Ornithological routes
Belchite and Bajo Martín counties
Belchite and Bajo Martín counties
ITINERARY
Mediana, Quinto de Ebro, Belchite, Codo, Lécera, Albalate del Arzobispo.
SPECIES
RESIDENT: Griffon Vulture, Golden Eagle, Bonelli’s Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Eagle Owl, Little Owl, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Little Bustard, Stone Curlew, Red-Legged Partridge, Blue Rock Thrush, Black Wheatear, Rock Sparrow, Calandra Lark, Skylark, Dupont’s Lark, Thekla Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark.
SUMMER: Egyptian Vulture, Short-toed Eagle, Eurasian Hobby, Lesser Kestrel, Montagu’s Harrier, Scops Owl, Quail, European Bee-eater.
OVERWINTERING: Hen Harrier, Merlin.
MIGRANT: Barn Owl, Black Stork, Common Crane, Dotterel.
DESCRIPTION
RECOMMENDED TIME OF YEAR: Principally in spring, but also during the postnuptial migration in September and in Winter.
HABITATS: The best preserved steppe vegetation in the Ebro Valley, plains with cereals and river cliffs.
![alondra ricoti o rocin alondra ricoti o rocin](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/alondra-ricoti-o-rocin.jpg)
Dupont’s Lark
BIRDS
![Rock Sparrow](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Gorrion-chillon-1080x675.jpg)
Rock Sparrow
Petronia petronia ES: Gorrión chillón Description L: 15-17cm; W:28-32cm; Bird with a brown back with brown streaks and a white underpart with brown-grey streaks; Thick bill with grey upperparts; head with light supercilium, brown tail, with...
![Blue Rock Thrush](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Roquero-solitario-4-1080x675.jpg)
Blue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius ES: roquero solitario Description L: 21-23cm; W: 33-37cm; The male in breeding plumage is bluish-grey; dark wings and tail; in winter with brown rims on the blue feathers. Female has grey-brown upperparts, bluish tinge...
![Black Wheatear](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Collalba-negra-hori-1080x675.jpg)
Black Wheatear
Oenanthe leucura ES: collalba negra Description L: 18cm; W:26-29cm; Uniformly black body (male) or dark brown (female); white rump and undertail coverts; white tail with a central and terminal black band. Both sexes are similar, the male is...
![Eurasian Skylark](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Alondra-comun-CB-1080x675.jpg)
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis ES: Alondra común Description L: 18-19cm W: 30-36cm. Striped brown plumage; outer tail feathers white, the wing with a white band at tip; head with a small crest; clear eyebrow. Juveniles have white fringing on feathers....
![Thekla Lark](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Cogujada-montesina-CB-1080x675.jpg)
Thekla Lark
Galerida theklae ES: Cogujada montesina Description L: 17cm W: 28-32cm. Bird with brown plumage very similar to the Crested lark; it has a crest and an eyebrow on its head; outer tail feathers ochre; and a clearly striated chest; ocher...
![Lesser Short-toed Lark](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Terrera-marismena-CB-1080x675.jpg)
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens ES: Terrera marismeña Description L: 13-14cm W: 25-30cm. Elongated beak and a straight lower mandible; similar to the short-eared terrestrial, dark brown striped and white underparts, mottled chest and no spots....
![Calandra Lark](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Calandria-5-1080x675.jpg)
Calandra Lark
Melanocorypha calandra ES: Calandria común Description L: 18-19cm W: 34-42cm. Crestless head without crown and marked eyebrow, thick and strong beak. Brown upper part, with light edges, chest with fine stripes and two dark lateral spots...
![Dupont’s Lark](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/alondra-ricoti-o-rocin-1080x675.jpg)
Dupont’s Lark
Chersophilus duponti ES: Alondra ricotí Description L: 18cm, W: 26-31cm. Crestless head, a marked eyebrow, and a long, fine, curved beak. Brown above and white below, streaked brown chest, and white outer tail feathers. Similar plumage in...
![European Bee-eater](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Abejaruco-1080x675.jpg)
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster ES: Abejaruco europeo Description L: 27-29cm W: 44-49cm. Colourful insectivorous bird, with reddish-brown crown and anterior part of the back; golden yellow back; tail and underparts green; yellow throat and eyes covered by...
