Species Information.
Water Rail (Rascón Europeo / Rallus aquaticus).
Secretive but not uncommon in suitable habitat which can be found in areas 2, 3, 6 and 9.
Little Crake ( Polluela Bastarda / Porzana parva).
Baillon's Crake (Polluela Chica / Porzana pusilla).
Spotted Crake (Polluela Pintoja / Porzana porzana).
A very rare bird on passage and over the winter, one bird wintered on a pool in area 3 and two birds on the Arroyo Vilano during their passage north.
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus).
Common, even on small patches of water with a bit of cover.
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra).
Common as a breeding species and boosted by winter visitors between October and March.
Common as a breeding species and boosted by winter visitors between October and March.
Red-knobbed Coot (Focha cornuda / Fulca cristata).
A rare bird that sometimes shows up at the Contra-embalse de Bermijalis in area 6 and on the Pantano at Alhama de Granada in area 9.