD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 80 km in a straight lineCar hire at LDE airport (Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées)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 kmMirador de los buitres
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 2marked trails within 4 kmVias Ferratas de Huesca, Camino Natural del Somontano de Barbastro
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Información
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmMirador del Balcez, Mirador del Mascun, El Beso and 6 more
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmCamping El Puente, Camping Mascún, Camping Expediciones (empresa de canyoning, camping cerrado) and 2 more
- 2places to stay within 10 kmKalandraka, Apartahotel Valle de Rodellar
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmPeña Falconera766 m · 7.3 kmTozal de Guara2,077 m · 10 kmSierra de Sivil · 11 kmSierra de Aineto · 13 kmSierra de la Gabardiella · 18 kmSierra de Portiello · 24 km
Cavernyas7 caves within 20 kmPalomera cave (Rodellar) · 3.6 kmChimiachas L · 13 kmBarfaluy · 13 kmMallata · 14 kmAbrigo de Arpán · 14 kmCueva de la fuente del Trucho · 15 kmPalomera cave (Alquézar) · 16 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park
Spain
- 57Birdyas Score
- 132Species
- 70Migrants
- 1Threatened
Delta de l'Ebre Natural Park
Spain · 190 km
- 90Birdyas Score
- 340Species
- 205Migrants
- 19Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3107614) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,900 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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