Italy Ramsar wetland
Riserva naturale Tevere-Farfa
124 bird species recorded; the most from March to May and in December.
Sirio santodonato · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
77 species in January.75 species in February.78 species in March.80 species in April.83 species in May.72 species in June.56 species in July.63 species in August.72 species in September.68 species in October.59 species in November.79 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
124 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).
- 124Speciesrecorded more than once
- 53Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,418Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 6Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 10Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 63Songbirds
- 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 124 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds63 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
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 March to May and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/3°72 mm
- Feb12°/3°77 mm
- Mar15°/6°68 mm
- Apr19°/9°56 mm
- May23°/13°57 mm
- Jun28°/17°34 mm
- Jul32°/20°26 mm
- Aug32°/20°26 mm
- Sep27°/16°70 mm
- Oct22°/12°82 mm
- Nov16°/8°114 mm
- Dec12°/4°92 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Riserva naturale Tevere-Farfa.
Protected area in Italy (EUAP0269)
Riserva naturale Tevere-Farfa is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Italy.
124 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,418 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Crow, the Grey Heron and the Little Egret.
27 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Italian Sparrow, Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from March to May and in December.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- La Valle del Tevereplace to stay · 1.2 km · 12 within 10 km
- Torrita Tiberinanearest town · 1.2 km in a straight line
- Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 48 km in a straight lineCar hire at CIA airport (Rome)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
- 8marked trails within 4 kmAnello di Meana, Sentiero della Fornace and 6 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmFattoria Didattica Campo di Contra
- 10viewpoints within 5 km
- 16car parks within 3 km
- 11restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 km
- 12places to stay within 10 kmLa Valle del Tevere, Castello Torrita, Casale di Colle and 9 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 Riserva naturale Tevere-Farfa.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas38 mountains within 25 kmMonte Soratte691 m · 9.1 kmMontefiolo · 12 kmMonte Ode · 13 kmCaprignano · 13 kmMonte Macchia Gelata1,258 m · 17 kmMonte Cosce · 19 kmMonte Castelvecchio935 m · 21 kmPoggio Cesi413 m · 24 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmVirginio Cesarini observatoryBortle 5 · 17 kmKolleverde di Gvidoniya observatoryBortle 8 · 27 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.
Riserva naturale Tevere-Farfa
Italy
- 58Birdyas Score
- 124Species
- 53Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3936789) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,418 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, Darkskyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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