Andorra Ramsar wetland
Parc Natural Comunal de les Valls del Comapedrosa
121 bird species recorded; the most in August.
Gertjan R. · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
44 species in January.47 species in February.60 species in March.69 species in April.88 species in May.75 species in June.86 species in July.101 species in August.81 species in September.69 species in October.54 species in November.38 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.
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
121 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).
- 121Speciesrecorded more than once
- 63Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,710Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 2,092 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 17Raptors
- 3Owls
- 2Waders
- 1Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 77Songbirds
- 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 121 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
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- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusNT
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls3 species
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- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders2 species
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- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Ducks & geese1 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
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- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes1 species
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- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds77 species
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- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great titParus major
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Snow FinchMontifringilla nivalis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Other birds18 species
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- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PtarmiganLagopus muta
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- 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 August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-6°60 mm
- Feb2°/-6°48 mm
- Mar6°/-3°57 mm
- Apr10°/0°71 mm
- May14°/3°77 mm
- Jun19°/8°52 mm
- Jul23°/10°46 mm
- Aug23°/10°46 mm
- Sep18°/6°50 mm
- Oct13°/3°64 mm
- Nov6°/-2°70 mm
- Dec3°/-5°49 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Parc Natural Comunal de les Valls del Comapedrosa.
National park in Andorra
Parc Natural Comunal de les Valls del Comapedrosa is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Andorra, 2,092 m above the sea.
121 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,710 open records.
The most recorded are the Coal Tit, the Black Redstart and the Griffon Vulture.
41 species come for the summer, 21 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Camping Xixerellacampsite · 4.6 km · 11 within 10 km
- Hotel Yomo Patagoniaplace to stay · 1.7 km · 124 within 10 km
- Arinsalnearest town · 2.5 km in a straight line
- Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 28 km in a straight lineCar hire at CCF airport (Carcassonne)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
- 12marked trails within 4 kmGRP La volta a Andorra, Le circuit des Orris, Camí de l'Últim Càtar and 9 more
- 6visitor centres within 6 kmParc Natural Comunal de les Valls de Comapedrosa, Centre d'Interpretació del Comapedrosa, Casa de la Muntanya and 3 more
- 8viewpoints within 5 kmRock, Mirador de la Roca de la Sabina, Coll de la Botella and 5 more
- 14car parks within 3 km
- 12restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmCamping Xixerella, Càmping Valira, Can Rodes and 8 more
- 124places to stay within 10 kmHotel Yomo Patagonia, Hotel Xalet Verdú, Hotel Arinsal and 121 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Parc Natural Comunal de les Valls del Comapedrosa.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas396 mountains within 25 kmComa Pedrosa2,942 m · 2.0 km↗Pic de Médécourbe2,915 m · 2.5 kmPunta Gabarró3,105 m · 10 kmPica d'Estats3,143 m · 10 km↗Pic de Montcalm3,077 m · 10 kmPic Verdaguer3,129 m · 10 kmMonturull2,760 m · 18 km↗Pic de la Portelleta2,905 m · 21 km↗
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmÉtang de Soulcem0.5 km² · 9.0 kmLac d'Izourt0.3 km² · 11 kmLac de Gnioure0.6 km² · 13 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmCascada de la Vall del Riu · 12 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.
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- 56Birdyas Score
- 121Species
- 63Migrants
- 1Threatened
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- 54Birdyas Score
- 111Species
- 65Migrants
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q20547599) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,710 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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