Gallocanta Lagoon and surroundings
Gallocanta Lagoon and surroundings
ITINERARY
Daroca, Calamocha, Gallocanta, Las Cuerlas, Bello, Tornos, Berrueco.
Odón, Blancas.
Torralba de los Frailes, Cubel.
SPECIES
RESIDENT: Griffon Vulture, Golden Eagle, Bonelli’s Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Marsh Harrier, Eagle Owl, Barn Owl, Little Owl, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Little Bustard, Great Bustard, Stone Curlew, Red-Legged Partridge, Hoopoe, Blue Rock Thrush, Rock Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Calandra Lark, Skylark, Dupont’s Lark, Thekla Lark, Short-toed Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark, , Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Common Coot, Common Shelduck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Red-crested Pochard, Common Pochard, Yellow-legged Gull, Black-headed Gull, Great Cormorant, Grey Heron.
SUMMER: Egyptian Vulture, Short-toed Eagle, Eurasian Hobby, Lesser Kestrel, Montagu’s Harrier, Scops Owl, Quail, European Bee-eater, Woodchat Shrike, Orphean Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Baillon’s Crake, Water Rail.
OVERWINTERING: Common crane, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Greylag Goose, Common Pochard, Tufted Duck, European Golden Plover, Northern Lapwing, Wallcreeper, Alpine Accentor.
MIGRANT: European Bee- Eater, Osprey, Black Stork, Eurasian Spoonbill, Garganey, Ferruginous Duck, Dotterel, waders and gulls.
DESCRIPTION
RECOMMENDED TIME OF YEAR All year round.
HABITATS: Cereal plains, steppes with natural vegetation, gallery forests, Mediterranean shrubland, lagoons and reservoirs, limestone cliffs.
![grulla comun Grulla Comun Birding Aragon](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/grulla-comun-1.jpg)
BIRDS
![Eurasian Tree Sparrow](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/molinero-1080x675.jpg)
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus ES: Gorrión molinero Description L: 12.5-14cm; W:20-22cm; Similar to the rest of the sparrows but smaller in size and with a smaller bill. It has a reddish crown and nape, a small black bib, white cheeks with a black spot,...
![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...
![Woodchat Shrike](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Alcaudon-comun-1080x675.jpg)
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator ES: Alcaudón común Description L: 18cm; W:26-28cm; Brown-backed bird; white shoulders; white underparts, bushy with reddish-brown crown and black forehead and mask; wing with a white spot. Barred-brown-grey juveniles differ...
![Wallcreeper](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Treparriscos-1080x675.jpg)
Wallcreeper
Tichodroma muraria ES: Treparriscos Description L: 15.5-17cm; W:27-32cm; Very beautiful bird of grey colour in the upper part; red coverts feathers in flight and grey underparts, or black when the male is in the breeding phase; Thin and...
![Western Orphean Warbler](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/curruca-mirlona-1080x675.jpg)
Western Orphean Warbler
Sylvia hortensis ES: Curruca mirlona Description L: 15cm; W:20-25 cm; The largest of the Iberian warblers. The male has a black mask, forehead and crown, and a white throat; highlights the whitish iris; back grey-brown, smooth; wings and...
![Subalpine Warbler](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Curruca-carrasquena-1080x675.jpg)
Subalpine Warbler
Sylvia cantillan ES: Curruca carrasqueña Description L: 12cm; W:15-19cm; Species of marked sexual dimorphism; the male is very colourful with bluish-grey head and back, coppery throat and chest; red orbital ring and white moustachial...
![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...
![Alpine Accentor](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Acentor-alpino-He-1080x675.jpg)
Alpine Accentor
Prunella collaris ES: Acentor alpino Description L: 15-17cm, W:30-32cm; Larger than the Common, although similar. Gray with brown markings; greyish underparts, with chestnut flanks; white throat with black streaks; wings with dark coverts...
![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...
![Hoopoe](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/abubilla-banda-1080x675.jpg)
Hoopoe
Upupa epops ES: Abubilla Description L 25-28cm. W: 44-48 cm. Brown back, with black and white transverse stripes; pinkish-wine chest, with white underparts; fawn-coloured head with a pinkish crest tipped with black and white; black wings...
![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...
![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...
![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;...
