Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Sierra de Candelario
89 bird species recorded; the most from June to July.
David Perez · CC BY 3.0
This month here
38 species in January.24 species in February.35 species in March.59 species in April.56 species in May.72 species in June.69 species in July.63 species in August.36 species in September.19 species in October.26 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.
VU
NT
VU
NTVU
VUVU
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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
89 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).
- 89Speciesrecorded more than once
- 41Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,556Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 844 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 10Raptors
- 1Waders
- 1Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 58Songbirds
- 14Other 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 89 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds58 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Great titParus major
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
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 June to July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/1°124 mm
- Feb9°/1°98 mm
- Mar12°/3°114 mm
- Apr15°/5°97 mm
- May20°/8°57 mm
- Jun26°/12°29 mm
- Jul31°/14°10 mm
- Aug31°/15°18 mm
- Sep26°/12°43 mm
- Oct19°/8°141 mm
- Nov12°/4°133 mm
- Dec9°/1°123 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sierra de Candelario.
Mountain in Spain
Sierra de Candelario is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain, 844 m above the sea.
89 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,556 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Eurasian Nuthatch and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
30 species come for the summer, 10 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded from June to July.
Get there and watch
- Campa de Riofríocampsite · 8.5 km · 2 within 10 km
- Casa Rural Mariplace to stay · 7.4 km · 16 within 10 km
- Casillas de Floresnearest town · 2.6 km in a straight line
- Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 106 km in a straight lineCar hire at BJZ airport (Badajoz)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
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmCampa de Riofrío, Campa de El Bardal
- 16places to stay within 10 kmCasa Rural Mari, Casa Rural La Lancha, Casa Rural La Tarihuela I and 13 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Sierra de Candelario.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas21 mountains within 25 kmSierra de Candelario · this placeSierra de Villasrubias · 13 kmJálama1,492 m · 15 kmSierra de Las Pilas · 16 kmCabeça Rasa · 18 kmLa Piquera1,209 m · 20 kmCabeço Queimado · 21 kmCabeço da Ponte · 21 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.
Sierra de Candelario
Spain
- 50Birdyas Score
- 89Species
- 41Migrants
- 2Threatened
Tejo Internacional; Erges e Pônsul
Portugal · 83 km
- 61Birdyas Score
- 151Species
- 63Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6127695) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,556 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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