![Short-eared Owl](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Lechuza-campestre-6-1080x675.jpg)
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus ES: Búho campestre Description L:33-40cm ; W: 95-105cm; Back tawny brown, longitudinally mottled dark; ocher underparts, streaked with brown; reddish-brown flight feathers with dark tips; tail rufous with brown barring; head...
![Little Owl](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Mochuelo-europeo-1080x675.jpg)
Little Owl
Athene nocturne ES: Mochuelo común Description L: 21-23cm; W: 51-54cm; With more diurnal habits than other owls, this owl has a brown back with rounded white spots; chest diffusely fringed brown and white; brown flight feathers, speckled...
![Eurasian Eagle-Owl](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/búho-real-1080x675.jpg)
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Bubo bubo ES: Búho real Description L: 57-75cm; W:140-188cm; Large nocturnal bird of prey with an ocher general color, speckled with dark; brown wings with transverse ocher stripes; white throat; bill dark; feet covered in buff feathers;...
![Eurasian Scops Owl](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Autillo-europeo-1080x675.jpg)
Eurasian Scops Owl
Otus scops ES: Autillo europeo Description L: 19-21cm; W: 47-54cm; The smallest of the owls of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a gray-brown to reddish-brown back, with a fine pattern of stripes; paler abdomen, also vermiculated; flight...
![Pin-tailed Sandgrouse](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ganga-iberica-birding-1080x675.jpg)
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Pterocles alchata ES: Ganga ibérica Description L: 31-39cm; W: 55cm; Steppe smaller in size than the white-bellied sandgrouse. In breeding plumage, the male has a yellow-speckled back; black and yellow barred rump and long tail; Deep ocher...
![Black-bellied Sandgrouse](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ganga-ortega-destacada-1080x675.jpg)
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles orientalis ES: Ganga ortega Description L: 34-36cm; W: 65-70cm; Steppe bird with camouflage colors, compact and voluminous body, long wings and black belly. Male with gray back mottled with yellow; gray head, neck and breast;...
![Eurasian Dotterel](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chorlito-carambolo-1080x675.jpg)
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus ES: Chorlito carambolo Description L: 20,5-24 cm; W:57-64 cm; This uncommon bird is only present when migrating. During breeding, the female plumage stands out more conspicuously than the male. Ocher lower chest and...
![Eurasian Stone-curlew](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Alcaravan-1080x675.jpg)
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus ES: Alcaraván común Description L: 40-44cm; W: 77-85 cm; MediuMar-Sepized bird with sandy-toned plumage, with a large, bright yellow eye framed by two white lines; yellow bill with black tip and yellow legs; wings brown,...
![Little Bustard](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sison-1080x675.jpg)
Little Bustard
Tetrax tetrax ES: Sisón común Description In breeding plumage, the male has an ocher hood with black striations and the rest of the head is gray; black neck with white stripes, followed by a white and a black collar. In non-breeding...
![Common Crane](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/grulla-comun-12-1-1000x675.jpg)
Common Crane
Grus Grus ES: Grulla común Description L: 96-119cm; W: 180-222cm; Adult slate gray; throat, nape and sides of face black; sides of head and neck white; crown red; black primaries; long secondaries giving the appearance of being part of the...
![Peregrine Falcon](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Halcon-peregrino-22-1000x675.jpg)
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus ES: Halcón peregrino Description L: 38-51cm; W: 89-113cm; The largest of the falcons of the Iberian Peninsula. Adults with bluish gray back; pale underparts, finely barred with dark; dark head with broad mustache; tail...
![Eurasian Hobby](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/alcotán-europeo-1080x675.jpg)
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo ES: Alcotán europeo Description L:29-33cm; W: 74-83cm; Adults with slate-colored backs; pale underparts; dark mustache; feathers of the breeches and underbelly reddish; gray tail; pale wings below. Juveniles brown and...
![Merlin](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/esmerejón-1080x675.jpg)
Merlin
Falco columbariusES: Esmerejón Description L: 26-33cm; W: 55-69cm; The smallest of the European falcons. Adult male with slate gray back, finely striated; reddish underparts, streaked with brown; dark gray tail, with thin bands smaller than...
