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Portugal

5 bird species live nowhere else on Earth but Portugal.

Endemic species: 5
Bird species: 100
Destinations: 0
Field guides: 5

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Endemic birds of Portugal

Azores Bullfinch

Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina Endemic to Portugal

Azores Chaffinch

Azores Chaffinch Fringilla moreletti Endemic to Portugal

Madeira Chaffinch

Madeira Chaffinch Fringilla maderensis Endemic to Portugal

Madeira Firecrest

Madeira Firecrest Regulus madeirensis Endemic to Portugal

Monteiro’s Storm Petrel

Monteiro’s Storm Petrel Hydrobates monteiroi Endemic to Portugal

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Birds you are likely to see in Portugal

Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto

Black Kite Milvus migrans

Great Egret Ardea alba

Little Owl Athene noctua

Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

European Pied Flycatcher

European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki

Great Tit Parus major

Little Egret

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

Crested Lark Galerida cristata

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Field guides for Portugal

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe Rob Hume, 2010 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more Beginners

Collins Bird Guide

Collins Bird Guide Lars Svensson et al., 2000 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more All levels

Birds of Portugal Gonçalo Elias, 2017 Portugal All levels

Birds of Portugal – Lagos and the Surrounding Areas Paul Gerace, 2023 Portugal All levels

Advanced Bird ID Handbook: The Western Palearctic

Advanced Bird ID Handbook: The Western Palearctic Nils Van Duivendijk, 2011 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more Experts and researchers