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A medium-sized gecko, with a dark green dorsum and six transversal stripes that contrast with the dominant colour, although they are not very pronounced. The head and body are flattened and rather wide; the tail is relatively long with ...
The hoopoe measures 26-28 cm in total length, with a wingspan of 44-48 cm. This unmistakeable species has a distinctive beige crown with black dots that can rise into a crest, broad black and white striped wings and a long curved beak. ...
One of the smallest members of the family Turdidae, the robin measures 12.5-14 cm in total length. It is well-known for its orangey-red breast and face, which is less intensely red in the subspecies E. r. rubecula, but more so in the ...
This steppe bird measures from 38-45 cm in length, wingspan from 76-88 cm. The cryptic colouring provides excellent camouflage for its habitat: streaky-brown plumage, dark bands on the head, back and breast, in sharp contrast with white ...
Seabird from 65-75 cm in length, wingspan from 135-150 cm. The back, head, neck and tips of the underwing of the adult are chocolate-brown, which contrasts with a completely white belly, and it has interdigital membranes on the legs. The ...
This skink has a head and body length of around 92 mm in males and 99 m in females, with a total length, including the tail, of 150 mm. It has strong legs and a flattened body; the neck and head (which is broad and triangular) are ...
A small swift measuring 14-15 cm in total length, with a wingspan of 38-39 cm. The plumage is mostly blackish-brown, with a pale throat—though not as white as that of the commons swift (Apus apus)—and the tail is forked. Its flight is ...
Lark, up to 11-12 cm long, which presents a pronounced sexual dimorphism. The male has a black head, throat and underparts, in sharp contrast to the greyish-tan tones of the upperparts. The female has a pale brown upper body and breast, ...
This pelagic seabird measures from 25-29 cm in total length, wingspan from 67-73 cm. Plumage almost entirely blackish-brown, with paler dorsal wingbars. The tail is long and the tip is wedge-shaped. Like other birds of the same order, the ...
Small game bird (16-18 cm in length and 32-35 cm wingspan). Colouring is cryptic: a dark back, with numerous pale streaks, a whitish-beige belly and a marked line over the eye. The male has a noticeably black throat, while the female’s ...
This steppe bird measures from 30-35 cm in total length, wingspan from 70-73 cm. Its plumage is cryptic and fully adapted to the environment in which it moves; sexual dimorphism is very pronounced. The male is more striking than the ...
The great spotted woodpecker measures 22-23 cm in total length and has a wingspan of 34-39 cm; it is the only woodpecker that breeds in Macaronesia. Dorsal plumage is black and white, and the underparts are white-brown with a red patch ...