![Lesser Kestrel](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cernícalo-primilla-1080x675.jpg)
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni ES: Cernícalo primilla Description L:26-31cm; W: 66-72cm; Raptor with pointed wings and long tail, with a black band near the end; light nails; back brown, mottled only in female; light ocher underparts, speckled with dark;...
![Bonelli’s Eagle](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Aguila-de-Bonelli-He-1080x675.jpg)
Bonelli’s Eagle
Aquila fasciata ES: Águila perdicera Description L: 60-70cm; W: 150-170cm; Adults with dark upperparts; underparts white, streaked with dark; tail grey-brown, with several dark bars; wings dark above and lighter and shaded dark below;...
![Golden Eagle](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Aguila-real-1080x675.jpg)
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos ES: Águila real Description L: 76-96cm; W: 180-230cm; One of the best known birds of prey. The adult has dark brown plumage; head and nape golden; tail with diffuse transverse bands. In adult birds, the male has a darker...
![Common Buzzard](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Busardo-ratonero-1080x675.jpg)
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo ES: Busardo ratonero Description L: 46-58cm; W:110-132cm; A very common raptor, with highly variable plumage from very light to very dark colors, with everything in between. Generally brown-backed; pale underparts, streaked;...
![Montagu’s Harrier](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/aguilucho-cenizo-ficha-1080x675.jpg)
Montagu’s Harrier
Circus pygargus ES: Aguilucho cenizo Description L: 39-46cm; W: 102-116cm; Adult male with gray head and back; gray underparts on chest and white on rest; black primaries and a black band on secondaries; gray tail; gray rump. Adult female...
![Northern Harrier](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/aguilucho-pálido-1080x675.jpg)
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneusES: Aguilucho pálido Description L: 44-55cm; W: 97 - 118cm; Adult male with gray head and back; gray underparts on chest and white on rest; wing tips black; gray tail; white rump. Adult female with dark brown back; light brown...
![Short-toed Snake Eagle](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Culebrera-europea-1080x675.jpg)
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Circaetus gallicusES: Culebrera europea Description L: 62-69cm; W: 160-175cm; Raptor with brown back and large head; tail with four transverse dark bands, the terminal one wider; dark throat and chest; white underparts streaked with brown;...
![Griffon Vulture](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Buitre-leonado-1080x675.jpg)
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus ES: Buitre leonador Description L: 95-110cm; W: 230-265cm; The most common of the Iberian vultures. Naked head and neck, with whitish down; light feather ruff; tawny plumage, with darker wings and tail; gray beak and claws...
![Egyptian Vulture](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Alimoche-1080x675.jpg)
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron perchnopterus ES: Alimoche común Description L: 55-65cm; W: 148-171cm; Adults white except wing feathers; head and throat without feathers, yellow. Both sexes are of similar size and plumage, the male being a little smaller than...
![White Stork](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cigüeña-blanca-1080x675.jpg)
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia ES: Cigüeña blanca Description L: 95-110cm; W: 180-218 cm; Species linked to the human environment and popular culture. White plumage with black wings; red beak; long red legs. The juveniles with darker brown parts, as well...
![Black Stork](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cigüeña-negra-MAG-1080x675.jpg)
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra ES: Cigüeña negra Description L: 95-100 cm; W: 145-155 cm; Similar in size and shape to the white or common stork, from which it differs in its shiny black plumage and distinctive white underparts. Red beak and legs....
![Common Quail](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Codorniz-1080x675.jpg)
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnixES: Codorniz común Description L:cm; W: cm; 16-19cm. Back sandy-brown in color, with stripes; paler underparts mottled on flanks; white stripe on the eyebrow and neck; male with dark throat tawny chest streaked with white;...
![Red-legged](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Perdiz-roja-CB-1-1080x675.jpg)
Red-legged
Alectoris rufa Perdiz roja Description L:cm; W: cm; 33-38cm. Back of brown color, something reddish; gray underparts on chest, reddish on abdomen; ribbed black collar, chestnut, white and black striped flanks; red bill, eyering, and legs....
![Mallard](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Anade-real-6-1080x675.jpg)
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosES: Ánade azulón Description L: 50-60cm; W: 81-95cm Gregarious Anatidae that presents a marked sexual dimorphism, Male in breeding plumage with green head and neck; gray back and underparts; central tail feathers recurved...