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SPEA is an Environmental not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support research and conservation of wild birds and their habitats, by promoting sustainable development for the benefit of future generations.

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Bird Identification quiz

'Bird Identification' is a website for anyone who wants to learn more about birds and wants to gain formal evidence of their developing skills. Here you can choose to take a formal test on the birds in your own country or for the whole Western Palearctic, and receive a valid certificate at higher education level. You can also choose to join our field study trips in the Western Palearctic or study the birds yourself by using our training quiz.

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Smartphone App - Mediterranean Birds

This is an application to query birding locations in four Mediterranean countries: Cyprus, Spain, Greece and Portugal.

Objectives

The main information detailing is based on the Important Bird Areas and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) for each country. For most of the IBA, you see its location on Google maps and you can find useful information about the site and key species of birds. Moreover the user can add their own data points of interest to the IBA, which can be shared between users of the application. While the site data are housed in the heart of the application, there are also sheets of all key species found in these Mediterranean countries.

How to download the application?

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Birdwatching Course (online)

Here you will find a online course to improve your knowledge on birdwatching tourism. It’s free but a registration to access is required.

This training platform provides knowledge base to improve the training of professionals, and the training of future professionals, engaged in one or another field of ornithological tourism activity, whether technical administration, hoteliers, guides or entrepreneurs.

This course not entitled guides or technicians ornithological tourism, but provides a well documented on all aspects to consider when working professionally in this specific field of tourism and basic complete script.

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SPEA's and it's partners activities

See our activities programme (in Portuguese)

For more information contact alexandra.lopes[arroba]spea.pt

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