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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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.
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Common Moorhen
The Moorhen, or more simply moorhen, is a species of bird belonging to the order Gruiformes and the family Rallidae. It is very common in ponds and ponds, as well as in waterways where the vegetation is sufficiently dense.
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Water Rail
The water rail is easily distinguished from other rails and crakes by its long, thin reddish bill. Adults have slate-grey face and underparts. The mantle and wing coverts are brown with regular black patterns. The sides are clearly barred with black and white, the legs are pink.
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Goldcrest
The Goldcrest is one of the smallest birds in Europe with its congener the Triple-banded Kinglet. It has a size of approximately 9 cm and a weight of 4 to 7 grams.
