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Showing posts with label Birds of Belarus. Show all posts

Monday 31 December 2012

HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) male, Brest District, Belarus

 
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 The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is of the sparrow family Passeridae which is in the genus Passer.

EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Passer montanus) Belarus

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The Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) is of the family Passeridae which is in the genus Passer.

WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba) Lieninski rajon, Brest, Belarus


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The White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small ground nesting passerine and along with the longclaws and pipits is in the family Motacillidae which is in the genus Motacilla. This species is the commonest and most widespread wagtail that is found in Eurasia. It also breeds in parts of North Africa and there is a small Alaskan breeding population. The northern populations are migratory and winters in Southern Europe, Africa and Southern Asia. Up to 11 sub-species are recognised, including the Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) which breeds in Britain, Ireland and the near-continent
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AZURE TIT (Cyanistes cyanus) Lelchitsy District, Belarus

 
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The Azure Tit (Paridae) is of the family Paridae which is in the genus Cyanistes.

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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