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Surrounding the Hotel Humaina, following the path of El Cerrado, you can
hear and watch a great number of birds. Out of the 95 species you can
find in the Nature Park of Montes de Malaga more than 25% can be
detected nearby the hotel. The most common and important are:
|
Common name |
Scientific
name |
Status |
|
Avejaruco |
Merops
apiaster |
|
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Abudilla |
Upupa epops |
|
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Alondra
común |
Alauda
arvensis |
|
|
Avefría |
Vanellus
vanellus |
|
|
Avión
roquero |
Hirundo
rupestres |
|
|
Azor |
Accipiter
gentiles |
|
|
Águila
calzada |
Hieraetus
pennatus |
|
|
Águila
culebrera |
Circaetus
gallicus |
|
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Búho real |
Bubo bubo |
|
|
Cernícalo
primilla |
Falco
naumanni |
|
|
Cernícalo
común |
Falco
timnuculus |
|
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Calandria |
Melanocorypha calandra |
|
|
Carricero
común |
Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
|
|
Codorniz |
Coturnix
coturnix |
|
|
Cuco
|
Cuculus
canorus |
|
|
Chotacabras
gris |
Caprimulgus
europaeus |
|
|
Chotacabras
pardo |
Caprimulgus
ruficollis |
|
|
Gavilán |
Accipiter
nisus |
|
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Golondrina
común |
Hirundo
rustica |
|
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Jilguero |
Carduelos
carduelis |
|
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Lavandera
blanca |
Motacilla
alba |
|
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Perdiz
común |
Alectoris
rufa |
|
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Pito real |
Picus
viridis |
|
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Ratonero
común |
Buteo buteo |
|
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Agateador
común |
Cerita
brachydactylata |
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At the Hotel
Humaina we have received numerous experts in birdwatching, they have
shared their experiences with us as well as the information on the birds
watched by themselves. John R. Butler, author of the book “Birdwatching”
( Editorial Santana Books, 2001) consideres our location as one of the
39 best spots for birdwatching in the southern coast of Spain. | 
