Vezi resursele (105 total)

  • Collection: Cultural and natural heritage of South West Sălaj

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) from Crasna

This is a young great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus). The juveniles are black striped, don't have those head and neck decorations it is unmistakable. It feeds mostly on fish. Their mating display is impressive. The young grebes are often carried…

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) from Crasna

This is an adult great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), with those head and neck decorations it is unmistakable. It feeds mostly on fish. Their mating display is impressive. The young grebes are often carried on the adult's back.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) from Zăuan

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) in summer is breeds along fast rivers and by lakes. It migrates to Africa during the night, either singly or in small flock. This bird eats insects, molluscs or crustaceans

Carpathian blue slug (Bielzia coerulans) from Muntele Șes

Carpathian blue slug (Bielzia coerulans) is a large land slug. This species is endemic to the Carpathian Mountains.

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) from Muntele Șes

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) is a common species in Europe. In breeding time it occurs near running water. Their nest is built by both male an female adult, and it is placed near the water, between stones and roots.

The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) from Plopiș

The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is one of the most richly-coloured native Romanian bird species. It is one of the latest returning migratory bird. The bee-eater is protected, Natura 2000 species, it lives and nests colonially in loess or…

Longhorn Beetle (Morimus funereus) from Marca-Huta

Longhorn Beetle (Morimus funereus) is a protected, Natura species, that became rare and vulnerable due to the disappearance of its natural habitat. The larvae develop in old oaks and beech trees, leaving behind wide galleries.

Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) from Nușfalău

The stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) is one of the largest beetles of Romania. Protected, Natura 2000 species, rare in Western Europe, the stag beetle prefers old oaks. Males have impressive mandibles that they use in battels between rivals. It is still…

Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) from Nușfalău

The yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) is a common species in Romania, even if it is one of those protected, Natura 2000 species amphibians which is declining in Western Europe. It inhabits mostly temporal ponds and it can be found during whole…