ISLAND OF CAPRAIA |
For the one who didn't know the island of Capraia is situated to the limit between the Tyrrhenian and the Ligure sea and it is one of the seven islands of the Tuscan archipelago; long 8 kms and wide 4, is the bystander for dimensions after the Elba and the Giglio. Its origin is volcanic and goes up again ago to around 9 million years. Apart the small lived center and the few constructions of the ex penal colony, the territory of the island is dominated by the Mediterranean stain, from the winds, and from many birds both permanent and migratory that stop during the migration.The check-list reports to the kinds that I have been able to observe during my stays on the island beginning from 1983, in the months of April/May, period for me more favorable because it starts to do a little bit warm and it is possible to still see something of the spring migration.
(The number in the column " Frequency " is indicative of the facility of sighting of the species; for example 1 mean that I have seen only it one year, while kind as Gabbiano Reale, Corvo Imperiale, etc have the tallest number, because I have been able to see them every year.)
Euring | Italian name | Scientific name | Frequency |
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00360 | Berta maggiore | Calonectris diomedea | 5 |
00462 | Berta minore | Puffinus yelkouan | 4 |
00800 | Marangone dal ciuffo | Phalacrocorax aristotelis | 8 |
01040 | Nitticora | Nycticorax nycticorax | 2 |
01080 | Sgarza ciuffetto | Ardeola ralloides | 1 |
01190 | Garzetta | Egretta garzetta | 4 |
01220 | Airone cenerino | Ardea cinerea | 4 |
01240 | Airone rosso | Ardea purpurea | 1 |
02310 | Falco pecchiaiolo | Pernis apivorus | 2 |
02600 | Falco di palude | Circus aeruginosus | 5 |
02630 | Albanella minore | Circus pygargus | 1 |
02870 | Poiana | Buteo buteo | 10 |
03040 | Gheppio | Falco tinnunculus | 10 |
03070 | Falco cuculo | Falco vespertinus | 2 |
03200 | Pellegrino | Falco peregrinus | 7 |
03670 | Starna | Perdix perdix | 1 |
04590 | Occhione | Burhinus oedicnemus | 1 |
05010 | Gambecchio | Calidris minuta | 1 |
05540 | Piro piro boschereccio | Tringa glareola | 2 |
05560 | Piro piro piccolo | Actitis hypoleucos | 2 |
05880 | Gabbiano corso | Larus audouinii | 10 |
05926 | Gabbiano reale | Larus michahellis | 10 |
06270 | Mignattino | Chlidonias nigra | 2 |
06840 | Tortora dal collare | Streptopelia decaocto | 1 |
06870 | Tortora | Streptopelia turtur | 6 |
07240 | Cuculo | Cuculus canorus | 2 |
07950 | Rondone | Apus apus | 7 |
07980 | Rondone maggiore | Apus melba | 4 |
08400 | Gruccione | Merops apiaster | 7 |
08460 | Upupa | Upupa epops | 4 |
09810 | Topino | Riparia riparia | 5 |
09920 | Rondine | Hirundo rustica | 8 |
09950 | Rondine rossiccia | Hirundo daurica | 1 |
10010 | Balestruccio | Delichon urbica | 6 |
10050 | Calandro | Anthus campestris | 4 |
10110 | Pispola | Anthus pratensis | 1 |
10170 | Cutrettola | Motacilla flava | 5 |
10660 | Scricciolo | Troglodytes troglodytes | 2 |
11220 | Codirosso | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | 4 |
11370 | Stiaccino | Saxicola rubetra | 5 |
11460 | Culbianco | Oenanthe oenanthe | 6 |
11660 | Passero solitario | Monticola solitarius | 7 |
11870 | Merlo | Turdus merula | 4 |
12620 | Magnanina | Sylvia undata | 5 |
12650 | Sterpazzolina | Sylvia cantillans | 3 |
12670 | Occhiocotto | Sylvia melanocephala | 7 |
12750 | Sterpazzola | Sylvia communis | 1 |
12770 | Capinera | Sylvia atricapilla | 1 |
13080 | Lui' verde | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | 4 |
13110 | Lui' piccolo | Phylloscopus collybita | 1 |
13350 | Pigliamosche | Muscicapa striata | 8 |
13490 | Balia nera | Ficedula hypoleuca | 5 |
15080 | Rigogolo | Oriolus oriolus | 3 |
15150 | Averla piccola | Lanius collurio | 2 |
15230 | Averla capirossa | Lanius senator | 5 |
15720 | Corvo imperiale | Corvus corax | 10 |
16440 | Venturone(corso) | Serinus citrinella (corsicana) | 6 |
16490 | Verdone | Carduelis chloris | 1 |
16530 | Cardellino | Carduelis carduelis | 7 |
18660 | Ortolano | Emberiza hortulana | 1 |
18820 | Strillozzo | Miliaria calandra | 1 |
Attention: for the translation of these texts from Italian I have used the help of an automatic translation program; the signaling through e-mail of possible errors (and them the corrections) they will be welcome.