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THE BIRDS FAMILY (Vertebrates)

Eighty-nine species of birds have been identified that nest in the Madriu-Perafita-Claror valley. As important data, we could highlight the species in danger of extinction in Andorra: the white partridge ( Lagopus muta ), the red partridge ( Alectoris rufa ), the chatter partridge ( Perdix perdix ), the grebe ( Gypaetus barbatus ), the shoed eagle ( Hieraaetus pennatus ), the golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ), the robin ( Charadrius morinellus ), the woodcock ( Scolopax rusticola ), the puffin ( Upupa epops ), the mustached falcon ( Falco subbuteo ), the common swallow ( Hirundo rustica ), the masked woodpecker ( Sylvia hortensis ), the rock peeler ( Thicodroma muraria ), the gray flycatcher ( Muscicapa striata ), the mastiff ( Ficedula hypoleica ), and the white-winged sparrow ( Montifringilla nivalis ).

CLASS ORDER FAMILY SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME
4. Birds Anseriformes Anatidae Anas crecca Common network ☻
Anas platyrrhyncos Mallard duck ☻
Anasclypeata Duck ladle ☻
Apodiformes Apodidae Hurry up, hurry up Black falcon ☻
Charadriiformes Charadriidae Charadrius morinellus Robin ∇ ☻☻☻
Ciconiiformes Aradeidae Grey heron Fisherman Bernat ☻
Ciconiiformes Storks Stork stork White stork
Columbiformes Columbidae Columba palumbus Tudo
Columba oenas Chixella
Columba livia Rock pigeon
Cuculiformes Cuculidae Cuckoo Cuckoo ☻
Clamator glandarius Royal cuckoo
Falconiformes Accipitridae Accipiter gentilis Astor ∇ ☻☻
Kitefly Black kite ∇ ☻
Bee-eaters Evening snack
Accipiter nisus Vulgar sparrow or starling ∇ ☻
Falconiformes Falconidae Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon ∇ ☻☻
Falco subbuteo Mustachioed falcon ∇ ☻☻☻
Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel ∇ ☻
Golden Eagle Golden Eagle ∇ ☻☻☻
Hieraaetus pennatus Shoed eagle
Buzzard buzzard Common grebe
Circaetus gallicus Bald Eagle ∇ ☻
Circus aeruginosus Common sedge
Bearded vulture Trencalós ∇ ∇∇☻☻☻
Gyps fulvus Common vulture
Galliformes Phasianidae Alectoris rufa Red partridge
Partridge partridge Grey partridge or grey partridge
Galliformes Tetraonidae Lagopus muta White partridge
Capercaillie Rooster or woodcock ☻☻
Passeriformes Aegithalidae Aeguitalos caudatus Long-tailed mallard ☻
Passeriformes Laudaidae Lark Common Lark ☻
Tree-ringed toad Cotoliu
Passeriformes Certhiidae Certhia brachydactyla Common shrike ∇ ☻
Certhia familiaris Pyrenean raspinell ∇ ☻☻
Passeriformes Cinclidae Cinclus cinclus Water blackbird, waterfowl
Passeriformes Corvidae Corvus corone Cornella ☻
Corvus corax Crow ☻
Garrulus glandarius Gay ☻
Pyrrhocorax graculus Yellow-billed Jackdaw, graila ∇ ☻
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Red-billed Jackdaw, graila∇ ☻☻
Passeriformes Emberizidae Bunting Black site ∇ ☻
Bunting Bunting Scratchpad ∇ ☻☻
Bunting Bunting Greenfinch ∇ ☻
Passeriformes Fringillidae Goldfinch Goldfinch ∇ ☻
Citrinella carduelis Little girl ☻
Coelebs finch Common chaffinch ☻
Linaria cannabina Common Passerine ☻
Loxia curvirostra Breakers ∇ ☻
Pyrrhula pyrrhula Buff finch ☻
Serinus serinus Gafarró ∇ ☻
Spinus spinus Luer ∇ ☻☻
Passeriformes Hirundinidae Delichon urbicum White-tailed Swallow ∇ ☻
Ptyonoprogne rupestris Rocker ∇ ☻
Riparian riparian Shore Swallow ∇
Barn Swallow Barn swallow
Passeriformes Laniidae Shrike Lanius collurio Slaughterhouse ∇ ☻☻
Passeriformes Wagtails Anthus spinoletta Mountain fat ☻
Anthus trivialis Tree tweet ☻
White Wagtail White leatherette ∇ ☻
Grey Wagtail Torrential raincoat ∇ ☻
Snowy Wren White-winged sparrow
Passeriformes Muscicapidae Erithacus rubecula Robin ∇ ☻
Ficedula hypoleuca Chewing gum ☻
Luscinia megarhynchos Nightingale ∇ ☻☻
Monticola saxatilis Rock thrush ∇ ☻
Muscicapa striata Grey flycatcher ∇ ☻☻
Oenanthe oenanthe Gray colic ∇ ☻
Phoenicurus ochruros Smoked car ∇ ☻
Saxicola rubetra Red-bellied toad ∇ ☻☻
Monticola solitarius Blue blackbird
Passeriformes Paridae Lophophanes cristatus Feathered tern ☻
Periparus ater Small mallard ∇ ☻
Cyanistes caeruleus Blue jay ∇ ☻
Great tit Great Spotted Gull ∇ ☻
Passeriformes Passeridae House sparrow Common sparrow ☻
Passeriformes Phylloscopidae Phylloscopus bonelli Pale mosquito net ☻
Phylloscopus collybita Common mosquito net ☻
Phylloscopus trochilus Mosquito net made of raisin
Passeriformes Prunellidae Prunella collaris Searchers ∇ ☻
Prunella modularis Hedge sparrow ∇ ☻
Passeriformes Reguleidae Regulus ignicapillus Bruel ∇ ☻
Regulus regulus King ∇ ☻
Passeriformes Sittidae European nuthatch Blue stump grinder ∇ ☻
Passeriformes Sylviidae Sylvia atricapilla Cap cutter ∇ ☻
Sylvia Borin Big roll ∇ ☻
Sylvia hortensis Masked scoundrel ∇ ☻☻☻
Passeriformes Tichodromadidae Thicodroma muraria Rock Peeler ☻☻
Passeriformes Troglodytes Wren Cargolet ∇ ☻
Passeriformes Turdidae Blackbird Blackbird
Turdus philomelos Thrush ☻
Turdus torquatus White-breasted blackbird ∇ ☻
Turdus viscivorus Grief
Passeriformes Piciformes Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ∇ ☻
Greater woodpecker Great spotted woodpecker ∇ ☻
Dryocopus martius Black woodpecker ∇ ☻
Green Woodpecker Green woodpecker ∇ ☻
Passeriformes Strigiformes Aegolius funereus Pyrenean owl ☻☻
Strix aluco Gamarús or bagaleu ☻
Wader Scolopacidae Scolopax rusticola Woodcock
Hornbill Hoopoe Hoopoe epops Puput

