Birds description
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.
They 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.
The description 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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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.
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Common Crane
The Common Crane is one of the largest birds in Europe. It has slaty gray plumage, with black or bluish black feathers on the primaries and secondaries. A red cap located on the top of the head is also more or less visible depending on the season. The upper neck, throat, forehead and nape are black.
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Common Chiffchaff
The Common Chiffchaff is a small bird with thin legs and beak. The tail, narrow and short, is cut straight. This is almost uniformly greenish gray above and white or yellowish white below.
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Eurasian Blue Tit
Easily identifiable with its small size, its slightly chubby shape, its thin legs, its tiny beak, and its pretty plumage, the Blue Tit is a passerine bird from the Paridae family.
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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
