Aegithalos caudatus

February 22nd, 2009 Cosmin

RO: Piţigoi codat
DE: Schwanzmeise
EN: Long-tailed Tit
HU: Északi őszapó

sound, embedded from xeno-canto

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Cygnus olor

February 21st, 2009 Cosmin

RO: Lebăda de vară
DE: Höckerschwan
EN: Mute Swan


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Sightings of rare birds in Romania

February 21st, 2009 Cosmin

In 15.march.2009 Emanuel Baltag together with Petrescu Eugen and Ion Constantin observed 15 Cranes (Grus grus) near Agighiol (Tulcea county).

In the same days (15.march.2009) near Socodor (Arad county) Cranes (Grus grus) were observed by Luca Dehelean, Andreea Sandu. They observed near Zimandu-Nou (Arad county) also a young male of Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus).

In 11.march.2009 Szabo Jozsef (and before Jozsef si Asztalos Barni) between other species observed at Sanpaul (HR) was an exemplar of Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga).

In 10.march.2009 Attila Nagy has observed at Cefa (BH county) 51 Crane (Grus grus).

In 8.march.2009 Luca Dehelean, Andreea S., Attila Nagy and Arthur Botos did some observation on the dams situated on Crisul Repede River. One young male (first winter) of Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) was observed.

In 8.march.2009 in Calimani Mountain Szilard Daroczi, Gertrud Daroczi and Hegyeli Zsolt have installed several nest boxes for Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) and also observed/photographed/filmed the species in two cases.

In 27.february.2009 near Histria Fortress one exemplary of Asio flammeus (Ciuf de câmp / Short-eared Owl) was seen by Sebastian Bugariu, Ciprian Fantana and Jozsef Szabo. They also searched there for an exemplar of Calcarius lapponicus (Presură de tundră / Lapland Bunting) that was seen in 25th.  Check for more here.

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Birdwatching in Romania

February 21st, 2009 Cosmin

If birdwatching is your passion, and you want to do this in Romania you can always contact me… just click HERE.

Here are some photos from some tours that I have guided.

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All birds

February 21st, 2009 Cosmin

In this page a complete list of birds that have already a page (in alphabetical order after scientific name), birds that are present in Romania but not only.

