The Wildlife of Sierra de Loja and surrounding areas.
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    • Area One
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    • Area Three
    • Area Four
    • Area Five
    • Area Six
    • Area Seven
    • Area Eight
    • Area Nine.
  • Birds One.
    • Wildfowl
    • Partridges and Pheasants.
    • Grebes.
    • Great Cormorant.
    • Herons, Storks and Flamingo's.
    • Raptors
    • Rails and Crakes.
    • Cranes and Bustards.
    • Waders
    • Gulls and Terns
    • Sandgrouse
  • Birds Two
    • Pigeon, Doves, Cuckoos and Owls.
    • Nightjars, Swifts, Hoopoe, Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Roller and Woodpeckers.
    • Larks
    • Swallows and Martins.
    • Pipits, Wagtails, Dipper and Accentors.
    • Thrushes and Chats
    • Warblers
    • Wren, Flycatchers, Tits, Nuthatch and Treecreeper.
    • Shrikes, Crows, Starlings and Oriole.
    • Sparrow, Finches and Buntings
  • Mammals
    • Mammals
  • Insects
    • Butterflies - Swallowtails to Blues.
    • Butterflies - Nettle-tree to Skippers
    • Moths
    • Dragonflies
    • Other Insects
  • Plantlife
    • Wildflowers >
      • Wild Flowers A-F
      • Wild Flowers G-M
      • Wild Flowers N-S
      • Wild Flower T-Z
    • Orchids
    • Trees
  • Reptiles
    • Reptiles
  • Amphibians
    • Amphibians
  • Other Photographs
    • Sierra de Loja
    • Huétor Fields
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Species Information.

Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus).
An uncommon species (as are all Gulls) found in areas 3, 6 and 9 in the winter.

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Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus).
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Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus).
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Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus).
Gull-billed Tern (Pagaza Piconegra / Gelochelidon nilotica).
Uncommon passage bird seen in area 2, 6 and 9.
One record was of 12 birds migrating through the Huétor Area.

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Gull-billed Tern (Pagaza Piconegra / Gelochelidon nilotica).
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Gull-billed Tern (Pagaza Piconegra / Gelochelidon nilotica).
Black Tern (Fumarel Común / Chlidonias niger).
Regular but uncommon passage visitor seen in areas 3, 6 and 9.

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Black Tern (Fumarel ComĂșn / Chlidonias niger).
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Black Tern (Fumarel ComĂșn / Chlidonias niger).
Whiskered Tern (Fumarel Cariblanca / Chilidonias hybridus).
More common than the above in the same areas. Odd birds can be seen on passage at Balsa de Rigedor in area 3 and at Contra-embalse de Bermejalis in area 6.

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Whiskered Tern (Fumarel Cariblanca / Chilidonias hybridus).
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Whiskered Tern (Fumarel Cariblanca / Chilidonias hybridus).
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Whiskered Tern (Fumarel Cariblanca / Chilidonias hybridus).
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