Animal species classified according to the IUCN ( International Union for Conservation of Nature) according to the degree of threat ( BOPA 12/06/13 ):
☻ ☻☻ Protected species (62.6%)
☻☻ ☻ Protected and threatened species (14.5%)
☻☻☻ Protected and endangered species (6.9%)

( Vertebrates: protected: 84% and threatened or endangered: 21.4% )

( Butterflies: protected: 94.2% and threatened or endangered: 29.1% )

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⊕⊕⊕⊕ Huntable species, ( Regulations implementing the Hunting Law )
⊕⊕⊕⊕ fishable ( ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Fishing Regulations )
⊕⊕⊕⊕ and others (e.g. the ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Chamois Management Plan of the Principality of Andorra )

→ more information: www.patrimoninatural.ad and www.facip.com

 Species listed in Annex II of the Bern Convention (strictly protected species whose habitat is also protected by prohibiting the intentional deterioration or destruction of breeding sites or their resting areas):
∇ ∇∇∇ Strictly protected species (51.1%)
∇∇ ∇∇ Strictly protected endemic species
∇∇∇ ∇ Strictly protected species, studied and conserved by the PACT (Action Plan for the Conservation of the Trencalòs), which was created in 1999 by the Andorran Government and the Association for the Defense of Nature (ADN)
∇∇∇∇ Strictly protected species of community interest, whose presence was demonstrated in 2011 thanks to the FELIS project (agreement between the BOMOSA Philanthropic Association and the Government of Andorra)[¹] = link in Spanish; [²] = link in French

 

Sources :

• “Entomological inventory of the Vallée du Madriu-Perafita-Claror (Andorra) 2006
 •“Update of data collected at BUTTERFLY MONITORING SCHEME stations in ANDORRA (BMSAnd)” CENMA 2014.
• CENMA – Andorran Snow and Mountain Studies Center
•Links and photos: www.wikipedia.org .