  1. Accipiter brevipes
  2. Accipiter gentilis
  3. Accipiter nisus
  4. Acrocephalus agricola
  5. Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  6. Acrocephalus melanopogon
  7. Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  8. Actitis hypoleucos
  9. Actitis macularia
  10. Aegithalos caudatus
  11. Aegolius funereus
  12. Agelaius phoeniceus
  13. Aix galericulata
  14. Aix sponsa
  15. Alauda arvensis
  16. Alcedo atthis
  17. Alectoris chukar
  18. Alopochen aegyptiacus
  19. Anas acuta
  20. Anas americana
  21. Anas clypeata
  22. Anas crecca
  23. Anas penelope
  24. Anas platyrhynchos
  25. Anas querquedula
  26. Anas strepera
  27. Anser albifrons
  28. Anser anser
  29. Anthus campestris
  30. Anthus cervinus
  31. Anthus petrosus
  32. Anthus pratensis
  33. Anthus spinoletta
  34. Anthus trivialis
  35. Apus apus
  36. Aquila clanga
  37. Aquila pennata
  38. Aquila pomarina
  39. Ardea alba
  40. Ardea cinerea
  41. Ardea herodias
  42. Ardea purpurea
  43. Ardeola ralloides
  44. Arenaria interpres
  45. Asio flammeus
  46. Asio otus
  47. Athene noctua
  48. Aythya ferina
  49. Aythya fuligula
  50. Aythya nyroca
  51. Baeolophus bicolor
  52. Bombycilla cedrorum
  53. Bombycilla garrulus
  54. Bonasa umbellus
  55. Botaurus stellaris
  56. Branta canadensis
  57. Branta leucopsis
  58. Branta ruficollis
  59. Bubo scandiacus
  60. Bubulcus ibis
  61. Bucephala clangula
  62. Burhinus oedicnemus
  63. Buteo buteo
  64. Buteo lagopus
  65. Buteo rufinus
  66. Butorides virescens
  67. Calandrella brachydactyla
  68. Calidris alba
  69. Calidris alpina
  70. Calidris canutus
  71. Calidris ferruginea
  72. Calidris melanotos
  73. Calidris minuta
  74. Calidris minutilla
  75. Calidris pusilla
  76. Calidris temminckii
  77. Caprimulgus europaeus
  78. Cardinalis cardinalis
  79. Carduelis cannabina
  80. Carduelis carduelis
  81. Carduelis chloris
  82. Carduelis flammea
  83. Carduelis spinus
  84. Carduelis tristis
  85. Carpodacus erythrinus
  86. Carpodacus mexicanus
  87. Catharus guttatus
  88. Cecropis daurica
  89. Cepphus grylle
  90. Certhia americana
  91. Certhia brachydactyla
  92. Certhia familiaris
  93. Charadrius alexandrinus
  94. Charadrius dubius
  95. Charadrius hiaticula
  96. Charadrius morinellus
  97. Charadrius semipalmatus
  98. Charadrius vociferus
  99. Chen caerulescens
  100. Chlidonias hybridus
  101. Chlidonias leucopterus
  102. Chlidonias niger
  103. Chloephaga picta
  104. Chroicocephalus genei
  105. Chroicocephalus ridibundus
  106. Ciconia ciconia
  107. Ciconia nigra
  108. Cinclus cinclus
  109. Circaetus gallicus
  110. Circus aeruginosus
  111. Circus cyaneus
  112. Circus macrourus
  113. Circus pygargus
  114. Cistothorus palustris
  115. Coccothraustes coccothraustes
  116. Coccothraustes vespertinus
  117. Colaptes auratus
  118. Colaptes pitius
  119. Columba livia
  120. Columba palumbus
  121. Coracias garrulus
  122. Corvus brachyrhynchos
  123. Corvus corax
  124. Corvus cornix
  125. Corvus corone
  126. Corvus frugilegus
  127. Corvus monedula
  128. Coturnix coturnix
  129. Crex crex
  130. Cuculus canorus
  131. Cyanistes caeruleus
  132. Cyanocitta cristata
  133. Cygnus atratus
  134. Cygnus columbianus
  135. Cygnus cygnus
  136. Cygnus olor
  137. Delichon urbicum
  138. Dendrocopos major
  139. Dendrocopos medius
  140. Dendrocopos minor
  141. Dendrocopos syriacus
  142. Dendroica coronata
  143. Dendroica magnolia
  144. Dendroica petechia
  145. Dendroica pinus
  146. Dryocopus martius
  147. Dryocopus pileatus
  148. Dumetella carolinensis
  149. Egretta garzetta
  150. Emberiza cia
  151. Emberiza cirlus
  152. Emberiza citrinella
  153. Emberiza hortulana
  154. Emberiza melanocephala
  155. Emberiza schoeniclus
  156. Eremophila alpestris
  157. Erithacus rubecula
  158. Falco cherrug
  159. Falco columbarius
  160. Falco peregrinus
  161. Falco subbuteo
  162. Falco tinnunculus
  163. Falco vespertinus
  164. Ficedula parva
  165. Fratercula arctica
  166. Fringilla coelebs
  167. Fringilla montifringilla
  168. Fulica atra
  169. Fulmarus glacialis
  170. Galerida cristata
  171. Gallinago gallinago
  172. Gallinula chloropus
  173. Garrulus glandarius
  174. Gavia arctica
  175. Gelochelidon nilotica
  176. Geothlypis trichas
  177. Glareola pratincola
  178. Glaucidium passerinum
  179. Grus grus
  180. Gyps fulvus
  181. Haematopus ostralegus
  182. Haliaeetus albicilla
  183. Himantopus himantopus
  184. Hippolais icterina
  185. Hirundo rustica
  186. Hydrocoloeus minutus
  187. Hydroprogne caspia
  188. Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
  189. Icterus galbula
  190. Ixobrychus exilis
  191. Ixobrychus minutus
