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Azores Blackbird

Turdus merula azorensis

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Turdidae

Lagoa do Fogo ("Lake of Fire") is a crater lake within the Água de Pau Massif stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The highest lake located on the island of São Miguel, the region is protected by governmental regulation that does not permit any constructions around the lake. History Since 1974, the Lagoa do Fogo had been under the administration of national legislation as a protected area, forming the Reserva da Lagoa do Fogo (Natural Reserve of Lagoa do Fogo) an area that includes approximately 2,182 hectares (21,820,000…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Portugal · 834