![Yellow-legged Gull](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Gaviota-patiamarilla-MAG-1080x675.jpg)
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis ES: Gaviota patiamarilla Description L: 55-67cm; W: 130-158cm; Opportunistic species in expansion. Adults with gray back; white underparts; gray wing with black tip mottled with white; White glue; yellow legs; yellow bill...
![Black-headed Gull](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Gaviota-reidora-1080x675.jpg)
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus ES: Gaviota reidora Description L: 34-37cm; W: 100-110cm; Abundant species in winter, showing conspicuous breeding plumage. Adults in breeding plumage have brown head and white underparts, base of neck and tail,...
![Northern Lapwing](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/avefria-europea-1080x675.jpg)
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus ES: Avefría europea Description L: 28-31cm; W: 67-72cm; Bird with a long crest and striking plumage. With little sexual dimorphism. Dark upperparts, with greenish reflections; white underparts; wings wide and rounded, with...
![European Golden Plover](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chorlito-dorado-europeo-1-1080x675.jpg)
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria ES: Chorlito dorado europeo Description L: 25-28cm; W: 53-59cm; In winter with dark upperparts with dense golden mottling; pale underparts streaked with brown; underwing white; white axillae; greenish gray leg ...
![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,...
![Great Bustard](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/avutarda-1080x675.jpg)
Great Bustard
Otis late ES: Avutarda común Description L: 75-105cm; W: 190-260cm; It is the heaviest bird in Europe, very large with a gray head and neck; back brown with fine dark barring; white underparts; wing with white coverts and black and white...
![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...
![Eurasian Coot](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Focha-comun-HP-1080x675.jpg)
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra ES: Focha común Description L: 38-42cm; W: 75-85cm; Abundant species in very varied wetlands. Both sexes are similar, generally black in color, with a darker head and neck; olive back; black wings ending in a white tip; bill and...
![Baillon’s Crake](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/polluela-chica-1080x675.jpg)
Baillon’s Crake
Porzana pusilla ES: Polluela chica Description L: 17-19cm; W: 33-37cm; Small bird that inhabits wetlands with abundant vegetation. It has reddish brown upperparts, streaked with black and with white spots; forehead bluish gray; blackish...
![Water Rail](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/rascon-2-1-1080x675.jpg)
Water Rail
Railus aquaticus ES: Rascón europeo Description L: 22-28cm; W: 38-45cm; A habitual inhabitant of humid areas, with colorful plumage, it has a reddish-brown back, streaked with dark; slate gray throat and breast; abdomen gray streaked with...
![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;...
![Osprey](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Aguila-pescadora-1080x675.jpg)
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusES: Águila pescadora Description 60-71cm. White head, with a black band on the sides; dark brown upperparts; white underparts, with brown pectoral band; wings dark above and light below, with a dark spot; primaries with...
![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;...
![Booted Eagle](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Aguila-calzada-1080x675.jpg)
Booted Eagle
Aquila pennata ES: Águila calzada Description L: 42-51cm; W:110-135cm; With feathers on the tarsi, covering even the fingers. It has two types of plumagW: a light phase with white underparts; neck and breast often with a tawny band; ocher...
![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...
![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...
![Western Marsh Harrier](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Aguilucho-lagunero-1080x675.jpg)
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus ES: Aguilucho lagunero occidental Description L: 43-55cm; W: 115-140cm; The largest harrier in the Peninsula. Adult male with pale head, streaked with dark brown; brown upperparts; gray wings with blackish tips; gray tail...
![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...
![Black-winged Kite](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Elanio-azul-6.jpg)
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus EN: Elanio común Description L: 31-36cm W: 71-85cm. One of the most striking birds of prey in Spain. Adult with pale head; gray upperparts and white underparts; gray wings with black wing band; highlight its impressive eyes...
![European Honey Buzzard](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/halcon-abejero-5.jpg)
European Honey Buzzard
Pernis apivorus ES: Abejero europeo Description L:52-59cm, W:115-135cm. Bird with a brown back and some pale fringes; light underside with dark mottling; wings brown and light on the underside; with a general appearance very similar to the...
![Glossy Ibis](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Morito-comun-1080x675.jpg)
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusES: Morito común Description L: 55-65cm; W: 80-95cm; Species linked to open humid areas with vegetation on the banks to breed. Both sexes are similar. Unmistakable due to its dark color and its long, downward-curving...
![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....
