437 bird-species have been recorded and acknowledged in Portugal (including the Atlantic islands) until the present day. About 330 of wich occur with regularity. About 270 bird-species can be seen in the south of the country throughout a year, plus possible vagrants and rarities.
A quite complete and recent Portugal-List (continental) has been published by the Portuguese Society for Bird-Studies (SPEA). To download it, please click on this link
 http://birdwatching.spea.pt/ListaEspeciesPt.pdf
Here are some explainations to this species-list:
The birdnames in the list are given
in Portuguese - English - Scientific.
The meanings of the Portuguese terms used
to define the status (estatuto)
and the abundance (abundância)
of the species are the following:
Status (estatuto):
R = Resident
E = Summer visitor
I = Wintering
MP = Passage migrant
Int = Introduced
Abundance (abundância):
1 = Very common
2 = Common
3 = Less common
4 = Uncommon
5 = Rare
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Birds of Portugal
