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Checklist of the Birds of Morgado do Reguengo (Portimão - Algarve - Portugal)
Introduction
Morgado do Reguengo is located North of Portimão and it's a former Farmland that was partially converted in a tourist complex, with golf courses, real estate and hunting areas.
In March 2004 the implementation of a Environmental Management System and to answer to the Environmental Impact Declaration, lead to the start of the inventory and monitoring of the birds of the study area. Since then 129 field visits were performed, being able to identify 192 bird species.
The Morgado do Reguengo is most interesting in spring and autumn migration, when large numbers of species are present. In the two reservoirs, Barragem dos Álamos and Lago do Morgado, 56 waterbird species were recorded. Between August and mid November, good numbers of raptors could be seen.
Morgado do Reguengo can be reached from Portimão, throw the Monchique road, turning left immediately North of the "Via do Infante" Highway. Follow the Golfe signs.
Common names are those adopted by Beaman & Madge (1998)
Scientific Name adopted Voous (1977) with the AERC TAC (2003) recomendations
Status
R - Resident
S - Summer Visitor
P - Passage Migrant
W - Winter Visitor
V - Vagrant
Esc - Escape from Captivity
Abundance
1 - Very Common
2 - Common
3 - Scarce
4 - Rare
5 - Very Rare
(*) records needing to be submited to the Portuguese Rarities Committee
Breeding Status (Breeding status according to the EOAC criteria)
Confirmed
Probable
Possible
Common Name Scientific Name Status Breeding Status
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Esc
Brent Goose (*) Branta bernicla V
Mandarin Duck (*) Aix galericulata V
Wigeon Anas penelope V
Gadwall Anas strepera S5P3 Confirmed
Teal Anas crecca W2
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos R2P1W2 Confirmed
Pintail Anas acuta P5
Garganey Anas querquedula P4 Probable
Shoveler Anas clypeata P3W4 Possible
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina V
Pochard Aythya ferina W3P2 Possible
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca V
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula V
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa R2P1 Confirmed
Quail Coturnix coturnix S3W5 Confirmed
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis R4P2 Confirmed
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus V
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis V
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo W3
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus V
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis R2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta R3P2
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea R4P2W3
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea P4 Probable
Black Stork Ciconia nigra P5
White Stork Ciconia ciconia R4P1
Marabou (*) Leptoptilos crumeniferus V
Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia P3
Grater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus P3
Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus P5
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus P3W4 Possible
Black Kite Milvus migrans P4
Red Kite Milvus milvus P4
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus V
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus P4W5
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus S4P2 Confirmed
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus V
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus W5P4
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus P5
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis P4
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus P3
Buzzard Buteo buteo P2W2 Probable
Long-legged Buzzard (*) Buteo rufinus V
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus P2
Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus P4W5 Probable
Osprey Pandion haliaetus P5
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus R4P2W3 Confirmed
Merlin Falco columbarius V
Hobby Falco subbuteo P4
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae V
Peregrine Falco peregrinus P3W5
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus R4P3 Confirmed
Coot Fulica atra R2P1W2 Confirmed
Crested Coot (*) Fulica cristata V
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus R4P2W2 Confirmed
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola V
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius S3P2W5 Confirmed
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula P5
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria V
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus W3
Little Stint Calidris minuta P5
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea P5
Dunlin Calidris alpina P4
Ruff Philomachus pugnax V
Snipe Gallinago gallinago P3W3
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola V
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa P5
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus P5
Redshank Tringa totanus P5
Greenshank Tringa nebularia P3W4
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus P3W3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola P4
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos R5P3W3 Possible
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus P2W3
Lesser Blackback Larus fuscus P2W3
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis P2W2
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica V
Sandwich Tern Sterna hirundo V
Common Tern Sterna sandvicensis V
Rock Dove Columba livia R4P2 Possible
Stock Dove Columba oenas V
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus R5P2W3 Probable
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto R5P2 Confirmed
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur S3P2 Confirmed
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Esc
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius P5 Possible
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus S3P3 Probable
Barn Owl Tyto alba R4 Confirmed
Eagle Owl Bubo bubo V
Little Owl Athene noctua R3P3 Probable
Tawny Owl Strix aluco V
Long-eared Owl Asio otus V
Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus V
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis S4P3 Probable
Swift Apus apus P2 Possible
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus P3
Alpine Swift Apus melba P3
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis P3W3 Probable
Bee-eater Merops apiaster S3P2 Confirmed
Roller Coracias garrulus V
Hoopoe Upupa epops R5S3P2 Confirmed
Wryneck Jynx torquilla P5
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis R3 Confirmed
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus major P3W4 Confirmed
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus minor V
Crested Lark Galerida cristata R2 Confirmed
Thekla Lark Galerida theklae R3 Confirmed
Woodlark Lullula arborea R3W2 Confirmed
Skylark Alauda arvensis W2
Sand Martin Riparia riparia P5
Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris W3
Swallow Hirundo rustica S2P1W5 Confirmed
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica S3P3 Confirmed
House Martin Delichon urbicum S2P1W5 Confirmed
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris P5
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis P4
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis W1
Water Pipit Anthus spinolleta W4
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava P2 Possible
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea R4W3 Confirmed
