Confira questões resolvidas sobre as Categorias Taxonômicas e as Regras de Nomenclatura: 1) (UFMG) Utilizando conhecimentos de regras de nomenclatura e analisando os… Read More
A few weeks ago I posted about the birds we found in Costanera Sur and La Plata, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Almost 30 lifers in an unexpected birding spot.A few days later, we met Julio Mil… Read More
It was about time that I started writing about the Argentina trip.We travelled to do my thesis papers and presentation, and also to visit some family. However, we managed to squeeze in some… Read More
Pench National Park has more that 200 birds species. This include the both resident and migrant birds. Its varied terrian and water bodies is main reason to have such huge number of species… Read More
The Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the Peewit, Green Plover or (in the British Isles) just Lapwing, is a bird in the plover family. It is common through temperate Eurasi… Read More
Vanellinae are any of various crested plovers, family Charadriidae, noted for its slow, irregular wingbeat in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. Its length is 10-16 inches. They are a subfami… Read More
Three birds in one: lapwing, peewit (pewit), green plover (Vanellus vanellus)…actually also known as a tuit (tew-it), so four birds in one. The fact that its scientific binomial (coll… Read More
Waded into Alan Partridge Country this week, North Norfolk (specifically RSPB Titchwell and on to Stiffkey Marshes). Here are a few of the bird snaps froom Titchwell showing the various… Read More
The Bassin d'Arcachon, affectionately known by the locals as "le Bassin" situated south of Bordeaux, in the département of the Gironde on the Atlantic Southwest coast of France&n… Read More
The Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) is a member of the plover family it is also known as the green plover or pee-wit after its call. It is mainly black and white, but has a green tint on its bac… Read More
Some birds have several names (think Peewit, Green Plover, and Northern Lapwing, all Vanellus vanellus). The scientific binomial is usually the definitive name, but even that can change espe… Read More
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Kit Harrington’s turn on Saturday Night Live certainly had its moments, unless you wanted spoilers for the upcoming season of Game of Thrones. He made fun of VR video ga… Read More
Flying northern lapwing (plover)Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit, tew-it or green plover. Bird flying on the grey cloudy sky. Photographed in the Northen Mongoli… Read More
The Bassin d'Arcachon, affectionately known by the locals as "le Bassin" situated south of Bordeaux, in the département of the Gironde on the Atlantic Southwest coast of France… Read More
The Uruguay’s national bird is the Southern Lapwing, which has been seen mostly in the northernmost regions of the country. Many Uruguayans believe that this bird represents their coun… Read More
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Kenya. The avifauna of Kenya included a total of 1157 confirmed species as of October 2022. Of them, 11 are endemic, and 4… Read More
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I assume that since for quite some time there have been no new comments, the discussion about good and bad English in the pages o… Read More
In the annals of history, it is not uncommon for the contributions of one partner in a creative duo to overshadow those of the other. Such is the case with Elizabeth Gould (1804-1840), an ar… Read More