Common name: Avena

Scientific name: Avena sativa

Grass

Food for (in Madrid Río): pigeons, sparrows and other small birds, mice, ants ...

Curiosity: humans also eat avena. It contains more protein than most other common grains, making them a solid choice for plant-based diets!

Bibliography: Avena

Common name: Zorro

Scientific name: Vulpes vulpes

Vertebrate /Mammal.

Secondary consumer. Wolves and lynx can eat foxes, but these kinds of animals are not found in Madrid Río. A few foxes have been spotted there.

Food for (in Madrid Río): no one!

It eats: small mammals, birds, fruits, insects, and even garbage. In some rural areas, they also eat olives, grapes, and figs.

Curiosity: Foxes help control rats populartion and disperse seeds, playing a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance.

Common name: Pino carrasco

Scientific name: Pinus halepensis

Tree

Food for (in Madrid Rio): Rodents and rabbits

Curiosity: La madera del pino carrasco no es tan apreciada como otras. Su abundante resina y su porte pequeño y tortuoso le hacen tener menos valor. Se ha usado para elaborar piezas no muy grandes, embalajes, aglomerados, obtener carbón e incluso producir resina y pez.

Bibliography: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_halepensis

Common name: Fresno sureño

Scientific name: Fraxinus angustifolia

Tree

Food for(in madrid rio): birds, rodents and some insects

Curiosity: deciduous tree that can exceed 30 m in height, with a wide crown and a trunk with rough, greyish bark.

Bibliography: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraxinus_angustifolia (un poco de todo)

Common name: Árbol del amor, árbol de Judas, ciclamor

Scientific name: Cercis siliquastrum

Grass, bush or tree: It is a tree

Food for (which living things feed on this plants):  While not a primary food source for animals, its flowers attract pollinators like bees

Curiosity: 🌳 The Love Tree has heart-shaped leaves and pink flowers—people say it symbolizes love! 💖 🐝 Bees and butterflies love its nectar. ✨ Fun fact: Some call it the Judas Tree because of an old legend, but it's mostly known for being beautiful! 🌸

Bibliography: https://www.arbolitos.es/arbolitos/arbol-del-amor

Comon name: Cerraja

Scientific name: Sonchus asper

Grass

Food for ( in Madrid Río): Gallinas, pajaros pequeños, humanos...

Curiosity: They dont need butterflies and bees for polination because they grow in winter.

Bibliography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonchus_asper

Common name: harvester ants

Scientific name: Messor barbarus

Common name: Mirto o arrayán.

Scientific name: Myrtus communis.

Bush.

Food for (in Madrid Río) : colibríes.

Curiosity: Both the leaves, fruits and flowers are used to make colognes.

Bibliography: Wikipedia.

Common name: rosal silvestre

Scientific name: rosaceae

bush

Food for (in madrid rio):

Animal´s subgroup (insect, fish, amphibian, reptile, bird or  mammal) Bird

Primary, secondary or tertiary consumer: plants and other organism

It eats: plants

Food for:

Curiosity: 

Comon name: Herrerillo

Scientific name: Cyanistes caeruleus

Vertebrate/

Common name: Alcornoque

Scientific name: Quercus suber

Tree

Food for (in Madrid Río): various types of birds, squirrels, mice...

Curiosity: the alcornoque (cork oak), has an average lifespan of over 200 years, and it grows simultaneously in two directions: verticaly and horizontaly, resulting in a robust tree of majestic size!

Bibliography: https://www.amorim.com/en/cork/curiosities/

Common name: Sauce blanco

Scientific name: Salix alba

Tree

Food for (in Madrid Río): Friganeas.

Curiosity: It is a millennial plant which has been used for thousands of years to reduce pain. It´s wood is flexible and it is used to make matches.

Bibliography: Sauce blanco

Common name: Chupaleches

Scientific name: Iphiclides podalirius

Invertebrate/ Insect

Secondary consumer/ it eats: almond leaves

Food for (in Madrid Rio): Pájaros, sapos y ranas, murciélagos, algunos roedores, lagartos y víboras, arañas, mamboretás, avispas, hormigas y otros

Curiosity: His wings are transparent! ...

Common name: Buff-tailed bumblebee, large earth bumblebee.

Scientific name: Bombus terrestris.

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Vertebrate /Invertebrate: 

Common name: Buff-tailed bumblebee, large earth bumblebee.

Scientific name: Bombus terrestris.

Vertebrate /Invertebrate: vertebrate, as it does not have a backbone.

