Mascarene swiftlet

Aerodramus francicus Photo by Kévin Le Pape (Wikipedia) Common name:Mascarene swiftlet (en); andorinhão-das-Mascarenhas (pt); salangane de Mascareignes (fr); salangana de las Mascareñas (es); Mauritiussalangane (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily ApodidaeRange:This species is endemic to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long and weigh 9-9,5 g.Habitat:The Mascarene swiftlet breeds in lava…

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Ivory gull

Pagophila eburnea (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:ivory gull (en); gaivota-marfim (pt); mouette blanche (fr); gaviota marfileña (es); elfenbeinmöwe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily LaridaeRange:This species has a circumpolar distribution in the high-Arctic, being found as far south as the Bearing Strait, Alaska and northern Canada, northern Iceland, northern Scandinavia and northern Russia.Size:These birds are 40-48 cm long and…

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