Site Report: Paul da Praia da Vitoria, Portugal

1941 Memorial

Rice Leaf Bug (Trigonotylus caelestialium)

Cotton Tipworm Moth (Crocidosema plebejana)

Heather Groundbug (Kleidocerys ericae)

Swamp.

Map of Site Report: Paul da Praia da Vitoria, Portugal

2026-08-25: We got an apartment for a few days at Praia da Vitoria. The main birding attraction in town is a small lake which is full of coots.
2026-08-29: We walked up to the mirador at sunset.

Kingdom: Animals (17 records, 3 images)

Phylum: Arthropods (3 records, 3 images)

Class: Insects (3 records, 3 images)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (1 record)
- Family: Tortricid Leafroller Moths
- Cotton Tipworm Moth (Crocidosema plebejana)

Order: True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Plant Bugs
- Rice Leaf Bug (Trigonotylus caelestialium)
- Family: Seed Bugs
- Heather Groundbug (Kleidocerys ericae)

Phylum: Chordates (14 records, 0 images)

Class: Birds (13 records, 0 images)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Perching Birds (5 records)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

Order: Waterfowl (2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Graylag Goose (Anser anser)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Class: Mammals (1 record, 0 images)

Order: Bats (1 record)
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Azores Noctule (Nyctalus azoreum)