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New addition! 🌍 Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) #EurasianBirds #PalearcticBirds #NorthAmericanBirds #AfricanBirds | #MeadowPipit #AnthusPratensis | #Pipits #WagtailFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by karsten_madsen🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌍 Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

The Meadow Pipit is a small, slender bird with a brown back and a buff-coloured, heavily streaked breast. It has dull pink legs and a long hind claw. Meadow Pipits are common throughout the Palearctic, including much of Europe and Asia. They are migratory over most of their range but are year-round residents in western Europe. They prefer open habitats like grasslands, moorlands, and coastal marshes. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Fun fact: During the breeding season, the male Meadow Pipit performs a fluttering "parachute" display flight high in the air.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by karsten_madsen via Pixabay

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🌍🌏🌎 Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) #Palearcticbirds #Nearcticbirds #Eurasianbirds #Europeanbirds #Asianbirds #NorthAmericanbirds #SnowyOwl #PolarOwl #WhiteOwl #ArcticOwl #TrueOwls #Owls #Raptors Photo via Pixabay 🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍🌏🌎 Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

The Snowy owl, also known as the Polar owl, the White owl or the Arctic owl, is a large, predominantly white, owl known for its striking appearance. Snowy owls have dense feathers that provide insulation in cold climates. They have relatively small heads and bright yellow eyes. Unlike most owls, Snowy owls are diurnal, meaning they are active during the day. They are remarkable hunters, primarily feed on small mammals, birds, and occasionally fish.

Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: The Arctic regions of Eurasia and North America.

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Strigiformes (Owls)
Family: Strigidae (True owls/Typical owls)
Genus: Bubo
Species: B. scandiacus

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📷: Photo via Pixabay

Black-headed gull 🌍🌏🌎 #Palearcticbirds #Eurasianbirds #Europeanbirds #Asianbirds #NorthAmericanbirds #Africanbirds | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜

The Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small to medium-sized gull species found in Europe, Asia, North America, and parts of North Africa. As the name suggests, it has a black head (chocolate-brown on closer inspection) during the breeding season, which contrasts with its white body and gray wings. Outside of the breeding season, the head turns mostly white with dark smudges behind the eyes. The black-headed gull has a red bill and legs, and its eyes are dark brown. In flight, it displays a distinctive pattern with gray upper wings and white undersides. Black-headed gulls are highly adaptable and can be found in a variety of habitats, including coastal areas, wetlands, and inland lakes. CC: RLXE 📷: Photo by Erik_Karits via Pixabay 2023

Snowy owl 🌍🌏🌎 #Palearcticbirds #Nearcticbirds #Eurasianbirds #Europeanbirds #Asianbirds #NorthAmericanbirds | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜

The Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large, white owl known for its striking appearance. It inhabits Arctic regions of Eurasia and North America. With a wingspan of up to 1.5 m (5 ft), it is one of the largest owl species. Snowy owls have dense feathers that provide insulation in cold climates. They have relatively small heads and bright yellow eyes. Unlike most owls, Snowy owls are diurnal, meaning they are active during the day. They are remarkable hunters, primarily feed on small mammals, birds, and occasionally fish. Conservation status: Vulnerable. CC: HFYZ 📷: Photo by Erik_Karits via Pixabay 2022

New addition! ➡️ Northern wheatear 🌍🌏🌎 #Palearcticbirds #Eurasianbirds #Europeanbirds #Asianbirds #Africanbirds #NorthAmericanbirds | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🪶

The Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small migratory bird belonging to the chat family. In summer the male has grey upperparts, a buff throat and black wings and face mask. In autumn it resembles the female apart from the black wings. The female (pictured) is pale brown above and buff below with darker brown wings. Both sexes have a white rump and tail, with a black inverted T-pattern at the end of the tail. Northern wheatears breed in the northern Palearctic and migrate to Africa for the winter. They prefer open habitats such as tundra, moorlands, and rocky areas. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: PSJW 📷: Photo by karsten_madsen via Pixabay 2023

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