Portugal Ramsar wetland
Complexo Vulcânico das Furnas
134 bird species recorded; the most in January and from September to November.
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This month here
69 species in January.62 species in February.61 species in March.65 species in April.54 species in May.41 species in June.43 species in July.40 species in August.70 species in September.74 species in October.73 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.
VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
134 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).
- 134Speciesrecorded more than once
- 51Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 34,037Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 316 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 5Raptors
- 1Owls
- 26Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 33Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 25Songbirds
- 12Other 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 134 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
Ducks & geese33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Songbirds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Fringilla morelettiFringilla moreletti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Azores BullfinchPyrrhula murinaVU
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Turdus naumanniTurdus naumanni
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
Other birds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- American CootFulica americana
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
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 January and from September to November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan17°/15°67 mm
- Feb16°/15°68 mm
- Mar16°/14°65 mm
- Apr16°/15°56 mm
- May18°/16°43 mm
- Jun20°/18°30 mm
- Jul22°/21°18 mm
- Aug23°/22°27 mm
- Sep23°/21°56 mm
- Oct21°/20°74 mm
- Nov19°/17°66 mm
- Dec17°/16°105 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Complexo Vulcânico das Furnas.
Protected area in Portugal
Complexo Vulcânico das Furnas is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Portugal, 316 m above the sea.
134 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 34,037 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Wagtail, the House Sparrow and the Eurasian Blackbird.
9 species come for the summer, 41 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Azores Bullfinch, White-rumped Sandpiper and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in January and from September to November.
Get there and watch
- Parque de Campismo das Furnascampsite · 2.3 km · 1 within 10 km
- Furnas Lake Forest Livingplace to stay · 0.7 km · 34 within 10 km
- Furnasnearest town · 2.9 km in a straight line
- João Paulo II Airport (PDL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 34 km in a straight lineCar hire at PDL airport (Ponta Delgada)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
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 6marked trails within 4 kmPRC06SMI Lagoa das Furnas, PRC22SMI Grená - Pico do Ferro, PR12SMI Agrião and 3 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmPosto de Turismo
- 24viewpoints within 5 kmCastelo Branco, Pico do Ferro, Miradouro Lombo Dos Milhos and 21 more
- 36car parks within 3 km
- 21restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmParque de Campismo das Furnas
- 34places to stay within 10 kmFurnas Lake Forest Living, Furnas Valley Design House, Quinta D'Água and 31 more
- bird hides within 6 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 Complexo Vulcânico das Furnas.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas14 mountains within 25 kmFurnas · 1.4 kmFerro294 m · 2.4 kmCedros518 m · 3.9 kmPico do Buraco702 m · 4.8 kmGafanhoto610 m · 5.2 kmPico da Senhora389 m · 7.6 kmPico da Vara1,103 m · 11 kmÁgua de Pau947 m · volcano · 15 km
Coastya4 beaches within 10 kmPraia do Fogo · 2.2 kmPraia da Margarida · 8.9 kmPraia Ribeira das Tainhas · 9.0 kmPraia Botim das Vacas · 9.5 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmFurnas Lake1.8 km² · 1.7 kmLagoa do Fogo1.3 km² · 14 km↗
Darkskyas5 dark-sky places within 30 kmFurnas LakeBortle 2 · 1.7 kmPico da VaraBortle 2 · 11 kmIlhéu de Vila FrancaBortle 3 · 12 kmLagoa do FogoBortle 3 · 14 kmÁgua de PauBortle 3 · 15 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.
Complexo Vulcânico das Furnas
Portugal
- 67Birdyas Score
- 134Species
- 51Migrants
- 7Threatened
Pico da Vara / Ribeira do Guilherme - Ilha de S. Miguel
Portugal · 8 km
- 50Birdyas Score
- 100Species
- 24Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q63378688) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 34,037 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, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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