Yellow-legged gull

Larus michahellis Common name: yellow-legged gull (en); gaivota-de-patas-amarelas (pt); goéland leucophée (fr); gaviota patiamarilla (es); mittelmeermöwe (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Laridae Range: This species is found throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea, along the western coast of Iberia up to the Gulf of Biscay and in the Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira, Azores and Canary…

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Black-headed bunting

Emberiza melanocephala Photo by Mark Jobling (Wikipedia) Common name: black-headed bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-cabeça-preta (pt); bruant mélanocéphale (fr); escribano cabecinegro (es); kappenammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species is found breeding in southern Europe, from Italy and Greece to Turkey, and eastwards to Iran. They migrate south-east to winter in western and central…

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Blue ground-dove

Claravis pretiosa Photo by Arthur Grosset (Arthur Grosset’s Birds) Common name: blue ground-dove (en); juriti-azul (pt); colombe bleutée (fr); tortolita azulada (es); blautäubchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is found in the Americas, from Mexico south to northwestern Peru and, east of the Andes, south to northern Argentina. Size: The blue…

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