![Grey Heron](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Garza-real-1080x675.jpg)
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaES: Garza real Description L: 84-102cm; W: 155-175cm; Back and wing coverts gray; head white, with black eye line; white collar, with a double line of black stripes; white underparts; yellow beak and greenish or reddish legs....
![Great Cormorant](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cormoran-grande-1080x675.jpg)
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo ES Cormorán grande Description L: 80-100cm; W: 130-160cm; Black plumage with a scaled appearance on the back, with a bluish tinge on the underparts; bill gray and yellow; At the base of the lower jaw there is a bare...
![Great Crested Grebe](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Somormujo-lavanco-1080x675.jpg)
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus ES: Somormujo lavanco Description L: 46-51cm; W: 85-90cm; In breeding plumage with dark back; white underparts; head with dark and reddish ornaments. In nonbreeding plumage with duller colors; without ornaments on head....
![Little Grebe](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Zampullin-chico-1080x675.jpg)
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis ES: Zampullín común/chico Description L:25-29cm; W: 40-45cm; Anatidae of small size, in breeding plumage it is dark brown, with a chestnut face and neck; base of bill black with a pale spot. In winter and juveniles...
![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....
![Garganey](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Cerceta-carretona-1080x675.jpg)
Garganey
Spatula querquedula Cerceta carretona Description L: 37-41cm; W: 60-63 cm; Rare Anatidae linked to wetlands with abundant marshy vegetation. In male breeding plumage with wide white eyebrow that reaches the nape; head and chest mottled dark...
![Greylag Goose](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Ánsar-común-1080x675.jpg)
Greylag Goose
Greylag greylagES: Ánsar común Description L: 70-90cm; W: 147-180cm; Recognizable by its large size, thick neck, and large bill. Brown plumage; ash gray head and neck; whitish belly; white tail coverts; large orange or pink bill; and pink...
![Tufted Duck](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Porron-moñudo-2.jpg)
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaES: Porrón moñudo Description L: 40-47cm; W: 65-72cm; Gregarious duck that presents sexual dimorphism. In breeding plumage male with black plumage; flank and abdomen white; with a long bow of hanging feathers; dark wings with...
![Ferruginous Duck](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Porron-pardo-4.jpg)
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyrocaES: Porrón pardo Description L: 38-42cm; W: 60-67cm; Anatidae of discreet customs; chocolate brown male with dark back, white anal area and prominent white eyering. Discreet female, general brown tone with white anal area....
![Common Pochard](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Porron-comun-4-1080x675.jpg)
Common Pochard
Aythya whooping ES: Porrón europeo Description L: 42-49cm; W: 67-75cm; Diving Anatidae. Male with chestnut head and neck; breast and rear of body black; gray wings and body. Brown female, darker on the back and lighter on the head; gray...
![Red-crested Pochard](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pato-colorado-14-1080x675.jpg)
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufinaES: Pato colorado Description L: 53-57cm; W: 85-90cm; Anatidae linked to large wetlands with abundant marshy vegetation. Male with reddish-brown head; breast and rear of body black; flanks white; chestnut wings with a white...
![Northern Shoveler](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pato-cuchara-1080x675.jpg)
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata ES: Cuchara común Description L: 44-52cm; W:73-82cm Anatidae unmistakable due to the shape and size of the beak. Male in winter with dark green head; back black; white chest and neck; belly reddish brown; dark wings with green...
![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...
![Eurasian Teal](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Cerceta-comun-1080x675.jpg)
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaES: Cerceta común Description L: 34-38cm; W:53-59cm A small duck that presents a great difference between the sexes in the breeding season; Breeding male with chestnut colored head with green mask; chest light mottled with dark;...
![Gadwall](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ánade-friso-1080x675.jpg)
Gadwall
Anas streperaES: Ánade friso Description L:46-56cm; W:78-90cm A shallow, freshwater duck that is sexually dimorphic. Male in winter quite uniform brownish-grey; white belly; Black Back Bottom; gray wings with chestnut spot; black and white...
![Common Shelduck](https://birdingaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tarro-blanco-JMañas-1080x675.jpg)
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaES: Tarro Blanco Description L: 58-71cm; W:100-133cm Large Anatidae. Same coloration in both sexes. Bulkier males. Bill red, with a bump at the base. Head, neck and part of the wing greenish black; rest of the white neck with...