Portugal Special Protection Area for birds
Furnas / Sto.António - Ilha do Pico
68 bird species recorded; the most from November to December.
JCNazza · CC BY 3.0
This month here
40 species in January.39 species in February.38 species in March.33 species in April.34 species in May.29 species in June.31 species in July.30 species in August.33 species in September.37 species in October.42 species in November.44 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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NTNTVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
68 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).
- 68Speciesrecorded more than once
- 20Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 18,172Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 2Raptors
- 1Owls
- 14Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 14Songbirds
- 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 68 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds14 species
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- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Barolo ShearwaterPuffinus baroli
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Songbirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Fringilla morelettiFringilla moreletti
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Other birds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- CootFulica atra
- American CootFulica americana
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from November to December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan16°/15°84 mm
- Feb16°/14°81 mm
- Mar16°/14°83 mm
- Apr16°/14°64 mm
- May18°/16°62 mm
- Jun20°/18°46 mm
- Jul23°/20°28 mm
- Aug24°/22°33 mm
- Sep23°/21°66 mm
- Oct20°/19°91 mm
- Nov18°/17°71 mm
- Dec17°/15°114 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Furnas / Sto.António - Ilha do Pico.
Protected area in Portugal
Furnas / Sto.António - Ilha do Pico is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Portugal.
68 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 18,172 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Wagtail, the Eurasian Blackbird and the House Sparrow.
5 species come for the summer, 14 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Black-legged kittiwake and White-rumped Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from November to December.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 24/7Official site↗
- Parque de Campismo da Furnacampsite · 0.5 km · 1 within 10 km
- Casas do Navalhãoplace to stay · 0.1 km · 20 within 10 km
- Cais do Piconearest town · 1.4 km in a straight line
- Pico Airport (PIX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 10 km in a straight lineCar hire at PIX airport (Pico Island)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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmVigia Baleeira
- 5marked trails within 4 kmPRC08PIC Ladeira dos Moinhos, PR13PIC Lagoa do Capitão, PR10PIC Santana – Lajido and 2 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmPosto de Turismo
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmMiradouro de São Miguel Arcanjo, Moinho da Avenida do Mar and 4 more
- 13car parks within 3 km
- 10restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmParque de Campismo da Furna
- 20places to stay within 10 kmCasas do Navalhão, Peixoto Holiday House, Pousada de Juventude and 17 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 Furnas / Sto.António - Ilha do Pico.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas98 mountains within 25 kmCabeço da Serreta · 6.5 kmCabeço da Brindeira · 7.3 kmCabeço da Lavandeira · 8.0 kmMount Pico2,351 m · volcano · 9.2 km↗Cabeço da Rochinha · 22 kmUrzelina767 m · volcano · 24 kmCabeço da Lambisca · 24 kmCabeço do Caminho Escuro · 24 km
Darkskyas7 dark-sky places within 30 kmPico IslandBortle 1 · 6.3 km↗Mount PicoBortle 1 · 9.2 km↗UrzelinaBortle 1 · 24 kmRosais IsletsBortle 1 · 24 kmPico da EsperançaBortle 1 · 25 kmTambrosoBortle 2 · 28 kmSão Jorge IslandBortle 1 · 29 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmGruta das Torres · 16 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.
Furnas / Sto.António - Ilha do Pico
Portugal
- 44Birdyas Score
- 68Species
- 20Migrants
- 2Threatened
Lajes do Pico - Ilha do Pico
Portugal · 18 km
- 65Birdyas Score
- 113Species
- 44Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q63378389) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 18,172 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, 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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