Secondary consumers:No, this species is a primary consumer, as it feeds on nectar and pollen from flowers.

Food for(in Madrid Río):In the Madrid Río area, predators could include birds such as swallows and robins, as well as certain spiders or other insect-eating creatures.

It eats:Mainly nectar from flowers as an energy source and pollen for protein, which is especially important for larvae.

Curiosity:Buff-tailed bumblebees use buzz pollination, vibrating their muscles to release pollen, helping plants reproduce!

Common name : Barbos

Scientific name : Barbus barbus

Vertebrate / Fish

Omnivore - It eats: acuatic insects, larvae, small crustaceans, worms, molluscs and algae and plants.

First consumer / secondary consumer: due to that the barbos is omnivore, when it eats algae or plants, is a first consumer, and when it eats insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms or larvae, it becomes a secondary consumer. But it´s mainly classified in the last one.

Curiosity : It can meassure from 30 to 120 centimeters long, it´s a nocturnal fish and some weight up to 10 kilograms.

Bibliography: https://www.fishipedia.es/pez/barbus-barbus

Common name: harvester ant

Scientific name: Messor barbarus

Invertebrate/ Insects

Primary, secondary or tertiary consumer: all of them

It eats: They feed on seeds, which they then use to make "ant bread." They may also consume other foods, such as sweet fruits and dead insects.

Food for:They can eat small insects, honey and, to a lesser extent, foods of animal origin.

Curiosity: There are more ants than humans in the world, there are 20000000000000000000000000 in the world (20 cuatrillones). An ant can get up 10 to 50 times its own body weight.

Common name: Culebra viperina

Scientific name: Natrix Maura

Vertebrate/Reptile

Secondary/Terciary consumer: Viperine snakes are secondary consumers because they eat primary consumers sucha as mice and it can be tertiary because he also eats little carnivores such as frogs.

Food for (in Madrid Río): Birds (herons and birds of prey) and mammals (hedgehogs, badgers).

It eats: Fish and amphibians, small snakes, lizards and mice.

Curiosity: It´s a great swimmer and it can remain underwater without breathing searching for a pray for 15 minutes.

Bibliography: Culebra Viperina

Common name: Llantén de la India

Scientific name: Plantago ovata

Plant

Food for (in Madrid Río): Caterpillars

Curosity: A curious fact about Indian plantain is that, despite being toxic, it has traditionally been used as an eye drop to treat eye infections, although today it is considered dangerous due to its harmful compounds.

Bibliography: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_ovata

Common name: Petirrojo.

Scientific name: Erithacus rubecula.

Vertebrate/Bird

Secondary consumer: Foxes and also some cats can eat petirrojos.

Food for (in Madrid Río): Birds of prey mammals and others

It eats: Insects and other invertebrates as secondary consumers.

Curiosity: It can weight from 16-22 grams.

Bibliography: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erithacus_rubecula

Common name: Junco churrero

Scientific name:scirpus holoschoenus

Grass

Food for(in Madrid rio): any one, because is toxic for all.

Curiosity:It is a perennial aquatic plant belonging to the sedge family. It is characterized by its tall and rigid stem, which can reach up to two meters in height.

Bibliography: https://wp.me/p4x37x-1Yh

Common name: Garza real

Scientific name:Ardea cinerea

Vertebrate

Secondary consumer: The Garza real can be consumed by raptors, foxes, or otters that are normally not appreciated in the Madrid Rio. The ones that do have predators are the chicks, which are more vulnerable to opportunistic birds, cats, or rats. The adult species usually does not have secondary consumers.

It eats: Garza real is carnivorous and primarily eats fish, amphibians, small mammals, and insects. In environments like Madrid Río, it consumes carp, frogs, mice, and insects. It can also eat small birds or reptiles if they are available.

Curiosity: It can measure up to 1 meter in height, but it is very light; it can weigh between 1 or 2 kilos and sleeps standing up in high areas to stay safe from predators.

• Bibliopraphy:Garza real - SEO/BirdLife

Common name: Madroño

Scientific name: Arbutus unedo

Tree

Food for (in Madrid Río):

Common name: Galápago Leproso

Scientific name: Mauremys leprosa

Vertebrate/Reptile

Secondary consumer:great herons, storks, crows, ferrets, wild boars, otters, foxes and rats.

Food for (in Madrid Río):foxes, otters, crows, storks, great herons.

It eats:insects, fish and mollusc.

Curiosity:it has sexual dimorphism because males are smaller than females.

Bibliography: