Andalusian Walks
Jean C Roché
Rural Andalucia is a world away from the clutter of the tourist resorts along its coast. Here a unique wildlife ekes an existence under the Mediterranean sun. As befits a hot land, the predominant wild sounds are dry and percussive, but are overlain with beautiful larks and nightingales. Many of the locations featured, such as the flamingo lake at Fuente de Piedra or the birding marvel of El Rocio, will be familiar to travellers to Spain, those who have not yet visited will undoubtedly be inspired. 64 min.
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Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus |
White-headed Duck | Oxyura leucocephala |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
Common Pochard | Aythya ferina |
Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio |
Common Coot | Fulica atra |
Common Redshank | Tringa totanus |
Black-headed Gull | Larus ridibundus |
Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica |
Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops |
Tawny Owl | Strix aluco |
Red-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus ruficollis |
European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster |
Calandra Lark | Melanocorypha calandra |
Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla |
Thekla Lark | Galerida theklae |
Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis |
Winter Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius |
Common Blackbird | Turdus merula |
Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos |
Stonechat | Saxicola torquata |
Black Wheatear | Oenanthe leucura |
Black-eared Wheatear | Oenanthe hispanica |
Cetti's Warbler | Cettia cetti |
Eurasian Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla |
Red-billed Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
Corn Bunting | Miliaria calandra |
Rock Bunting | Emberiza cia |
Common Linnet | Acanthis cannabina |
Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Rock Sparrow | Petronia petronia |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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