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Stone-curlew

Animals; Birds

The Stone Curlew or Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family. The Stone-curlew occurs throughout Europe, north Africa and ...

Crab-plover

Animals; Birds

The Crab-plover or Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Dromadidae. Its relationship within the Charadriiformes is ...

American Avocet

Animals; Birds

The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. The breeding habitat is marshes, beaches, prairie ponds, and shallow lakes in the ...

Pied Avocet

Animals; Birds

The Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe and western and Central Asia.

Tawny Eagle

Animals; Birds

The Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) is a large bird of prey. It breeds in most of Africa both north and south of the Sahara Desert and across tropical southwestern Asia to India.

Steppe Eagle

Animals; Birds

The Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a bird of prey. The Steppe Eagle breeds from Romania east through the south Russian and Central Asian steppes to Mongolia.

The Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. It breeds in southern Europe, Africa both north and south of the Sahara Desert ...