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Oeiras Biodiversity Guide

more than
300 species

450 pages

Portuguese

AMONG URBAN STRUCTURES, URBAN PARKS AND THE BANKS OF THE TAGUS, OEIRAS HIDES A RICH AND DIVERSIFIED BIODIVERSITY. THIS BOOK INVITES YOU TO DISCOVER THE WILD LIFE THAT LIVES BETWEEN THE HUMAN PACE AND THE TRANQUILITY OF NATURAL SPACES.

The Oeiras Biodiversity Guide, published by ONWILD, presents a comprehensive selection of the fauna and flora species that characterize the municipality. With high-quality photographs, clear descriptions, hotspots and suggestions for observation routes, this guide is an essential tool for anyone who wants to get to know the nature of Oeiras better. From birds to amphibians in riverside gardens, including discreet mammals and surprising flora, this book is an invitation to explore and appreciate the biodiversity that thrives between the sea and the city.

Some species

Great spotted woodpecker, blue tit, great tit, blackbird, robin, nightingale, house sparrow, common starling, yellow-legged gull, grey heron, little egret, white wagtail, common kestrel, peregrine falcon, barn owl, tawny owl, hedgehog, red squirrel, wild rabbit, Iberian hare, red fox, genet, lesser horseshoe bat, white-toothed shrew, brown rat, Iberian wall lizard, common wall lizard, common gecko, ladder snake, grass snake, viperine water snake, caecilian, Mediterranean turtle, Yellow-spotted salamander, pygmy marbled newt, common toad, European eel, Portuguese barbel, southern chub, common sole, common sea bream, black mullet, garden bumblebee, swallowtail butterfly, white-and-green butterfly, Lusitanian firefly, European rhinoceros beetle, praying mantis, radiated wolf spider, green grasshopper, common octopus, marble crab, Mediterranean mussel, purple nudibranch, sea urchin, black sea cucumber, cork oak, holm oak, Portuguese oak, maritime pine, stone pine, wild olive, strawberry tree, laurel, mastic tree, wild olive, pyramidal orchid, winter daffodil, pink garlic, wild carrot, sarsaparilla, common bramble, white clover, periwinkle, bellflowers, rabbit's tail, green algae, red algae, brown algae, keeled coralline, golden dust lichen, roof lichen, pine mushroom, hairy coprinus, umbrella plant

ONWILD

Oeiras City Council

Publisher

448 pages

​Number of Pages

14 x 20 cm

Dimensions

May 22, 2025

Publication date

978-989-608-290-1

ISBN

​Portuguese

​Language

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Oeiras Biodiversity Guide

by Diogo Oliveira

For the paper version, you must send an email to dga@oeiras.pt requesting a copy.

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About Diogo Oliveira

My name is Diogo Oliveira, I am a Wildlife Photographer and Biologist in Portugal. Graduated in Biology from the Instituto Superior de Agronomia and Master in Conservation Biology from the University of Évora. I started collaborating with various institutions early on. In 2020 I created onWILD, a company that provides various services and solutions in the areas of biology and photography. I collaborate with other companies and entities, such as SPEA at the Birdwatching Festival in Sagres and in the Pardela magazine, with GreenTrekker where I carry out photographic tours, with different city halls in various conservation projects, environmental education workshops and photography workshops, among others. others.

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