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Pages in category "Fauna of Portugal" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Fauna of Portugal may refer to: List of birds of Portugal; List of mammals of Portugal; See also. Outline of Portugal This page was last ...
Portugal as a whole is an important stopover for migratory bird species: the southern marshes of the eastern Algarve (Ria Formosa, Castro Marim) and the Lisbon Region (Tagus Estuary, Sado Estuary) hosting various aquatic bird species, the Bonelli's eagle and Egyptian vulture on the northern valleys of the Douro International, the black stork ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Portugal. The avifauna of mainland Portugal , the Azores , and Madeira islands included a total of 632 species as of October 2024 according to Avibase.
This is a list of the reptiles found in Portugal. Turtles. Family: Cheloniidae Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Azores Islands, Portugal. [1] Except for marine mammals and two species of bats, the Azores were completely devoid of mammals prior to their discovery in the early 15th century. All other mammals in the islands are therefore introduced species.
This is a list of indigenous mammals of the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira in the North Atlantic ocean. Besides the mammals on the islands, the coastal waters are host to at least nine species of dolphins and ten species of migrating cetaceans. These are protected in the 430,000 km 2 Madeiran Marine Mammal Sanctuary. [1]