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Birds in Portugal

Our list for Portugal has 293 bird species recorded regularly there: 116 residents, 46 summer visitors, 86 winter visitors, 37 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors

The list comes from 7.9 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
293
In October
251
Common
84
Busiest month
Apr

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. BlackbirdBlackbird3.20%
  2. House SparrowHouse Sparrow3.03%
  3. European RobinEuropean Robin2.64%
  4. Yellow-legged GullYellow-legged Gull2.24%
  5. Sardinian WarblerSardinian Warbler2.24%
  6. Rock DoveRock Dove2.08%

Arriving now

  1. ChiffchaffChiffchaffWinter visitorSep 0.10% → Oct 0.94%
  2. Meadow PipitMeadow PipitWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.84%
  3. Red KiteRed KiteWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.27%
  4. Song ThrushSong ThrushWinter visitorSep 0.06% → Oct 0.25%
  5. Eurasian SiskinEurasian SiskinWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.17%
  6. Water PipitWater PipitWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.06%

Share of all bird records in Portugal in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Portugal

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Portugal

Records by month
Bird records in Portugal by month, 2019–2024
January679,309
February602,627
March636,997
April810,856
May792,633
June604,859
July469,215
August547,463
September716,728
October787,410
November612,693
December661,221

April has the most records (811,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 41
All 41 families in Portugal

How common

All 293 birds, A to Z

Show all 293 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Portugal?

293 species, each recorded regularly in Portugal (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 116 residents, 46 summer visitors, 86 winter visitors, 37 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Portugal, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Portugal in October?

251 species on our list for Portugal are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, House Sparrow, European Robin, Yellow-legged Gull and Sardinian Warbler.

What are the most common birds in Portugal?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Portugal are House Sparrow, Blackbird, European Robin, Serin and Eurasian Collared Dove.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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