Birds Family
Birds (Aves) are a class of tetrapod vertebrates characterized by bipedalism, wings, plumage and a toothless beak. The classification of birds is thus established with the following hierarchy:
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Gender
- Species
- Gender
- Family
- Order
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Ruddy Shelduck
The ruddy shelduck is a large duck with entirely orange-fawn plumage except for the head, which is much lighter. The head-body transition is made by a small black collar in the case of the male.
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Common Starling
The Common Starling is a species of passerine bird in the family Sturnidae, and the order Passeriformes. It is native to most of Eurasia, but has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica. The Starling has become one of the most familiar birds in temperate regions. With its plump body, short, triangular and pointed wings, and short, square tail, its silhouette is characteristic.
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Gadwall
The gadwall is a dull-coloured dabbling duck. The male is grey with a black rump and white belly. It has a white wing speculum edged with black and rufous that can be seen both in flight and at rest. The bill is grey. The female is difficult to distinguish from the female of the mallard.
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Great Cormorant
The Great Cormorant or Common Cormorant, is a species of piscivorous aquatic bird therefore belonging to the Phalacrocoracidae family. Furthermore, its distribution area is very vast (Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and an eastern fringe of North America); there are usually five to eight subspecies.
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Common Tern
It is a web-footed bird, of the order Charadriiformes and the family Laridae. The common tern has a grayish mantle on the back and upper part of the wings, while the cheeks, neck, nape, ventral part and notched tail are white. The top of the head is adorned with an entirely black cap up to the eyes extended by an erectile crest
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The Osprey
Home >> Blog >> The Osprey The Osprey is a species of medium-sized diurnal raptor. Its underparts are white, as is the head. It has a dark band over its eyes, more or less pronounced depending on the subspecies. The chest and the underside of the wings and tail have different dark markings, varying in intensity depending on the subspecies: a large dark band at the fold of the wrist and at the end of the remiges, dark spots on the chest and fine gray and black streaks on the underside of the wings and tail. The upperside of the bird is shiny brown. Its long, narrow wings have digitated…
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Little Tern
It is a small tern recognizable by its yellow beak with black tip, the white forehead which gives it its Latin name (albifrons) and its yellow legs. The outer primaries are blackish. Its tail is short and shakes with jerky movements.
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Black-necked Grebe
The Black-necked Grebe has a slightly upturned bill that is thinner than that of its cousin, the Horned Grebe. This beak is, moreover, entirely black. It has greenish legs, positioned far behind the body, which facilitates swimming,
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Little Grebe
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Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing is a species of medium-sized wading birds, often living in flocks, common in Europe. It has a characteristic long, tapered black crest, while the back and tail plumage are green, although it appears black from a distance.
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Little Ringed Plover
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Eurasian Curlew
The Eurasian Curlew is a species of wader belonging to the large family Scolopacidae. On the other hand, it is the largest European shorebird of its kind. Its long legs are grey-blue, and end in 4 fingers. The plumage is speckled and streaked with gray, red, brown, tawny and white.
