Fauna of Lithuania

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 60. Chapters: Birds of Lithuania, Mammals of Lithuania, Common Buzzard, List of birds of Lithuania, Great Tit, Eurasian Beaver, Mute Swan, White-tailed Eagle, Common Moorhen, Sedge Warbler, Edible dormouse, Western Marsh Harrier, European Water Vole, Great Cormorant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, List of mammals of Lithuania, Blue Tit, Skylark, Wood mouse, Hazel Dormouse, Black-headed Gull, Common Tern, Common Shrew, Eurasian Coot, Common Vole, Eurasian Jay, European Hedgehog, Harvest Mouse, Lesser Noctule, Common Sandpiper, Mountain Hare, Nathusius's Pipistrelle, Eurasian Pygmy Shrew, Barbastelle, Common Crane, Particoloured bat, Yellowhammer, European Mole, Bank Vole, Spotted Flycatcher, Eurasian Nuthatch, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Whiskered bat, Eurasian Water Shrew, Velvet Scoter, Brandt's Bat, Common Pochard, Soprano Pipistrelle, Wood Warbler, Field Vole. Excerpt: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Lithuania. The avifauna of Lithuania includes a total of 342 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans, and 23 are rare or accidental in Lithuania and are not included in the species count. 8 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Lithuania. The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories. Order: Gaviiformes. Family: Gaviidae Loons, known as Divers in Europe, are group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Europe. They are the size of a large duck or small goose, which they somewhat resembles in shape when swimming, but they completely unrelated to these waterfowl. There are 5 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Lithuania. Order: Podicipediformes. Family: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Lithuania. Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Hydrobatidae The storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels, and are the smallest of sea-birds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. There are 21 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Lithuania. Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Pelecanidae Pelicans are large water birds with a distin