Species sheet
Species sheet : Birds (Aves) are a class of tetrapod vertebrates characterized by bipedalism, wings and a toothless beak. Surviving the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, modern birds (Neornithes) are the only living representatives of theropod dinosaurs.
In 2020-2021, there are around 10,700 to 11,150 recorded species of birds, more than half of which are passerines.
Birds are generally adapted to flight but some species, such as ostrich, emu, kiwi and penguins cannot fly.
The young is called a fledgling or chick. Larger it is described as juvenile then immature.
The branch of zoology that studies these is called ornithology.
Species sheet of the articles always follows the same plan and summarizes the main characteristics:
- The description
- The Flight
- The Habitat
- The Regime or Diet
- The Nesting
- The Migration
- The Protection
- The Song ou the Cry
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Mediterranean Gull
Mediterranean Gull is a medium-sized gull. It resembles the Black-headed Gull, but lacks black primaries. The eye is edged with white. The mantle is light gray, the upperside of the wings is gray at the base, and the primaries are white.
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Common Pheasant
Common Pheasant is a species of galliform bird in the Phasianidae family, native to Asia and introduced to Europe in the Middle Ages. It is the most common pheasant in Europe.
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Long-tailed Tit
Often called the Long-tailed Tit, wrongly because it is not a true tit, the Long-tailed Tit is a species of passerine bird in the Aegithalidae family. This small passerine was formerly called Tupinet or Orite.
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The Ruff
The Ruff in fact closer to sandpipers, is a species of wading birds of the Scolopacidae family and presenting a clear sexual dimorphism, especially during the breeding season
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Eurasian Hobby
The Eurasian Hobby is a small bird of prey the size of the Kestrel belonging to the Falconidae family. This bird of prey is one of the rare birds faster than the Chimney Swift in flight. The adult has slate-grey upperparts, with slightly darker flight feathers.
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The Osprey
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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