  192. Junco hyemalis
  193. Jynx torquilla
  194. Lanius collurio
  195. Lanius excubitor
  196. Lanius minor
  197. Lanius senator
  198. Larus argentatus
  199. Larus cachinnans
  200. Larus canus
  201. Larus delawarensis
  202. Larus fuscus
  203. Larus ichthyaetus
  204. Larus marinus
  205. Larus michahellis
  206. Limicola falcinellus
  207. Limnodromus scolopaceus
  208. Limosa lapponica
  209. Limosa limosa
  210. Locustella luscinioides
  211. Locustella naevia
  212. Lophodytes cucullatus
  213. Lophopanes cristatus
  214. Loxia curvirostra
  215. Lullula arborea
  216. Luscinia megarhynchos
  217. Luscinia svecica
  218. Lymnocryptes minimus
  219. Melanerpes carolinus
  220. Melanitta perspicillata
  221. Melanocorypha calandra
  222. Melospiza melodia
  223. Mergus albellus
  224. Mergus merganser
  225. Mergus serrator
  226. Merops apiaster
  227. Miliaria calandra
  228. Milvus migrans
  229. Milvus milvus
  230. Mimus polyglottos
  231. Mniotilta varia
  232. Molothrus ater
  233. Morus bassanus
  234. Motacilla alba
  235. Motacilla cinerea
  236. Motacilla citreola
  237. Motacilla flava
  238. Muscicapa striata
  239. Neophron percnopterus
  240. Netta rufina
  241. Nucifraga caryocatactes
  242. Numenius arquata
  243. Numenius phaeopus
  244. Nycticorax nycticorax
  245. Oenanthe isabellina
  246. Oenanthe oenanthe
  247. Oenanthe pleschanka
  248. Oriolus oriolus
  249. Oxyura jamaicensis
  250. Oxyura leucocephala
  251. Pandion haliaetus
  252. Panurus biarmicus
  253. Parus major
  254. Passer domesticus
  255. Passer hispaniolensis
  256. Passer montanus
  257. Passerculus sandwichensis
  258. Passerella iliaca
  259. Pelecanus crispus
  260. Pelecanus onocrotalus
  261. Perdix perdix
  262. Periparus ater
  263. Perisoreus canadensis
  264. Pernis apivorus
  265. Phalacrocorax aristotelis
  266. Phalacrocorax carbo
  267. Phalacrocorax pygmeus
  268. Phalaropus lobatus
  269. Phasianus colchicus
  270. Philomachus pugnax
  271. Phoenicopterus ruber
  272. Phoenicurus ochruros
  273. Phoenicurus phoenicurus
  274. Phylloscopus collybita
  275. Phylloscopus sibilatrix
  276. Phylloscopus trochilus
  277. Pica pica
  278. Picoides pubescens
  279. Picoides tridactylus
  280. Picoides villosus
  281. Picus canus
  282. Picus viridis
  283. Pinicola enucleator
  284. Platalea leucorodia
  285. Plectrophenax nivalis
  286. Plegadis falcinellus
  287. Pluvialis squatarola
  288. Podiceps cristatus
  289. Podiceps griseigena
  290. Podiceps nigricollis
  291. Podilymbus podiceps
  292. Poecile atricapilla
  293. Poecile lugubris
  294. Poecile palustris
  295. Poecile montanus
  296. Polioptila caerulea
  297. Prunella modularis
  298. Psittacula eupatria
  299. Psittacula krameri
  300. Pterocnemia pennata
  301. Ptyonoprogne rupestris
  302. Puffinus yelkouan
  303. Pyrrhocorax graculus
  304. Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
  305. Pyrrhula pyrrhula
  306. Quiscalus quiscala
  307. Rallus aquaticus
  308. Recurvirostra avosetta
  309. Regulus calendula
  310. Regulus ignicapillus
  311. Regulus regulus
  312. Regulus satrapa
  313. Remiz pendulinus
  314. Riparia riparia
  315. Rissa tridactyla
  316. Saxicola rubetra
  317. Saxicola rubicola
  318. Seiurus aurocapillus
  319. Serinus serinus
  320. Sialia sialis
  321. Sitta canadensis
  322. Sitta carolinensis
  323. Sitta europaea
  324. Somateria mollissima
  325. Sphyrapicus varius
  326. Spizella arborea
  327. Spizella passerina
  328. Sterna hirundo
  329. Sternula albifrons
  330. Streptopelia decaocto
  331. Streptopelia turtur
  332. Strix uralensis
  333. Sturnus roseus
  334. Sturnus vulgaris
  335. Surnia ulula
  336. Sylvia atricapilla
  337. Sylvia communis
  338. Sylvia curruca
  339. Sylvia nisoria
  340. Tachybaptus ruficollis
  341. Tachycineta bicolor
  342. Tachymarptis melba
  343. Tadorna ferruginea
  344. Tadorna tadorna
  345. Thalasseus sandvicensis
  346. Tichodroma muraria
  347. Tringa erythropus
  348. Tringa flavipes
  349. Tringa glareola
  350. Tringa melanoleuca
  351. Tringa nebularia
  352. Tringa ochropus
  353. Tringa solitaria
  354. Tringa stagnatilis
  355. Tringa totanus
  356. Troglodytes aedon
  357. Troglodytes troglodytes
  358. Turdus falcklandii
  359. Turdus iliacus
  360. Turdus merula
  361. Turdus migratorius
  362. Turdus philomelos
  363. Turdus pilaris
  364. Turdus torquatus
  365. Turdus viscivorus
  366. Tyrannus tyrannus
  367. Tyto alba
  368. Upupa epops
  369. Uria aalge
  370. Vanellus leucurus
  371. Vanellus spinosus
  372. Vanellus vanellus
  373. Vireo gilvus
  374. Vireo griseus
  375. Vireo philadelphicus
  376. Vireo olivaceus
  377. Zonotrichia albicollis
  378. Zonotrichia georgiana

