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Fuerteventura Species List

 

Where an * appears against a bird's name it signifies that the bird is endemic and reference to the Clark and Collins publication Prion Birdwatchers' Guide to the Canary Islands (Prion Birdwatchers' Guide) will specify which type of endemic it is.

 

Bird	Species	Comments
Cory's Shearwater *	Calonectris diomedia borealis	Can be seen from any headland most days.
Gannet	Morus bassanus	One only seen off Punta de Jandia.
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Found at La Rosa del Taro on two occasions.
Little Egret	Egretta garzeta	A common resident, mostly at coastal sites.
Grey Heron	Ardea cineria	A common resident, mostly at the coast.
Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Seen daily at Catalina Garcia, also at Corralejo.
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Resident at Catalina Garcia and Los Molinos.
Wigeon	Anas penelope	One at Catalina Garcia, 7th to 20th Feb 2007.
Gadwall	Anas strepera	One at Catalina Garcia, 7th to 20th Feb 2007.
Teal	Anas crecca	Up to 8 at Catalina Garcia, 7th to 20th Feb 2007.
Pintail	Anas acuta	Singles at Catalina Garcia & Salinas del Carmen.
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	A male at Catalina Garcia, 7th to 20th Feb 2007.
Shoveler	Anas clypeata	A pair at Catalina Garcia, 7th to 20th Feb 2007.
Marbled Duck	Marmaronetta angustirostris	A pair at Catalina Garcia on 8th Feb 2007 only.
Pochard	Aythya ferina	A single male at Los Molinos on 22nd Nov 2005.
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	One female at Catalina Garcia on 7th Oct 2006.
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Male at Catalina Garcia, 7th to 20th Oct 2006.
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	2 males at Catalina Garcia, 7th to 20th Oct 2006.
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnoptrus	Seen throughout on most days, max 27 in area of Los Pocetos on 14 Oct 2006.
Sparrowhawk *	Accipiter nisus granti	1 at La Rosa del Taro, 17th Oct 2006. Said not to occur on Fuerteventura.
Buzzard *	Buteo buteo insularum	Noted daily throughout the island.
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	A bird on ridge of Pico de Betancuria, 9th Oct 2006. Since reported to be one of a nesting pair in the area.
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	A regular visitor to Catalina Garcia throughout.
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	3 hawking flies over Tesjuales, 22nd Nov 2005.
Kestrel *	Falco tinnunculus dacotiae	Noted throughout on a daily basis.
Barbary Falcon	Falco pelegrinoides	A pair over the cliffs at Tindaya, 22nd Nov 2005.
Barbary Partridge	Alectoris barbara	Coveys of up to 8, noted throughout the island.
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Present at Catalina Garcia, La Rosa del Taro and Los Molinos, breeds.
Coot	Fulica atra	Common on all water bodies, breeds.
Houbara Bustard *	Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae	Displaying male at Tindaya, 10th Feb 2007 and 2 females at Finca Jarde, 11th Feb 2007.
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Can be present at Los Milinos, La Rosa del Taro, but Catalina Garcia is best by far for this bird.
Stone Curlew *	Burhinus oedicnemus insularum	1 at Catalina Garcia and 2 at Finca Jarde, 9th Feb 2007. 5 at Finca Jarde, 17th Feb 2007.
Cream-coloured Courser *	Cursorius cursor bannermani	6 at Los Pocetos from 14th to least 17th Oct 2006. 5 noted in the Antigua area, 16th Oct 2006.
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Resident breeder, present at Catalina Garcia.
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Common along coast and inland waters.
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	Resident breeder, coasts and Catalina Garcia.
Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	1 at Los Pocetos, 14th to at least 17th Oct 2006.
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Present at coastal sites in small numbers.
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	1 at Pozo Negro, 17th Nov 2005.
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Common winter visitor on most beaches.
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	A juvenile at Salinas del Carmen, 11th Feb 2007.
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Singles at Salinas del Carmen, may over-winter.
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Regular at Catalina Garcia and La Rosa del Taro
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	2 at Catalina Garcia thoughout. 1 at Punta Jandia on 11th Feb 2007.
