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The European Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) or simply Crested Tit is a small perching bird of the family Paridae which is in the genus Lophophanes. The genus name Lophophanes is from the Ancient Greek lophos meaning "crest" and phaino "to show". Its specific name cristatus
is Latin for "crested". It has a widespread distribution in coniferous
forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland
in France and the Iberian Peninsula. In Britain, it is only found in
Scotland and even then is confined to the Caledonian forests of
Inverness and Strathspey. It is absent from Iceland and Ireland.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_crested_tit
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Showing posts with label Belarus. Show all posts
Friday 4 January 2013
CRESTED TIT (Lophophanes cristatus) Bialowieza Forest (Bielaviežskaja Pušča), Hajnówka 17-200, Belarus
CRESTED TIT (Lophophanes cristatus) Bialowieza Forest (Bielaviežskaja Pušča), Hajnówka 17-200, Belarus
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The European Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) or simply Crested Tit is a small perching bird of the family Paridae which is in the genus Lophophanes. The genus name Lophophanes is from the Ancient Greek lophos meaning "crest" and phaino "to show". Its specific name cristatus is Latin for "crested". It has a widespread distribution in coniferous forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland in France and the Iberian Peninsula. In Britain, it is only found in Scotland and even then is confined to the Caledonian forests of Inverness and Strathspey. It is absent from Iceland and Ireland.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_crested_tit
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Wednesday 2 January 2013
Tuesday 1 January 2013
Monday 31 December 2012
WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba) Lieninski rajon, Brest, Belarus
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Sunday 30 December 2012
EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE (Streptopelia turtur) three adults at Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, Pruzhany District, Belarus
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The European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) is a migratory member of the family Columbidae, which includes doves as well as pigeons and is in the genus Streptopelia. It is a summer breeding resident in Europe (including the Canary Islands), parts of the Middle East, as well as western Asia and north Africa. It is absent as a breeding species from Iceland, Ireland (formally bred) and most of Scandinavia but does occur in spring and autumn as
an uncommon/rare overshooting migrant. Over much of its northern range,
there has been a very sharp decline in its population. In the autumn,
it migrates south to spend the winter in southern Africa. |
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