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba R5W1 Probable
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes R4 Possible
Dunnock Prunella modularis W4
Robin Erithacus rubecula W1
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos S3 Confirmed
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica P5
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros W3
Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus P3
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra P3
Stonechat Saxicola torquatus R3W2 Confirmed
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe P2
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica S5P3 Probable
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius W5
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus V
Blackbird Turdus merula R1W1 Confirmed
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris V
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos W1
Redwing Turdus iliacus W3
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus W5
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti W4
Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis R3P2 Confirmed
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia V
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus P3
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus V
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta S4P3 Confirmed
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla R4P2W2 Probable
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin P3
Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis V
Whitethroat Sylvia communis P3
Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata R4W2 Confirmed
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans P3 Possible
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala R1 Confirmed
Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli P3
Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus P3 Possible
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita P1W1
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus P2
Goldcrest Regulus regulus V
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla P3W3
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata P3
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca P2
Long-tailed Tit Aeghitalos caudatus R3P3 Probable
Crested Tit Parus cristatus V
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus R2 Confirmed
Great Tit Parus major R2W1 Confirmed
Nuthatch Sitta europaea V
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla P3W4
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus S5P3 Possible
Southern Great Shrike Lanius meridionalis R3W3 Confirmed
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator S2P2 Confirmed
Jay Garrulus glandarius R3W2 Confirmed
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana R2W2 Confirmed
Jackdaw Corvus monedula V
Raven Corvus corax V
Starling Sturnus vulgaris V
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor R2P2 Confirmed
House Sparrow Passer domesticus R1P1 Confirmed
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus V
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia P5W5
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild R3 Possible
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs R5P2W2 Possible
Serin Serinus serinus R2P2 Confirmed
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris R2P2 Confirmed
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis R2P1 Confirmed
Siskin Carduelis spinus W5
Linnet Carduelis cannabina R3P2 Confirmed
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra P5
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula V
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes W5
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia V
Ortolan Emberiza hortulana V
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra R4P2W2 Confirmed
Introduction
Morgado do Reguengo is located North of Portimão and it's a former Farmland that was partially converted in a tourist complex, with golf courses, real estate and hunting areas.
In March 2004 the implementation of a Environmental Management System and to answer to the Environmental Impact Declaration, lead to the start of the inventory and monitoring of the birds of the study area. Since then 129 field visits were performed, being able to identify 192 bird species.
The Morgado do Reguengo is most interesting in spring and autumn migration, when large numbers of species are present. In the two reservoirs, Barragem dos Álamos and Lago do Morgado, 56 waterbird species were recorded. Between August and mid November, good numbers of raptors could be seen.
Morgado do Reguengo can be reached from Portimão, throw the Monchique road, turning left immediately North of the "Via do Infante" Highway. Follow the Golfe signs.
Common names are those adopted by Beaman & Madge (1998)
Scientific Name adopted Voous (1977) with the AERC TAC (2003) recomendations
Status
R - Resident
S - Summer Visitor
P - Passage Migrant
W - Winter Visitor
V - Vagrant
Esc - Escape from Captivity
Abundance
1 - Very Common
2 - Common
3 - Scarce
4 - Rare
5 - Very Rare
(*) records needing to be submited to the Portuguese Rarities Committee
Breeding Status (Breeding status according to the EOAC criteria)
Confirmed
Probable
Possible
Common Name Scientific Name Status Breeding Status
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Esc
Brent Goose (*) Branta bernicla V
Mandarin Duck (*) Aix galericulata V
Wigeon Anas penelope V
Gadwall Anas strepera S5P3 Confirmed
Teal Anas crecca W2
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos R2P1W2 Confirmed
Pintail Anas acuta P5
Garganey Anas querquedula P4 Probable
Shoveler Anas clypeata P3W4 Possible
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina V
Pochard Aythya ferina W3P2 Possible
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca V
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula V
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa R2P1 Confirmed
Quail Coturnix coturnix S3W5 Confirmed
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis R4P2 Confirmed
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus V
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis V
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo W3
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus V
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis R2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta R3P2
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea R4P2W3
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea P4 Probable
Black Stork Ciconia nigra P5
White Stork Ciconia ciconia R4P1
Marabou (*) Leptoptilos crumeniferus V
Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia P3
Grater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus P3
Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus P5
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus P3W4 Possible
Black Kite Milvus migrans P4
Red Kite Milvus milvus P4
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus V
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus P4W5
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus S4P2 Confirmed
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus V
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus W5P4
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus P5
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis P4
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus P3
Buzzard Buteo buteo P2W2 Probable
Long-legged Buzzard (*) Buteo rufinus V
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus P2
Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus P4W5 Probable
Osprey Pandion haliaetus P5
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus R4P2W3 Confirmed
Merlin Falco columbarius V
Hobby Falco subbuteo P4
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae V
Peregrine Falco peregrinus P3W5
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus R4P3 Confirmed
Coot Fulica atra R2P1W2 Confirmed
Crested Coot (*) Fulica cristata V
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus R4P2W2 Confirmed
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola V
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius S3P2W5 Confirmed
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula P5
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria V
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus W3
Little Stint Calidris minuta P5
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea P5
Dunlin Calidris alpina P4
Ruff Philomachus pugnax V
Snipe Gallinago gallinago P3W3
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola V
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa P5
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus P5
Redshank Tringa totanus P5
Greenshank Tringa nebularia P3W4
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus P3W3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola P4
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos R5P3W3 Possible
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus P2W3
Lesser Blackback Larus fuscus P2W3
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis P2W2
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica V
Sandwich Tern Sterna hirundo V
Common Tern Sterna sandvicensis V
Rock Dove Columba livia R4P2 Possible
Stock Dove Columba oenas V
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus R5P2W3 Probable
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto R5P2 Confirmed
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur S3P2 Confirmed
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Esc
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius P5 Possible
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus S3P3 Probable
Barn Owl Tyto alba R4 Confirmed
Eagle Owl Bubo bubo V
Little Owl Athene noctua R3P3 Probable
Tawny Owl Strix aluco V
Long-eared Owl Asio otus V
Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus V
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis S4P3 Probable
Swift Apus apus P2 Possible
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus P3
Alpine Swift Apus melba P3
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis P3W3 Probable
Bee-eater Merops apiaster S3P2 Confirmed
Roller Coracias garrulus V
Hoopoe Upupa epops R5S3P2 Confirmed
Wryneck Jynx torquilla P5
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis R3 Confirmed
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus major P3W4 Confirmed
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus minor V
Crested Lark Galerida cristata R2 Confirmed
Thekla Lark Galerida theklae R3 Confirmed
Woodlark Lullula arborea R3W2 Confirmed
Skylark Alauda arvensis W2
Sand Martin Riparia riparia P5
Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris W3
Swallow Hirundo rustica S2P1W5 Confirmed
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica S3P3 Confirmed
House Martin Delichon urbicum S2P1W5 Confirmed
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris P5
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis P4
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis W1
Water Pipit Anthus spinolleta W4
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava P2 Possible
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea R4W3 Confirmed
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba R5W1 Probable
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes R4 Possible
Dunnock Prunella modularis W4
Robin Erithacus rubecula W1
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos S3 Confirmed
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica P5
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros W3
Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus P3
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra P3
Stonechat Saxicola torquatus R3W2 Confirmed
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe P2
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica S5P3 Probable
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius W5
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus V
Blackbird Turdus merula R1W1 Confirmed
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris V
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos W1
Redwing Turdus iliacus W3
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus W5
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti W4
Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis R3P2 Confirmed
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia V
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus P3
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus V
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta S4P3 Confirmed
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla R4P2W2 Probable
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin P3
Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis V
Whitethroat Sylvia communis P3
Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata R4W2 Confirmed
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans P3 Possible
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala R1 Confirmed
Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli P3
Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus P3 Possible
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita P1W1
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus P2
Goldcrest Regulus regulus V
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla P3W3
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata P3
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca P2
Long-tailed Tit Aeghitalos caudatus R3P3 Probable
Crested Tit Parus cristatus V
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus R2 Confirmed
Great Tit Parus major R2W1 Confirmed
Nuthatch Sitta europaea V
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla P3W4
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus S5P3 Possible
Southern Great Shrike Lanius meridionalis R3W3 Confirmed
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator S2P2 Confirmed
Jay Garrulus glandarius R3W2 Confirmed
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana R2W2 Confirmed
Jackdaw Corvus monedula V
Raven Corvus corax V
Starling Sturnus vulgaris V
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor R2P2 Confirmed
House Sparrow Passer domesticus R1P1 Confirmed
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus V
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia P5W5
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild R3 Possible
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs R5P2W2 Possible
Serin Serinus serinus R2P2 Confirmed
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris R2P2 Confirmed
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis R2P1 Confirmed
Siskin Carduelis spinus W5
Linnet Carduelis cannabina R3P2 Confirmed
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra P5
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula V
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes W5
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia V
Ortolan Emberiza hortulana V
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra R4P2W2 Confirmed
