Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

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Where limestone cliffs rise nearly a thousand metres in sheer vertical walls, the Pyrenees reveal their most dramatic visage. Ordesa y Monte Perdido commands a landscape carved by ancient glaciers—deep canyons, cascading waterfalls, and Alpine meadows that transition from beech forests in the valleys to subalpine grasslands above. The park's 15,608 hectares encompass four distinct gorges, each a geological masterpiece, where weathered rock and perennial snowfields create a patchwork of microclimates supporting both Mediterranean and Alpine ecosystems in striking proximity.

This is where the Pyrenees' most iconic residents roam: Chamois bound across impossible terrain, while Golden Eagles command the thermals above the peaks. Spring transforms the meadows into a raptor migration corridor, with Lammergeiers and other specialists returning to nest on the sheer cliff faces. Summer offers generous daylight for wildlife photography, though dedicated naturalists favour the clarity of autumn light. The park's network of well-maintained trails ensures intimate access without compromising the wilderness character that makes these mountains irresistible to those who understand the privilege of witnessing truly wild alpine spaces.

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Griffon Vulture

Anthus spinoletta

Hieraaetus pennatus

Águila calzada

Emberiza citrinella

Escribano Cerillo

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Quebrantahuesos

Pyrrhocorax graculus

Chova Piquigualda

Linaria cannabina

Pardillo común

Eurasian Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Curruca Capirotada

Serinus serinus

Serín verdecillo

Erithacus rubecula

Petirrojo Europeo

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Chova Piquirroja

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

Mirlo acuático europeo

Carbonero Garrapinos

Poecile palustris

Carbonero Palustre

Falco tinnunculus

Cernícalo vulgar

Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Lavandera Blanca

Passer domesticus

Gorrión común

Eurasian Nuthatch

busardo ratonero

Carbonero común

Common Blackbird

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Tarabilla Europea

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Camachuelo común

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Herrerillo común

Motacilla cinerea

Lavandera cascadeña

Garrulus glandarius

Arrendajo euroasiático

Aquila chrysaetos

Lophophanes cristatus

Herrerillo Capuchino

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Anas platyrhynchos

Common Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

Reyezuelo Listado

Loxia curvirostra

Piquituerto común

Turdus viscivorus

Eurasian Magpie

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Jilguero Europeo

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Zampullín común

Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

Agateador euroasiático

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Gavilán común

Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

Agateador Europeo

Abubilla común

Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

Picamaderos Negro

Emberiza cirlus

Escribano soteño

Red-billed Leiothrix

Leiothrix lutea

Leiótrix piquirrojo

Troglodytes troglodytes

Chochín paleártico

Spotless Starling

Sturnus unicolor

Estornino Negro

Gallinula chloropus

Gallineta común

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Halcón peregrino

Lagópodo alpino

Alcotán europeo

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Cormorán grande

Western Cattle Egret

Garcilla bueyera occidental

Lullula arborea

Alondra totovía

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Verderón común

Common Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Gaviota Patiamarilla

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

European Green Woodpecker

Pito real euroasiático

Coturnix coturnix

Codorniz común

Red-legged Partridge

Curruca Mosquitera

Iberian Green Woodpecker

Pito real ibérico

Prunella modularis

Western House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Avión común occidental

Hirundo rustica

Golondrina común

Tachymarptis melba

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Common Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Papamoscas Gris

Phoenicurus ochruros

Colirrojo tizón

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Abejaruco Europeo

Cuculus canorus

Western Subalpine Warbler

Curruca iberiae

Curruca carrasqueña occidental

Anthus trivialis

Bisbita arbóreo

Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

Zarcero políglota

Ciconia ciconia

Cigüeña blanca

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Roquero Solitario

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

curruca zarcera

Cigüeña negra

Carduelis citrinella

Verderón serrano

Saxicola rubetra

Tarabilla norteña

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Alimoche común

Escribano Montesino

Short-toed Snake Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

culebrera europea

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Lavandera Boyera

Woodchat Shrike

Alcaudón común

Western Bonelli's Warbler

Phylloscopus bonelli

Mosquitero Papialbo

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Ruiseñor común

Eurasian Scops Owl

Autillo Europeo

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Papamoscas Cerrojillo

Phylloscopus trochilus

Mosquitero Musical

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

abejero europeo

White-winged Snowfinch

Montifringilla nivalis

Gorrión alpino

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Alcaudón dorsirrojo

Turdus philomelos

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Mosquitero común

Regulus regulus

Reyezuelo Sencillo

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Andarríos chico

Turdus torquatus

Mirlo Capiblanco

Tichodroma muraria

Emberiza calandra

Escribano Triguero

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Eurasian Siskin

Jilguero lúgano

Eurasian Goshawk

Anthus pratensis

Bisbita Pratense

Marmota marmota

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Eurasian Wild Pig

Jabalí europeo

European Badger

Visón americano

Microtus arvalis

Topillo Campesino

Southern Chamois

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Rebeco pirenaico

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Western Red Deer

Capra pyrenaica

European Pine Marten

Mustela erminea

Nutria paleártica

Mustela nivalis

Lepus europaeus

Lepus europaeus

European Wildcat

Felis silvestris

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

West European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Genetta genetta

Long-tailed Field Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

Ratón de campo

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros

Murciélago pequeño de herradura

European Fat Dormouse

European Garden Dormouse

Eliomys quercinus

Greater White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura russula

Eurasian Pygmy Shrew

Musaraña enana

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