Buff-bellied pipit – Anthus rubescens – or American pipit – is a small migratory Asian/American passerine of Type – insectivore, Family Motacillidae and Order Passeriformes. Its summer range extends Eastwards from central Siberia to Greenland, and its winter range extends from Japan to NW India. however the Japanese subspecies appears to be recorded in the AWB Region and the extent on the map is unclear, but it is recorded on the main list of Turkey.
Type - insectivore - Typical Habitat - open country Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae Genus: Anthus Species - Anthus rubescens Buff-bellied pipit - Species - ebird.org Buff-bellied pipit - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Buff-bellied pipit - Birds - thainationalparks.com Buff-bellied pipit - Card - oiseaux-birds.com Buff-bellied pipit - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Buff-bellied pipit - Images - google.com Buff-bellied pipit - Video - youtube.com Buff-bellied pipit - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Common redpoll – Acanthis flammea – is a small resident/migratory Holarctic passerine of Type – granivore, Family Fringillidae and Order Passeriformes. It is widely found in boreal forests and open willow woodlands of the Tundra Region. It flocks in winter and is found in the open steppes and more lightly wooded areas down to the N Caucasus area. The AWB Region lies to the South of its normal winter range but it is recorded as Accidental in Turkey.
Type - granivore - Summer Habitat - open wooded Tundra and Boreal forests, Winter Habitat - open steppes and lightly wooded areas, Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Genus: Acanthis Species - Acanthis flammea Common redpoll - Species - ebird.org Common redpoll - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Common redpoll - Birds - borealbirds.org Common redpoll - Birds - allaboutbirds.org Common redpoll - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Common redpoll - Images - google.com Common redpoll - Video - youtube.com Common redpoll - Card - oiseaux-birds.comRead More »
Lapland bunting – Calcarius lapponicus – also on this site called – Lapland longspur –
Read More »Lapland longspur – Calcarius lapponicus – or Lapland bunting – is a small migratory Holarctic passerine of Type – granivore, Family Calcariidae and Order Passeriformes. It found widely over the Holarctic Region where it breeds in the Tundra and winters in the Asian and American steppes. The AWB Region lies outside of its normal range but it is recorded as Accidental in Turkey.
Type - granivore - Summer Habitat - Arctic Tundra, Winter Habitat - open Steppes, Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae Genus: Calcarius Species - Calcarius lapponicus Lapland longspur - Species - ebird.org Lapland longspur - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Lapland longspur - Birds - allaboutbirds.org Lapland longspur - Birds - borealbirds.org Lapland longspur - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Lapland longspur - Images - google.com Lapland longspur - Video - youtube.com Lapland longspur - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Falcated teal – Mareca falcata – also on this site called – Falcated duck –
Read More »Falcated duck – Mareca falcata – or Falcated Teal – is a midsized migratory Asian dabbling duck of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is native to the Far East Palearctic where it is strongly migratory. The AWB Region lies a long way from its normal range but it is recorded as Accidental in Iraq.
Type - waterbird - Typical Habitat - vegetated lowland wetlands, Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Mareca Species - Mareca falcata Falcated duck - Species - ebird.org Falcated duck - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Falcated duck - Birds - animaldiversity.org Falcated duck - Birds - beautyofbirds.com Falcated duck - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Falcated duck - Images - google.com Falcated duck - Video - youtube.com Falcated duck - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Caspian snowcock – Tetraogallus caspius – is a large resident mountainous Asian gamebird of Type – Landfowl, Family Phasianidae and Order Galliformes. It is found in the mountains of SW Asia on the bare stony ground above the treeline. In the AWB Region it is found as resident in S & E Turkey, S Caucasus, Iran and N Iraq.
Type - Landfowl - Typical Habitat - bare stony ground above the treeline, Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Tetraogallus Species- Tetra caspius Caspian snowcock - Species - ebird.org Caspian snowcock - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Caspian snowcock - Birds - animalia.bio Caspian snowcock - Database - avibase Caspian snowcock - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Caspian snowcock - Images - google.com Caspian snowcock - Video - youtube.com Caspian snowcock - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Pygmy cormorant – Microcarbo pygmaeus – it is a small resident/migratory Eurasian cormorant of Type – seabird, Family Phalacrocoracidae and Order Suliformes. It is native to SE Europe and SW Asia, in a complex pattern of widely separated areas of summer breeding, wintering and resident areas, see the link – Sounds & Maps – below. In the AWB Region it is found in Turkey, S Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, S Levant, Kuwait and Cyprus, and is largely freshwater orientated.
Type - seabird - builds nests in dense vegetation, trees, reeds, Typical Habitat - large well vegetated wetlands, swamps rice fields, deltas Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae Genus: Microcarbo Species - Microcarbo pygmaeus Pygmy cormorant - Species - ebird.org Pygmy cormorant - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Pygmy cormorant - Birds - pygmycormorant.com Pygmy cormorant - Database - avibase Pygmy cormorant - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Pygmy cormorant - Images - google.com Pygmy cormorant - Video - youtube.com Pygmy cormorant - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Brown fish-owl – Ketupa zeylonensis – is a large resident Asian typical owl, of Type – nocturnal-raptor, Family Strigidae and Order Strigiformes. The main centre of population is in S and SE Asia, but there are a few small isolated pockets in the AWB Region, namely in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Jordan.
Type - nocturnal-forager - Resident Habitat - riparian wooded areas, oases, Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae Genus: Ketupa Species - Ketupa zeylonensis Brown fish-owl - Species - ebird.org Brown fish-owl - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Brown fish-owl - Birds - owlpages.com Brown fish-owl - Birds - thainationalparks.com Brown fish-owl - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Brown fish-owl - Card - oiseaux-birds.com Brown fish-owl - Video - youtube.com Brown fish-owl - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Middle spotted woodpecker – Dendrocoptes medius – is a medium sized resident Eurasian woodpecker of Type – arboreal-forager, Family Picidae and Order Piciformes. It is native to mainland Temperate Europe and SW Asia, where it inhabits deciduous forests and woodlands. In the AWB Region it is resident in Turkey, S Caucasus, Iran and SE Iraq.
Type - arboreal-forager - Resident Habitat - deciduous forests and wooded areas, particularly oak, Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Dendrocoptes Species - Dendrocoptes medius Middle spotted woodpecker - Species - ebird.org Middle spotted woodpecker - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Middle spotted woodpecker - Birds - beautyofbirds.com Middle spotted woodpecker - Birds - animalia.bio Middle spotted woodpecker - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Middle spotted woodpecker - Images - google.com Middle spotted woodpecker - Video - youtube.com Middle spotted woodpecker - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »