Table 1.
List of Aves and their abundance in the three coastal wetlands of Praia da Vitória, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal (Paul da Praia da Vitória (PPV), Paul do Belo Jardim (PBJ) and Paul da Pedreira do Cabo da Praia (PPCP), indicating Order, Family and both breeding status (b) and colonisation status (END – endemic from Azores; MAC – endemic from Macaronesia; n = native non-endemic; i = introduced).
| Order | Family | Taxon | Status | PPV | PBJ | PPCP | Total |
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Aix galericulata | 1 | 1 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Aix sponsa | 1 | 1 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anas acuta | 302 | 1 | 96 | 399 | |
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anas americana | 1237 | 33 | 1270 | ||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anas carolinensis | 9 | 9 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anas clypeata | 1 | 1 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anas crecca | 94 | 235 | 329 | ||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anas discors | 117 | 147 | 264 | ||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anas penelope | 689 | 30 | 719 | ||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anas querquedula | 14 | 16 | 30 | ||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anas strepera | 22 | 22 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anser cygnoides | 37 | 37 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Aythya affinis | 295 | 1 | 296 | ||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Aythya americana | 27 | 27 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Aythya collaris | 531 | 6 | 38 | 575 | |
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Aythya ferina | 12 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Aythya fuligula | 654 | 7 | 661 | ||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Aythya marila | 296 | 296 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Branta bernicla | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Branta canadensis | 8 | 8 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Bucephala clangula | 5 | 5 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Clangula hyemalis | 4 | 4 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Lophodytes cucullatus | 64 | 64 | |||
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Tadorna tadorna | 14 | 14 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus | b / n | 7 | 529 | 10190 | 10726 |
| Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | Charadrius hiaticula | 9 | 964 | 973 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | Charadrius semipalmatus | 2 | 124 | 126 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | Pluvialis apricaria | 18 | 18 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | Pluvialis dominica | 14 | 14 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | Pluvialis fulva | 18 | 18 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | Pluvialis squatarola | 225 | 2970 | 3195 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | Vanellus vanellus | 3 | 3 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Haematopodidae | Haematopus ostralegus | 1 | 1 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Laridae | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | 1 | 1 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Laridae | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | 95 | 425 | 71 | 591 | |
| Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus argentatus | 2 | 2 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus delawarensis | 12 | 12 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus fuscus | 153 | 153 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus glaucoides glaucoides | 13 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus hyperboreus | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus marinus | 70 | 2 | 72 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus michahellis atlantis | b / END | 171 | 8893 | 731 | 9795 |
| Charadriiformes | Laridae | Rissa tridactyla | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Actitis hypoleucos | 3 | 1 | 14 | 18 | |
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Actitis macularius | 3 | 3 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Arenaria interpres | 7 | 10067 | 10074 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris alba | 5 | 370 | 18481 | 18856 | |
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris alpina | 557 | 557 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris bairdii | 15 | 15 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris canutus | 902 | 902 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris ferruginea | 671 | 671 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris fuscicollis | 381 | 381 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris mauri | 2 | 2 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris melanotos | 98 | 98 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris minuta | 355 | 355 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris minutilla | 46 | 46 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris pusilla | 1 | 556 | 557 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris temminckii | 4 | 4 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Gallinago delicata | 2 | 2 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Gallinago gallinago gallinago | b / n | 1 | 22 | 23 | |
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Limnodromus griseus | 101 | 101 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Limnodromus scolopaceus | 3 | 3 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Limosa lapponica | 197 | 197 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Limosa limosa | 1 | 2761 | 2762 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus | 6 | 6 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Numenius phaeopus phaeopus | 21 | 474 | 495 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Phalaropus fulicarius | 2 | 84 | 86 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Phalaropus lobatus | 23 | 23 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Philomachus pugnax | 629 | 629 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa brevipes | 15 | 15 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa flavipes | 2 | 79 | 81 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa glareola | 3 | 3 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa nebularia | 16 | 16 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa totanus | 2 | 210 | 212 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tryngites subruficollis | 2 | 2 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Sternidae | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 1 | |||
| Charadriiformes | Sternidae | Sterna dougallii dougallii | b / n | 1 | 1 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Sternidae | Sterna hirundo hirundo | b / n | 91 | 376 | 275 | 742 |
| Charadriiformes | Sternidae | Thalasseu sandvicensis | 2 | 2 | |||
| Ciconiiformes | Ardeidae | Ardea cinerea | 713 | 8 | 35 | 756 | |
| Ciconiiformes | Ardeidae | Ardeola ralloides | 3 | 3 | |||
| Ciconiiformes | Ardeidae | Bubulcus ibis | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Ciconiiformes | Ardeidae | Egretta garzetta | 67 | 19 | 25 | 111 | |
| Ciconiiformes | Threskiornithidae | Platalea leucorodia | 5 | 5 | |||
| Ciconiiformes | Threskiornithidae | Plegadis falcinellus | 9 | 9 | |||
| Columbiformes | Columbidae | Columba livia | b / i | 25 | 185 | 272 | 482 |
| Columbiformes | Columbidae | Columba palumbus azorica | b / END | 76 | 43 | 5 | 124 |
| Columbiformes | Columbidae | Streptopelia decaocto decaocto | b / n | 1 | 8 | 127 | 136 |
| Coraciiformes | Alcedinidae | Megaceryle alcyon | 5 | 5 | |||
| Falconiformes | Accipitridae | Buteo buteo rothschildi | b / END | 43 | 4 | 44 | 91 |
| Falconiformes | Falconidae | Falco tinnunculus | 2 | 2 | |||
| Falconiformes | Pandiondidae | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1 | |||
| Galliformes | Phasianidae | Coturnix coturnix conturbans | b / n | 10 | 10 | ||
| Gaviiformes | Gaviidae | Gavia immer | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Gruiformes | Rallidae | Fulica atra | b / n | 5077 | 5077 | ||
| Gruiformes | Rallidae | Gallinula chloropus | b / n | 2930 | 2 | 5 | 2937 |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Plectrophenax nivalis | 1 | 1 | |||
| Passeriformes | Estrildidade | Estrilda astrild | b / i | 367 | 18 | 147 | 532 |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Carduelis carduelis parva | b / i | 196 | 13 | 19 | 228 |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Serinus canaria canaria | b /MAC | 61 | 136 | 88 | 285 |
| Passeriformes | Hirundinidae | Hirundo rustica | 9 | 9 | |||
| Passeriformes | Motacillidae | Motacilla cinerea patriciae | b / END | 4 | 35 | 65 | 104 |
| Passeriformes | Passaridae | Passer domesticus domesticus | b / i | 164 | 61 | 347 | 572 |
| Passeriformes | Sturnidae | Sturnus vulgaris granti | b / END | 151 | 41 | 339 | 531 |
| Passeriformes | Sylviidae | Sylvia atricapilla gularis | b / END | 22 | 13 | 35 | |
| Passeriformes | Turdidae | Erithacus rubecula rubecula | b / n | 1 | 1 | ||
| Passeriformes | Turdidae | Turdus merula azorensis | b / END | 1950 | 72 | 176 | 2198 |
| Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Calonectris borealis | b / n | 1 | 1 | ||
| Abundance | 16663 | 11793 | 54529 | ||||
| Species Richness | 55 | 40 | 85 |