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A Long-legged
Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) in the Po Delta, NE Italy |
A Long-legged
Buzzard, found by Aldo Tonelli on 24 and 25 August 2004, was
photographede on 26 August 2004 by Menotti Passarella at Paltanara,
close to the Scardovary bay, Po Delta, NE Italy. |
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Spanish Sparrow
breeding in the Po Delta, Italy. |
The species of the
genus Passer breeding so far in both the Po river Valley and the
Delta were two: the Tree Sparrow and the Controversial Italian
Sparrow, presently accepted by the Italian Ornithological Commission
as a subspecies of the House Sparrow, while the Spanish Sparrow
were know
to breed in Sardinia and with a small population in Apulia... |
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Po Delta
List of Birds observed
in May 2004 |
The Biodiversity in the
Po Delta, NE Italy is represented by 109 species of rare plants, of wich
26 are Orchids; moreover, 52 species of Fish, 11 of Amphibians, 17 of
Reptiles, 49 of Mammals and more than 370 of Birds (more of 500 in the
whole Italy). During May 2004 a record of 198 bird species were found in
the Po Delta, among which Black-headed Bunting, Spanish Sparrow
(breeding), Ruddy Shelduck, Pallid Harrier, Collared Pratincole, Lesser
Grey Shrike |
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