Birds in Portugal

293 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Portugal in September

239 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 239 birds in September

Arriving in September: Whinchat, Golden Plover, Northern Pintail, Eurasian Wigeon, Hen Harrier, White-rumped Sandpiper, Stock Dove, Little Gull and 10 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Portugal each month: most in October (251), fewest in June (196). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Greater Flamingo
Greater FlamingoLargest · 145cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Greater Flamingo (145 cm)66 families

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All 293 birds on the list

Showing 208–230 of 293 species

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipesVU

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicariusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusillaNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Crossbill

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostraLC

Winter visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Garganey

Garganey

Spatula querquedulaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Scops-owl

Eurasian Scops-owl

Otus scopsLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Mar–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grasshopper Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naeviaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Ring Ouzel

Ring Ouzel

Turdus torquatusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensisLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Aythya marilaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetosLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serratorLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Scaly-breasted Munia

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulataLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dipper

Dipper

Cinclus cinclusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl

Asio otusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinellaLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Feb–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Herring Gull

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Fieldfare

Fieldfare

Turdus pilarisLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Monticola saxatilisLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow-browed Warbler

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Cygnus olorLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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