2. Where do birds live in Barcelona?
Birds use a different urban place, depending on
their trophic requirements, shelter and breeding.
Barcelona’s birds can live in many places,
such as ...
Around buildings: owls, sparrows, crows ...
Many of them live at: roofs, decks, towers ...
3. Where do birds live in Barcelona?
Parks and gardens: Birds are the main beneficiaries
of urban parks with large, majestic and well
developed trees. Some species are:
Blackbird, Eurasian Blackcap, Short-toed Tree
creeper.
Lakes: Aquatic birds. Species such as
mallards, herons, Moorhen ...
Streets: Apart from pigeons and sparrows that live
in the streets and squares of Barcelona, there are
4. Where do birds live in Barcelona?
Barcelona also has marine species, for exemple
Namely, Baldritges.
Orchards and crops: Some species inhabit garden
crops: Paputs, Wanderers, European Serin...
5. BIRD SPECIES - BARCELONA
Scientific name English Català Castellano Italiano Polski
Apus apus Common Swift Falciot negre Vencejo común Rondone Jerzyk zwyczajny
Apus melba Alpine Swift Ballester Vencejo real Rondone maggiore Jerzyk alpejski
Ardea cinerea Gray Heron Bernat pescaire Garza real Airone cenerino Czapla siwa
European Dzwoniec
Carduelis chloris Greenfinch Verdum Verderón Verdone comune zwyczajny
Short-toed
Certhia brachydactyla Treecreeper Raspinell Agateador común Rampichino comune Pełzacz ogrodowy
Paloma bravía Piccione selvatico
Columba livia Rock Dove Colom roquer domèstic doméstica occidentale Gołąb skalny
Common Wood
Columba palumbus Pigeon Tudó Paloma torcaz Colombaccio Grzywacz
Corvus monedula Western Jackdaw Gralla Grajilla Taccola Kawka zwyczajna
Cyanistes caeruleus = Parus Modraszka
caeruleus Blue Tit Mallerenga blava Herrerillo común Cinciarella zwyczajna
Common House Oknówka
Delichon urbica Martin Oreneta cuablanca Avión común Balestruccio zwyczajna
Erithacus rubecula European Robin Pit-roig Petirrojo Pettirosso Rudzik zwyczajny
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falcó pelegrí Halcón peregrino Falco pellegrino Sokół wędrowny
Pustułka
Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel Xoriguer vulgar Cernícalo vulgar Gheppio comune zwyczajna
Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Oreneta vulgar Golondrina común Rondine comune Dymówka
6. BIRD SPECIES - BARCELONA
Scientific name English Català Castellano Italiano Polski
Mediterranean Gaviota Mewa
Larus melanocephalus Gull Gavina capnegra cabecinegra Gabbiano corallino czarnogłowa
Gavià argentat de potes Gabbiano reale
Larus michahelis Yellow-legged Gull grogues Gaviota mediterraneo Mewa romaoska
Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull Gavina vulgar Gaviota reidora Gabbiano comune Mewa śmieszka
Motacilla alba White Wagtail Cuereta blanca Lavandera blanca Ballerina bianca Pliszka siwa
Myiopsitta monachus Monk Parakeet Cotorreta de pit gris Cotorra argentina Parrocchetto monaco Mnicha nizinna
Eurasian Scops
Otus scops Owl Xot Autillo Assiolo Syczek zwyczajny
Bogatka
Parus major Great Tit Mallerenga carbonera Carbonero común Cinciallegra zwyczajna
Wróbel
Passer domesticus House Sparrow Pardal comú Gorrión común Passero domestico zwyczajny
Codirosso Kopciuszek
Phoenicurus ochrurus Black Redstart Cotxa fumada Colirrojo común spazzacamino zwyczajny
Common
Phyllocopus collybita Chiffchaff Mosquiter comú Mosquitero común Luì piccolo Pierwiosnek
Pica pica Eurasian Magpie Garsa Urraca Gazza Sroka zwyczajna
Kulczyk
Serinus serinus European Serin Garfarró Verdecillo Verzellino zwyczajny
Eurasian Collared
Streptopelia decaoto Dove Tórtora turca Tórtola turca Tortora dal collare Sierpówka
Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling Estornell vulgar Estornino vulgar Strono Szpak zwyczajny
Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap Tallarol de casquet Curruca capirotada Capinera Kapturka
Turdus merula Common Blackbird Merla Mirlo Merlo Kos
Upupa epops Hoopoe Puput Abubilla Upupa Dudek zwyczajny
8. Corvus monedula
• Catalan name: Gralla
• English name: Western Jackdaw
• How many years does it live: They can live 10 years.
• Feeding: It is an omnivorous bird. It eats cereals, fruits, vegetables
and insects.
