Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
117 bird species recorded; the most in April and in June.
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This month here
56 species in January.19 species in February.60 species in March.95 species in April.80 species in May.88 species in June.77 species in July.64 species in August.73 species in September.67 species in October.36 species in November.50 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
117 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).
- 117Speciesrecorded more than once
- 58Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,072Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,364 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 2Owls
- 1Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 2Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 76Songbirds
- 15Other 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 117 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
- Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusNT
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
Owls2 species
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- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders1 species
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- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds2 species
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- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese2 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
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- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Songbirds76 species
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- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
Other birds15 species
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- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
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 June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/-1°28 mm
- Feb9°/-1°25 mm
- Mar12°/1°41 mm
- Apr16°/4°36 mm
- May21°/8°24 mm
- Jun28°/12°12 mm
- Jul32°/15°3 mm
- Aug31°/15°10 mm
- Sep24°/12°28 mm
- Oct19°/7°33 mm
- Nov12°/2°39 mm
- Dec9°/0°33 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park.
Natural park in Spain
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain, 1,364 m above the sea.
117 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,072 open records.
The most recorded are the Griffon Vulture, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Great tit.
43 species come for the summer, 13 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Iberian Grey Shrike and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in April and in June.
Get there and watch
- Camping Fuente de la Pascualacampsite · 8.1 km · 3 within 10 km
- Hotel Paraíso de Bujaraizaplace to stay · 5.7 km · 6 within 10 km
- Beas de Seguranearest town · 22 km in a straight line
- F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 134 km in a straight lineCar hire at GRX airport (Granada)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
- 3marked trails within 4 kmMirador de Juan León, Variante 2 (1/2), Andalucía - North Route (Província de Jaén)
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmMirador de Las Ánimas, Mirador de Juan León, Mirador Valle de las Aldeas Perdidas and 3 more
- 3campsites within 10 kmCamping Fuente de la Pascuala, Camping Llanos de Arance, Camping Chopera de Coto-ríos
- 6places to stay within 10 kmHotel Paraíso de Bujaraiza, Refugio del Segura, Ruta de la Segura and 3 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 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 Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas15 mountains within 25 kmLas Banderillas1,993 m · 8.0 kmCaballo Torraso1,726 m · 11 kmLas Empanadas2,106 m · 19 kmSierra Seca · 20 kmSierra de La Sagra2,383 m · 22 kmLa Cabrilla · 22 kmSierra de Huebras · 23 kmSierra de Moncayo · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmEmbalse de El Tranco de Beas9.4 km² · 5.5 km
Cascadyas3 waterfalls within 15 kmCascada del Barranco De Los Frailes · 6.6 kmCascada del Charco De La Cuna · 12 kmCascada Azul · 14 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.
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
Spain
- 56Birdyas Score
- 117Species
- 58Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1755523) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,072 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, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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