Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park
123 bird species recorded; the most from April to June.
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This month here
76 species in January.46 species in February.74 species in March.82 species in April.85 species in May.83 species in June.63 species in July.63 species in August.67 species in September.78 species in October.69 species in November.66 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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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
123 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).
- 123Speciesrecorded more than once
- 47Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,151Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 732 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 5Owls
- 2Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 85Songbirds
- 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 123 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Songbirds85 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European SwiftApus apus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
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 April to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/2°45 mm
- Feb14°/3°49 mm
- Mar17°/5°66 mm
- Apr20°/8°50 mm
- May25°/12°30 mm
- Jun32°/16°4 mm
- Jul36°/19°1 mm
- Aug35°/20°5 mm
- Sep30°/16°28 mm
- Oct24°/12°60 mm
- Nov17°/6°67 mm
- Dec14°/3°62 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park.
Protected area in Andalusia, Spain
Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain, 732 m above the sea.
123 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,151 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Great tit.
27 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded from April to June.
Get there and watch
- Área de autocaravanas Cabra (Córdoba)campsite · 7.9 km · 3 within 10 km
- La Posada de Amenaplace to stay · 5.7 km · 7 within 10 km
- Carcabueynearest town · 5.5 km in a straight line
- F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 57 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
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de visitantes Santa Rita, Turismo
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmMirador sobre La Nava, Mirador de la Cabrera
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmÁrea de autocaravanas Cabra (Córdoba), Área de Cabra II
- 7places to stay within 10 kmLa Posada de Amena, Huerta de las Palomas, CR Fuente Zagrilla and 4 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas11 mountains within 25 kmLobatejo · 4.6 kmSierra de Gaena · 5.0 kmSierra de la Horconera · 9.8 kmSierra de la Lastra · 10 kmSierra Alcaide · 11 kmSierra de Rute · 12 kmSierra de Priego · 17 kmSierra del Camorro906 m · 23 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.
Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park
Spain
- 54Birdyas Score
- 123Species
- 47Migrants
- 2Threatened
Reserva natural Lagunas de Campillos
Spain · 63 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 218Species
- 112Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6063141) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,151 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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