Resident Birds of the Azores

The Azores islands are an archipelago located in the middle of the Atlantic, ruled by Portugal. Though its fauna and flora are mostly of European origin, many endemic species and subspecies. This short guide aims to help the amateur naturalist get familiar with the Azorean endemic ...more ↓

Eurasian Woodcock

The Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) is a medium-small wading bird found in temperate and subarctic Eurasia. It has cryptic camouflage to suit its woodland habitat, with reddish-brown upperparts and buff-coloured underparts. Its eyes are set far back on its head to give it 360-degree vision and it probes in the ground for food with its long, sensitive bill, making it ...more ↓

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