Fauna

Italian Association for Wilderness (AIW) THE WOLF PROBLEM BETWEEN FRANCE, PIEDMONT AND LIGURIA IS INCREASINGLY SERIOUS And only conferences, gossip and scientific studies to solve it. Now in Val Bormida many are afraid of wolves (the same collection of ...

SEA EAGLE Presence in Italy Species extinct as breeder in Italy towards the middle of the last century and currently reported with erratic immature individuals Status and conservation The species in Europe has an unfavorable conservation status and is considered rare. Level...

  AQUILA DEL BONELLI Systematic classificationOrder FalconiformesFamilyAccipithridsGenusHieraeetusDistribution Sedentary and dispersive species, widespread in southern Europe, Africa and in part of the Middle and Far East up to eastern China and the Sunda Islands. In Italy it breeds in Sicily and Calabria. Where is it...

AQUILA ANATRAIA MINOR Presence in Italy Occasional migratory species in spring and autumn with single individuals Status and conservation The species in Europe has an unfavorable conservation status and is considered rare. Level of protection Bonn Convention, annex II: especially towards ...

MAJOR DUCK EAGLE Systematic classification The wintering area of ​​the Greater Spotted Eagle extends ...

  ALLOCCO DEGLI URALI ALLOCCO DEGLI URALI - Presence in Italy Species of the ural owl occasionally wintering in the north-eastern regions and nesting with a few pairs in the Julian Prealps, near the border with Slovenia. ALLOCCO URALS - Status and conservation The species ...

  ALLOCCO Systematic classification ALLOCCOOrderStrigiformesFamilyStrigidsGenusCircus ALLOCCO - Distribution The owl is a sedentary species widespread in Europe and Asia from Portugal to Korea and North Africa. In Italy it is present in the entire peninsula, with the exception of a large part of Puglia, and in Sicily. ALLOCCO ...

  ROYAL BABY Systematic classification ROYAL BABYOrder FalconiformesFamilyAccipitridaeGenusCircus ROYAL BABY - DistributionThe royal harrier is a widespread species as a breeder in central and northern Europe and Asia and, with a distinct subspecies, in North America. The populations of Northern and North-Eastern Europe are ...

  PALLID ALBANELLA PALLIDA ALBANELLA - Presence in Italy The pale albanella is a regular migratory species in spring and an occasional winter visitor. It is more common in the southern regions. PALE ALBANELLA - Status and conservationThe pale harrier species in Europe has a ...

  MINOR ALBANELLA Systematic classification MINOR ALBANELLAOrder FalconiformesFamilyAccipitridaeGenusCircus MINOR ALBANELLA - DistributionThe minor harrier is a long-range migratory species, which nests in central-southern Europe, Tunisia, Morocco and Central Asia. European populations of Lesser Harrier winter in Africa south of the Sahara and ...

    REVERSE Phenology S N R REVERSE: Description The Starling belongs to the order Passeriformes, family Sturnidae. Small to medium in size, the Starling is a compact bird with a large, round head, long bill, short tail and long, pointed wings. In winter the Storno is unmistakable for ...

  FRINGUELLO Phenology S N R FRINGUELLO: DescriptionThe Finch belongs to the order Passeriformes, family Fringillidae, birds of reduced size but with particularly bright colors. The Finch is about the size of a sparrow, has a body length of 14-16 cm. Characteristics of the species, present in both ...

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FOX (Vulpes vulpes) Phenology S N R FOX: Description The Fox belongs to the order Carnivora, family Canidae. The Fox is a medium-sized mammal (moreover very variable through its enormous distribution range). On average, an adult individual has a height at the withers that ...

  TAUPE (Streptotelia turtur) Phenology S N R Tortora: Description The Tortora belongs to the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae, the same that includes Wood pigeon and Pigeon. The Tortora differs from them for the small size (about 27 cm), for the slimmer and more elegant figure, and for ...

SASSELLO THRUSH (Turdus iliacus) Phenology S N R Sassello Thrush: Description. The Sassello Thrush belongs to the order Passeriformes, to the Turdidae family; the Redwing is the smallest of the common thrushes, measuring about 20 cm. It is very similar to the Song Thrush in the plumage of the upper parts, brown-gray, ...

BOTTACCIO THRUSH (Turdus philomelos) Phenology S N R BOTTACCIO THRUSH: Description The song Thrush belongs to the order Passeriformes, family Turdidae. It is a bird of medium to small size (about 22 cm), with a brown back and yellowish flanks and throat, paler on the belly. The lower parts of the ...

STARNA (Perdix perdix) Phenology S N R LA STARNA: Description The Starna belongs to the order Galliformes, family Phasianidae. The Gray Partridge is a medium sized Galliforme, measuring between 29 and 31 cm, slightly smaller than the Red Partridge. The Gray Partridge has a gray color ...

QUAIL (Coturnix coturnix) Phenology Y N R THE QUAIL: Description The Quail belongs to the order Galliformes, family Phasianidae. The Quail, the smallest European galliform, has a length of 16-18 cm and has a squat shape, both on the ground and in flight, so much so that it resembles a ...

RED PARTRIDGE (Alectoris rufa) Phenology S N R RED PARTRIDGE: Description The Red Partridge belongs to the order Galliformes, family Phasianidae. The Red Partridge is a galliform with a stocky and compact appearance, measuring about 33-35 cm, and is very similar to the Gray Partridge especially in the juvenile plumage. Adults of ...