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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Little Ringed Plover
The Little Ringed Plover is a species of aquatic bird from the shorebird group belonging to the Charadriidae family. It is a very widespread species in continental Europe and Asia.
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Lesser Flamingo
The Lesser Flamingo is a species of bird found from Africa (mainly in the Great Rift Valley) to India. It is the smallest of the 4 species of flamingos and also the most numerous. Its main breeding ground is Lake Natron in Tanzania.
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Purple Heron
The purple heron has purplish-brown plumage with slaty-grey wings, reddish-brown breast, black abdomen and purplish-red flanks and scapulars.
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Greylag Goose
The Greylag Goose is a species of bird belonging to the Anatidae family. Furthermore, this elegant web-footed bird is the ancestor of most breeds of domestic geese
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House Sparrow
Sparrows are birds of the Passeridae family, divided into several species, the most common of which is the house sparrow.
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Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. Larger than the moorhen (with which some confuse it), the Eurasian coot is a rounded bird. Its plumage seems entirely black, in fact it is anthracite-grey
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Squacco Heron
The Squacco Heron is a species of medium-sized wading bird in the family Ardeidae. It is characterized by a generally deep buff or light brown color.
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European Bee-eater
The European bee-eater is a skilful hunter, catching insects in flight. These are mainly wasps, bees, hornets, as well as dragonflies in the Camargue.
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Barn Swallow
The Barn Swallow is a small, migratory passerine species living in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. This bird is also known as the Chimney Swallow or the Barn Swallow.
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European Greenfinch
The European Greenfinch is a stocky passerine about the size of the house sparrow. Its body is compact, an effect accentuated by the rather short tail and the large conical beak.