• Behavior: It is a gregarious specie, they often make groups to
move, rest and feed.
• Where does it live?: To nest, they prefer agricultural areas
• Migratory birds? No it isn’t. But some north populations, often make
small migrations.
• When can we see it in Barcelona? All the year.
• Catalan population: 2.735-4.590 couples
• European Population: 5.200.000-15.000.000 couples
• Is it in danger? No it isn’t.
9. Delichon urbica
Black head, and
White black peak
Brown wings
It has a white belly
and neck.
10. Delichon urbica
• Catalan name: Oreneta cuablanca
• English name: Common House Martin
• How many years does it live: 5 years
• Feeding: They eat animals that hunt in flight.
• Behavior: Fly with agility.
• Migratory birds? Yes
• When can we see it in Barcelona? In spring and summer
• Catalan population: 137.129-204.510 couples.
• European Population: 9.900.000-24.000.000 couples
• Is it in danger? Low danger.
11. Cyanistes caeruleus = Parus caeruleus
It has blue wings
and head
White
cheeks
It has yellow
belly.
12. Cyanistes caeruleus = Parus caeruleus
• Catalan name: Mallerenga blava
• English name: Blue Tit
• How many years does it live: 9, 17 years.
• Feeding: fruits, seeds.
• Behavior: They live in the trees , they have 8 to 15 eggs
and the female takes care of the eggs
• Where does it live?: They live in lowlands and wetlands.
• Migratory birds? No.
• When can we see it in Barcelona: All year.
• Catalan population: 466.375-657.290 couples.
• European Population: 20.000.000-44.000.000 couples.
• Is it in danger? No it isn’t.
14. Pica pica
Catalan name: Garsa
English name: Eurasian magpie
How many years does it live? 5,5 years
Feeding: It eats insects, mice, lizards, eggs of other birds, seeds,
remains of dead animals and other organic waste from landfills.
Behavior: They are sociable, shameless, cunning, intelligent and
a great capacity to adapt the environment and maximize human
activities.
Where does it live in Barcelona? Parks and gardens
Is it a migratory bird? No
When do we see it? All year
Catalan population: 102.805-143.380 couples
European population:7.500.000-19.000.000 couples
Is it in danger? No
16. Turdus merula
Catalan name: Merla
English name: Common blackbird
How many years does it live? 8-6 years
Feeding: They eat worms and insects, especially
beetles, moths and ants. From late summer to late winter
fruits, depending on the availability of the locality.
Behavior: Frequently It shakes its tail up and down. It is
noisy when alarmed.
Where does it live in Barcelona? Around buildings, parks…
Is it a migratory bird? No
When do we see it? All year
Catalan population:744170-930290 couples
European population:40.000.000-82.000.000 couples
Is it danger? No
18. Ardea cinerea
Catalan Name: Bernat pescaire
English Name: Grey Heron
Food: Their diet is mainly fishes, frogs and
insects, but it can also capture small
mammals and birds.
Behavior: The Grey Heron grow in
colonies mixed with other species such as
cattle egret and egrets, near wetlands or
joncals.
Habitat: Usually they live in wetlands.
It migrant? Map of ringing recoveries.
20. Carduelis chloris
Catalan name: Verdum
English name: Greenfinch
Food: It eats all types of seeds of wild
plants, edges of roads, weed
crops, etc.. During spring it also
consumes insects.
Is it migratory? Yes. It is partially
migratory, and it lives in
Europe, (except the extreme north). It
is common and sedentary in Catalonia,
22. Falco peregrinus
Catalan name: falcó pelegrí
English Name: Peregrine falcon
Longevity: 9.44 years
Food: birds
Habitat: High buildings
Is it migratory? no
Catalan population: 245 to 253 couples
European population :12.000-15 .000 couples
23. Streptopelia decaocto
It is light brown
The tail is
brown with
white spots
and dark sides
24. Streptopelia decaocto
Catalan name: Tórtora turca
English name: Eurasian collared dove
Feeding: seeds and small fruits
It lives in agricultural areas, and in gardens
Is it a migratory bird?: No
Catalan population 56.884-107.601 couples
European population: 4 700 000-11 000 000 couples
25. Phoenicurus ochruros MALE
It beak is
black and
thin
It legs Orange
and body tail
are black
27. Phoenicurus ochuros
Cotxa Fumada.
Black redestart.
It is insectivore.
The black redestart migrates.
We find it in Barcelona in
summer or spring.
Catalan population: 35.981-
69.959 couples.
European population: 4.00.000-
8.800.000 couples.
It is not in danger
29. Erithacus rubecula
Catalan name: Pit-roig
English name: European robin
How many years does it live? 8.37 years.