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Regular at Salinas del Carmen and around coast.
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	1 at Catalina Garcia, 4th-7th Oct 2006. 2 at Los Molinos, 10th Oct 2006. 1 at Catalina Garcia, 8th Feb 2007. A max of 2 there until 20th Feb 2007.
Redshank	Tringa totanus	Singles at El Cottilo, Catalina Garcia, Salinas del Carmen and Los Molinos throughout.
Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Common at Catalina Garcia and Los Molinos.
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	1 at Catalina Garcia on 4th Oct 2006.
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glariola	3 at Catalina Garcia from 4th-8th Oct 2006.
Common Sandpiper	Actites hypoleucos	Regular at Catalina Garcia and Los Molinos.
Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Common all around the coast.
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus fuscus	Common on coastal sites in winter.
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus cachinnans atlantis	Most common gull all over the island.
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	A rare winter visitor. One sighting on 19th Nov 2005.
Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis	Fairly common winter visitor.
Black-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis	Catalina Garcia and La Rosa del Taro are best spots.
Rock Dove	Columbia livia	Colonies of apparently pure birds frequent some cliffs.
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocta	Very common throughout Fuerteventura.
Monk Parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus	A breeding colony at the Botanic Gardens; probably escaped from the local zoo.
Long-eared Owl *	Asio otus canariensis	A single sighting at Tequital on 17th Feb 2007.
Plain Swift *	Apus unicolor	5 over Catalina Garcia on 16th Feb 2007. 1 over Los Pocetas on 17th Feb 2007
Common Swift	Apus apus	2 over Morro Jable, 5th Oct 2006.
Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Resident breeder.
Lesser Short-toed Lark *	Calandrella rufescens polatzeki	Usually seen in large flocks, confined to Fuerteventura.
Barn Swallow	Hirunda rustica	Roosting in reeds at La Rosa del Taro, 5th Oct 2006. About 30 at Catalina Garcia stooping to drink, 15th Feb 2007.
House Martin	Delichon urbica	5 over Catalina Garcia on 17th Feb 2007.
Berthelot's Pipit *	Anthus berthelotii berthelotii	Common resident breeder.
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	1 at Vega de Rio Palmas on 20th Feb 2007.
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Fairly common winter visitor.
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	1 at Los Molinos on 10th October.
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	3 at Catalina Garcia on the 5th Oct 2006 and a single male on 9th Oct 2006.
Fuerteventura Chat *	Saxicola dacotiae	Confined to Fureteventura, common in desert areas.
Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	A rare winter visitor. A male and a female at Catalina Garcia on the 5th Oct 2006.
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	1 at Los Molinos 0n the 5th and 1 at Catalina Garcia on the 9th Oct 2006.
Blackbird *	Turdus merula cabrerae	1 female at La Rosa del Taro, 19th Nov 2005.
Spectacled Warbler *	Sylvia conspicillata orbitalis	Common throughout.
Sardinian Warbler	Sylvia melanocephala	Fairly common where vegetation occurs.
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	Rare migrant. 1 at La Rosa del Taro 19th Nov 2005.
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	2 at Pajara 9th Feb 2007.
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	1 at Betancuria barranco 9th Oct 2006.
Pied Flycatcher	Fucedula hypoleuca	1 at La Rosa del Taro on 15th Oct 2006. 2 at Betancuria barranco and 2 at Vega de Rio Palmas on the 16th Oct 2006.
Blue Tit *	Parus caeruleus degener	Common at Betancuria and Pajara.
Southern Grey Shrike *	Lanius excubitor koenigi	Very common throughout.
Raven	Corvus corax	The island's only crow; very common.
Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	Very common.
Canary	Serinus canaria	Said not to exist on Fuerteventura, but I saw 1 at Castilla de Lara on the 8th and 14 there on the 9th Feb 2007.
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Present at Betancuria, Pajara, and Vega de Rio Palmas.
Linnet *	Acanthis cannabina harterti	Common on the low ground.
Trumpeter Finch *	Budanetes githagineus amantum	Common and confiding.

 

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