Spain Special Protection Area for birds
La Cimbarra
86 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
6 species in January.35 species in February.50 species in March.48 species in April.59 species in May.41 species in June.35 species in July.32 species in August.34 species in September.41 species in October.51 species in November.26 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
86 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).
- 86Speciesrecorded more than once
- 40Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,092Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 694 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 1Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 1Storks & cranes
- 56Songbirds
- 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 86 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan10°/0°33 mm
- Feb12°/0°35 mm
- Mar15°/3°52 mm
- Apr19°/6°48 mm
- May24°/10°33 mm
- Jun31°/15°14 mm
- Jul35°/18°4 mm
- Aug34°/18°9 mm
- Sep28°/14°29 mm
- Oct22°/10°47 mm
- Nov14°/4°47 mm
- Dec11°/1°39 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
La Cimbarra.
Protected area in Andalusia, Spain
La Cimbarra is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain, 694 m above the sea.
86 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,092 open records.
The most recorded are the Griffon Vulture, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Great tit.
26 species come for the summer, 12 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Spanish Imperial Eagle and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Casa Rural "La Cimbarra"place to stay · 2.1 km · 1 within 10 km
- Aldeaquemadanearest town · 2.6 km in a straight line
- F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 138 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
- 3observation towers within 6 km
- 3marked trails within 4 kmCerro Monuera, La Cimbarra, Arroyo de Martín Pérez
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de interpretación del Arte Rupestre de Sierra Morena Oriental
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmMirador del Desfiladero, Mirador de La Cimbarra
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1places to stay within 10 kmCasa Rural "La Cimbarra"
- bird hides within 6 km
- campsites within 10 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 La Cimbarra.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmLoma del Retamoso · 9.5 kmLomas de Don Rodrigo · 12 kmCerro de la Yedra · 13 kmLoma del Bachiller · 13 kmCerro Lobero · 14 kmCastulonensis Saltus · 20 km
Cascadyas4 waterfalls within 15 kmLa Cimbarra · 0.1 km↗Cascada de la Cimbarra · 0.2 kmCascada del Negrillo · 0.3 kmCascada de La Cimbarrilla · 0.3 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.
La Cimbarra
Spain
- 50Birdyas Score
- 86Species
- 40Migrants
- 2Threatened
Tablas de Daimiel National Park
Spain · 89 km
- 79Birdyas Score
- 226Species
- 132Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5755906) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,092 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, Canyonyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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