Site Report: Sao Miguel, Portugal

Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina)

Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) - Sao Miguel

Azores Chaffinch (Fringilla moreletti)

Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) - Female

Island in the Azores.

Map of Site Report: Sao Miguel, Portugal

2026-08-24: We met up with a local guide, Gerby, who drove us to a place where he had recently seen bullfinches. His spot did not disappoint, as we saw several bullfinches on the path. After that, we drove around the countryside and to miradors around Sao Miguel.

Kingdom: Animals (13 records, 4 images)

Phylum: Chordates (13 records, 4 images)

Class: Birds (13 records, 4 images)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Order: Perching Birds (9 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina)
- Azores Chaffinch (Fringilla moreletti)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Island Canary (Serinus canaria)
- Family: Kinglets
- Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)