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Birds of Romania

February 21st, 2009 Cosmin

On this page I have created a list of bird species found (even just once) in Romania. Clicking on a name will take you on the species page (a link will be added when photos of that species will be available). The photos are not made necessarily in Romania (but is specified from where) but in the photos are only wild birds, sometime photos with bird in hand can be seen (from ringing camps).  All photos are made by romanian photographers, see name in contributors page, and on each photo where is the case. Photos made by myself are without photographers name there. Each page of the species will have: the name in romanian, german, english and hungarian; a short description; photos and possibly an embedded map (when will be available). So if you want to see a certain species search for that on this page or in the main page using the SEARCH form… An *.pdf file with all romanian species (name in latin/romanian/german/english/hungarian) is available for download here.

Species marked between asterisks (*) are mentioned from romanian fauna but without any proof.

Gaviidae

Podicipedidae

Hydrobatidae

  • Hidrobates pelagicus

Procellaridae

Pelecanidae

Phalacrocoracidae

Ardeidae

Threskiornithidae

Ciconiidae

Phoenicopteridae

Anatidae

Accipitridae

Pandionidae

Falconidae

Tetraonidae

  • Lagopus mutus
  • Tetrao urogallus
  • Tetrao tetrix
  • Bonasa bonasia

Phasianidae

Gruidae

Otididae

  • Otis tarda
  • Tetrax tetrax
  • Chlamydotis macqueenii

Rallidae

Haematopodidae

Charadriidae

Scolopacidae

Recurvirostridae

Burhinidae

Glareolidae

Stercorariidae

  • Stercorarius skua
  • Stercorarius pomarinus
  • Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Stercorarius longicaudus

Laridae

Sternidae

Alcidae

Pteroclidae

  • Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Columbidae

Cuculidae

Strigidae

Caprimulgidae

Apodidae

Alcedinidae

Meropidae

Coraciidae

Upupidae

Picidae

Alaudidae

Hirundinidae

Motacillidae

Laniidae

Oriolidae

Sturnidae

Bombycillidae

Corvidae

Cinclidae

Troglodytidae

Prunellidae

Sylviidae

Muscicapidae

Turdidae

Paridae

Aegithalidae

Timaliidae

Remizidae

Sittidae

Tichodromadidae

Certhiidae

Passeridae

Fringillidae

Emberizidae

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about me / about this

February 19th, 2009 Cosmin

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About Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci

Hello everyone and welcome to my website!

Like you have already seen or maybe you know my name is Cosmin Ovidiu Manci and I work as a biologist at the Retezat National Park Administration in Romania.

Ever since I was a young boy I was passionate about nature, plants, bugs, animals…you name it. I used to spend endless hours surrounded by a fantastic world, and as I grew up this feeling didn’t leave. After finishing the primary school I continued my studies at the Forestry Highschool in Timisoara, and after this, the obvious choice was to study Biology. This was done at the Timisoara West University. I finished my Master Degree at the “Babes–Bolyai” University in Cluj with a paper on “Romanian Odonata”. In present I am continuing my studies with a PhD at the “Babes-Bolyai” University… again on dragonflies.

During these years I was involved in different projects and published several papers.

Any time it is possible I try to freeze some of the moments I am fortunate to see in nature. I do this in photos… and all these websites are in part because of this.

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About this website

What about this website?

On this website I am trying to put together a photo album for Romanian species and not only. So, here you will find not only photos but also more information about birds.

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Mottos:

DSLR Collecting Saves Lives!
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“Only after the last tree has been cut down,
only after the last river has been poisoned,
only after the last fish has been caught,
only then will you find that money can not be eaten.”
an old indian saying

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