Madeira Birds
MADEIRA'S BREEDING SPECIES
Below is the Madeira list of the breeding bird species of the archipelago, organised by families:
PHASIANIDAE
Red-legged Partrigde Alectoris rufa hispanica
Quail Coturnix coturnix coturnix
ANATIDAE
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Mallard Anas platyrhynchus
PROCELLARIIDAE
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Fea's/Desertas' Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea borealis
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
Macaronesian/Barolo's Shearwater Puffinus baroli
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
HYDROBATIDAE
White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
ACCIPITRIDAE
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo harterti
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus granti
FALCONIDAE
Canarian Kestrel Falco tinuncullus canariensis
RALLIDAE
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
CHARADRIIDAE
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
SCOLOPACIDAE
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
LARIDAE
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
COLUMBIDAE
Common Pigeon/Rock Dove Columba livia
Trocaz Pigeon Columba trocaz
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
TYTONIDAE
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba schmitzi
APODIDAE
Plain Swift Apus unicolor
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus brehmorum
UPUPIDAE
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
SYLVIIDAE
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla heineken
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicilatta orbitalis
REGULIDAE
Madeira Firecrest Regulus madeirensis
TURDIDAE
Common Blackbird Turdus merula cabrerae
MUSCICAPIDAE
European Robin Erithacus rubecula rubecula
PASSERIDAE
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia petronia
ESTRILDIDAE
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
MOTACILLIDAE
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea schmitzi
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii
FRINGILLIDAE
Madeiran Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs madeirensis
Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris aurantiiventri
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis parva
Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina guentheri