Site Report: Parque Nacional El Estrecho

Andalucia

European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Rocky hills

2025-03-03: After some more rain cleared, we decided to try for a nearby national park trail. When we got to the place, however, the trail was not exactly clear. Fortunately, some farmer let us cut through his land.

Kingdom: Animals (25 records)

Phylum: Chordates (25 records)

Class: Birds (25 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
- Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Order: Perching Birds (20 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- European Serin (Serinus serinus)
- European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala)
- Dartford Warbler (Curruca undata)
- Family: Swallows
- Eurasian Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
- Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
- Family: Treecreepers
- Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)