Feeding insects, small fruits etc..
Behavior: it is very sociable with people.
Migratory bird? Yes.
When can we see it in Barcelona? Autumn and
winter.
Catalan population :778.512-1 .084.639 couples
European population :43.000.000-83.000.000
couples
Is it in danger? no
31. Serinus serinus
Catalan name: Gafarró
English name: Serin
Longevity: 3 years
Feeding: Seeds of trees and shrubs,
grasses and other plants.
Behavior: The song is long, variable and
scraping, very characteristic in order to
distinguish the species
Habitat: Prefers gardens and parks
Is it migratory bird? Yes
Catalan population:768 013-1 036 988
couples
European population : 8.300.000-20.000.000
couples
Is it in danger? No
32. Upupa epops
It has a tuft of
feathers or erectile Slender, slightly curved
crest that can open and long.
and close, with black
tips
Yellow and brown spots on the belly.
Legs are black
Wings are
white and
black.
33. Upupa epops
Catalan name: Puput
English name: Hoopoe
Longevity: 10 years
Feeding: Insects, small reptiles or frogs.
Behavior: Good runner. Its song is<<pu-pu-
pu>>.
Migratory bird
When do we see it in Barcelona? Spring-
summer.
Catalan population: 61.095-95.734 couples.
European population: 890.000-1.700.000
couples.
Is it in danger? Low level
35. Apus melba
Catalan name: Ballester
English name: Alpine Swit
Longevity: 9 years
Feeding: Insects and arachnids
Habitat: mountains.
Migratory? Yes
It’s seen in Barcelona: March, October
Catalan population : 9697-17956 couples
Europena population : 140000-330000 couples
Is it in danger: No
38. Otus scops
• Catalan name: Xot
• Where do they live? In the
• English Name: Eurasian Scops forests.
Owl
• It is migratory? Yes
• Spanish Name: Autillo
• When do we see it in BCN? In
• Longevity: 6 years. Autumn.
• Feeding: It is primarilly • Catalan population : 5.430-
insectivorous, and catches 7.599 couples .
mostly beetles, grasshoppers
and moths but also some • European population:
rodents and chicks of birds 210000-440000 couples.
• Behavior: they are nocturnal ,
they accommodate its critical
plumage and it's short and wide
ears to be unnoticed during the
day when they rest on the
branches. They hunt capturing
the dams on the ground and
forcing them to fly down.
40. Myiopsitta monachus
• Catalan name: cotorreta de pit • It is migratory?: unknow
gris • When do we see it in BCN?:
• English Name: Monk Parakeet During all the year
• Spanish Name: : Cotorra • Catalan population: 610-650
Argentina couples
• Longevity: 7,39 years • European population:
• Feeding: They feed of a great 210.000-440.000 couples
variety of fruits, insects… And • Degree of threat:
even they can catch small birds Resident, locally abundant
for example chicks of blackbird. especially in some urban cores
• Behavior: They are very of coastline, and more recent
gregarious. They form noisy presence in the interior cores.
groups. They build globular In expansion.
structures on top of the branches.
42. Sturnus vulgaris
Estornell vulgar
Common Starling
It’s omnivorous
Elsewhere BCN
It’s a migratory bird
You can see it in the Winter
Catalan population: 345,108 to
597,957 couples
Europe population: 23,000,000 to
56,000,000 couples
45. Sylvia atricapilla
Tallarol de casquet
Eurasian blackcap
They usually live between 1.08 to 1.37
years
It eats insects
It’s a migratory bird
We see it in the wetlands of Catalonia
We can see in the Winter
Catalan population: 428,149 to 633,314
couples.
Europe population: 25,000,000 to
49,000,000 couples
46. Parus major
Black head
The bill with two white
as seen parts.
in the
picture is
small.
long tail.
The body is yellow with a black
line that runs through it.
47. Parus major
Catalan name: Mallerenga carbonera.
English name: Great Tit.
Longevity: 7.6 years.
Food: Basically insects and seeds.
Where they live in Bcn: Gardens.
Is it migratory?: No in Catalonia. Yes in Europe.
When we see in Barcelona?: A spring.
Catalan population: The population of Catalonia is
757356-1003975 couples.
European Population: The population of European
partners 46000000-96000000 (25-49% population).
48. Motacilla alba
Catalan name: Cuereta Blanca
English name: White Wagtail
How many years does it live? 10 years
Feeding: insects and seeds
50. Larus ridibundus
Catalan name: Gavina vulgar
English name: Black-headed bird
How many years does it live?:10 years
Feeding: It eats rubbish, crustaceans, nuts and
fish.
Is it a migratory bird?: Yes, it’s.
When do we see it? We see it all the year .
Is it in danger :No it is not.
