Species that live in a habitat similar to the Japanese crane Results 1 - 20
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Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Despite being fairly ubiquitous on a global level, the slightly unusual nocturnal habit of the black-crowned night heron renders i...  More  27 Images  1 Video
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Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
The beautiful iridescent plumage of the kingfisher makes it one of our most colourful and instantly recognisable birds; despite th...  More  17 Images  6 Videos
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Lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)
Once a widespread and common species, the lesser adjutant has undergone a rapid decline in numbers recently, and is now rare throu...  More  16 Images  5 Videos
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Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus)
The yellow iris is a robust plant with beautiful bright yellow flowers. The roots and bulbs are thick and fleshy, and the narrow s...  More  8 Images  2 Videos
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Spined loach (Cobitis taenia)
This small, bottom dwelling fish has an elongate flat-sided body, which is brownish grey in colour with dark patches to the flanks...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Four-spot midget (Mortonagrion hirosei)
With four apple-green spots on its black back, the four-spot midget is a very distinctive and attractive damselfly. Females may b...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
Information on the oriental darter is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  23 Images  1 Video
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Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
Information on the painted stork is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  18 Images  6 Videos
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Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis)
The Latin name of this unusual small deer translates as ‘unarmed water-drinker’, referring to the species’ lack of antlers, and it...  More  36 Images  1 Video
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Mugger (Crocodylus palustris)
The broad snout of the mugger makes it look more like an alligator than a crocodile, but the large and visible fourth tooth indica...  More  9 Images  8 Videos
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Jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Information on the jack snipe is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Greylag goose (Anser anser)
If you see a wild grey goose in the UK outside the winter months, it will almost certainly be a greylag. The only other ‘wild’ goo...  More  22 Images  0 Videos
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Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
The distinctively spatulate bill of the Eurasian spoonbill lends this tall, pure white waterbird a slightly comical appearance. Du...  More  26 Images  7 Videos
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Slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)
The slender-billed curlew is one of the rarest and least understood bird species that occurs in Europe. This medium-sized wader is...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
Stunning, silvery-white plumage adorns this large pelican during the breeding season, contrasting with the rubbery orange-red pouc...  More  21 Images  2 Videos
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Saunder’s gull (Larus saundersi)
A small gull with a black hood and nape, but only during the breeding season, Saunder’s gull has a white body with pale grey wings...  More  14 Images  2 Videos
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Bewick’s swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii)
Bewick’s swan is the smallest swan to visit Britain. It is named after the illustrator Thomas Bewick who died in 1828 and produced...  More  16 Images  0 Videos
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Pedunculate sea-purslane (Atriplex pedunculata)
Pedunculate sea-purslane is an erect, branching shrub, with fleshy leaves arranged alternately on the stem. The flowers are small,...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Greater plantain (Plantago major)
Greater plantain Plantago major is a familiar plant that forms a rosette of dark green leaves that lie close to the ground. The fl...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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