Thursday, 15 February 2024

10-8-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SCOLIID WASP (Scolia erythrocephala)

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Scolia is a genus of scoliid wasps in the subfamily Scoliinae. There are over 200 described species in Scolia. Scolia are small to medium wa...

14-2-2024 LUGANA DE SILLA, VALENCIA - COMMON CHIFFCHAFF (Phylloscopus collybita)

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The Common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is a widespread leaf warbler found throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearcti...

14-2-2024 EL PALMAR, VALENCIA - CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis)

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This small white member of the heron family is a recent colonist which, as the name suggests, often associates with livestock. Cattle Egrets...

14-2-2024 EL PALMAR, VALENCIA - BLACK HEADED GULL (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coasta...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024

14-2-2024 LUGANA DE SILLA, VALENCIA - BLUETHROAT (FEMALE) (Luscinia svecica)

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The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now ...

14-2-2024 EL SALER, VALENCIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and ...

14-2-2024 SOLLANA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN MAGPIE (Pica pica)

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The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout the northern part of the Eurasian continent. It is o...

14-2-2024 ULLAL DE BALDOVI, VALENCIA - EURASIAN LINNET (FEMALE) (Linaria cannabina)

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The common linnet (Linaria cannabina) is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scient...
Tuesday, 13 February 2024

23-7-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HOUSE SPARROW (FEMALE) (Passer domesticus)

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Cheeping flocks of House Sparrow once tumbled from untidy nests and wallowed in urban dust baths. Now the species is in decline and has been...
Monday, 12 February 2024

2-2-2024 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - STONE PARTRIDGE (Ptilopachus petrosus)

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The stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) is a bird of the New World quail family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail r...

2-2-2024 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOCEROUS

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The southern white rhinoceros or southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) is one of the two subspecies of the white rhinoceros (the ...

2-2-2024 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - SUPERB STARLING (Lamprotornis superbus)

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The superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) is a member of the starling family of birds. It was formerly known as Spreo superbus. They are l...

2-2-2024 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - AFRICAN SACRED IBIS (Threskiornis aethiopicus ssp. aethiopicus)

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The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to much...

2-2-2024 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - THOMSON'S GAZELLE (Eudorcas thomsonii)

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Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is one of the best known species of gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is so...

8-6-2015 EL VERHEL, ALICANTE - COMMON BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY (Gonepteryx rhamni)

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Gonepteryx rhamni, commonly named the common brimstone, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It lives throughout the Palearctic zone and i...
Sunday, 11 February 2024

7-5-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - BATH WHITE BUTTERFLY (Pontia daplidice)

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Pontia daplidice, the Bath white, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, the yellows and whites, which occurs in the Palearctic region...

4-5-2015 VILLALONGA TUNNELS, VALENCIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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The Grey Heron is a distinctive species with grey, black, and white plumage. It is often seen along rivers or lake margins, or standing in f...

2-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - COASTAL IRIS (Iris atropurpurea)

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Iris atropurpurea, the coastal iris (Hebrew: אירוס הארגמן, Irus HaArgaman, meaning "Purple Iris"; Arabic: سوسن أرجواني داكن, Sawsa...

2-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CRIMEAN IRIS (Iris lutescens)

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Iris lutescens, the Crimean iris, is a rhizomatous flowering plant in the genus Iris. It is native to North East Spain, Southern France and ...
Saturday, 10 February 2024

2-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CEMETARY IRIS (Iris albicans)

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Iris albicans, also known as the cemetery iris, white cemetery iris, or the white flag iris, is a species of iris which was planted on grave...

10-2-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - LEAFHOPPER ASSASSIN BUG (Zelus renardii)

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Zelus renardii, commonly known as the leaf hopper assassin bug, is a predacious insect contained within tribe Harpactorini. Diurnal and foun...

10-2-2024 RIO SERPIS GANDIA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN BLACKBIRD (MALE) (Turdus merula)

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The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It is also called the Eurasian blackbird (especially in North America, to ...

10-2-2024 RIO SERPIS GANDIA, VALENCIA - BLACK REDSTART (MALE) (Phoenicurus ochruros)

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The black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus. Like its relatives, it was formerly classed as...
Friday, 9 February 2024

29-4-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - ANDALUSIAN WALL LIZARD (Podarcis vaucheri)

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Podarcis vaucheri, the Andalusian wall lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to northern Africa and...

6-7-2015 RIO SERPIS VILLALONGA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus)

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The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It i...