normlaw page2.html Geocities.com ref The EurasianAvars or Ancient Avars IPAc en icon ... Plain persisted until the early 9th century. Origins The origin of the EurasianAvars is unclear ... direct evidence is lacking, scholars generally posit that the extinct language of the EurasianAvars ... also Commons category EurasianAvars Historic states represented in Turkish presidential seal Oghur ...Distinguish Caucasian Avars Infobox Former Country conventional long name Avar Khaganate common name ..., the Avars of Europe enter the historical scene in the mid sixth century AD, when they established ... and Theophylact Simocatta . John of Ephesus used the term those, who are called Avars , because ... Avars formed in central Asia in the classical age through a fusion of several tribal elements ... Protector noted that the language of the Avars which he called Ouarkhonitai Vakonites was the same ... Nicols advanced the theory that the Avars spoke Iranian, not Turkic. ref The discovery of Mongoloid race Mongolic skulls in Avar graves has prompted some scholars to suggest that the European Avars ruling ... c. 500 CE, showing possible homelands of the Avars Early in the sixth century, the confederacy was conquered ... region c. 555 CE. According to Simocatta, their new neighbours believed them to be the true Avars ... were not the real Avars, but were instead a group of fugitive Scythians who had fled from the G kt rks ... called pseudo Avars . For all the theories, historian Walter Pohl asserted in 1998, instancing the detailed ... the forefathers of the European Avars were. We only know that they carried an ancient, very prestigious ... bulgar pohl etnicity.html On line text . ref If the Avars were ever a distinct ethnic group, that distinction ... any ethnic meaning . What is certain, by the time they arrived in Europe, the Avars were a heterogeneous ... such as the Scythians , Huns , Hungarians , Bulgars , Avars, Khazars , Cumans , Mongol Empire Mongols ... cultural influence from the Eurasian nomadic steppe. The late Avar Period shows more ... more details
distinguish EurasianAvars ethnic group group Avars br image File Caucasian avar khanate flag dagestan north caucasus.jpg 235px caption Flag of the Avars poptime approx. 1 million popplace Russia ... language Avar related Northeast Caucasian languages Northeast Caucasian peoples Avars or Caucasian Avars are a modern people of Caucasus , mainly of Dagestan , in which they are the predominant group ... family also known as Nakh Dagestanian . The Avars were one among the first related Turkic peoples ..., 2002, p.72 ref The Avars inhabit most of the mountain part of Dagestan, and partly also its ... rayon Zakatala rayons 50,900 1999 ref name azer and Georgia country Georgia Kvareli Avars ..., the Avars, who have assimilated some ethnic groups speaking related languages, numbered about ... used between 1927 and 1938. More than 60 of the Avars living in Dagestan speak Russian language Russian as their second language. History The earliest mention of the Avars in European history at their current ... asked Byzantium for an alliance, having been dislodged by Sabirs in 461 due to the Avars drive ..., these Caucasian Avars migrated to their present location from Khwarezm , which was originally populated ... Highlands, where the Caucasian Avars now live. It is not clear whether or in what way these Avars are related to the early European Avars of the Dark Ages historiography Dark Ages , but it is known that with the mediation of Sarosios in 567, the G kt rks requested Byzantium to distinguish the Avars of Pannonia as Pseudo Avars as opposed to the true Avars of the east who had come under the G kt rk ... During the Khazar wars against the Caliphate in the 7th century, the Avars sided with Khazaria. Surakat ... century the Horde declined, and the Shamkhalate of Kazi Kumukh rose. The Avars could not compete ... Shah at Andalal . In the wake of this triumph, Umma Khan of the Avars reigned 1774 1801 managed .... One portion of the Avars refused to collaborate with Russians and migrated to Turkey, where their descendants ... more details
Massagetae Scythians Sarmatians Sigynnae Yuezhi Hephthalite s Migration period Alans EurasianAvarsAvars Gepids Goths Huns Rugians Xiongnu Middle Ages Bashkirs Burtas Bulgars Bulgar s they were ...Eurasia n nomads are a large group of peoples of the Eurasian Steppe . This generic title encompasses the ethnic groups inhabiting the steppe s of Central Asia , Mongolia , and Eastern Europe . They domestication of the horse domesticated the horse , and their economy and culture emphasizes horse breeding , horse riding , and a Pastoralism pastoral economy in general. They developed the chariot , cavalry , and horse archery , introducing innovations such as the bridle , Horse tack bit , and stirrup , and often appear in history as invaders of Europe , Anatolia , and China . Horse people is a generalized and somewhat obsolete term for such nomads, which might also include Indigenous peoples of the Americas hunter gatherer peoples of the North American prairies and South American pampas . The Roman army hired Sarmatian s as elite cavalrymen. Europe was exposed to several waves of invasions by horse people, from the Cimmerians in the 8th century BCE, down to the Migration period , and the Mongols and Seljuks in the High Middle Ages , and the Kalmuk s and the Kyrgyz people Kyrgyz and later Kazakhs down into modern times. The earliest example of an invasion by a horse people may have been by the Proto Indo Europeans themselves, following the domestication of the horse in the 4th millennium BCE see Kurgan hypothesis . Cimmerian is the first invasion of equestrian steppe nomads that we can grasp from historical sources. The concept of horse people was of some importance in 19th century ... s See also Eurasian Steppe Horse archer Nomads Nomadism Nomadic empire Bibliography Reuven Amitai Amitai, Reuven Michal Biran Biran, Michal editors . Mongols, Turks, and others Eurasian nomads and the sedentary ... Denmark, 1981 ISBN 87 7492 393 5 , pp. 51 69. DEFAULTSORT Eurasian Nomads Category Eurasian ... more details
wikify date December 2010 Orphan date November 2010 Eurasian Bank JSC the large bank in Kazakhstan. Eurasian Banks was registered in the National Bank of Kazakhstan on December 26, 1994. It is headquartered in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. During January September 2010 the bank s assets amounted to 335.5 billion tenge, equity capital 23,7 billion tenge. As of September 1, 2010, according to the Agency for Regulation of Financial Markets and Financial Organizations AFS , Eurasian Bank s asset size takes 7th place in the banking system of Kazakhstan with a share of 2,88 . Major shareholder of the Eurasian Bank JSC is a Eurasian Financial and Industrial Corporation . On June 18, 2009 Eurasian Finance Company EFK was separated from the Eurasian Financial and Industrial Corporation EFIC . JSC Eurasian Bank , Insurance Company Eurasia , Eurasian Pension Fund and Eurasia Capital joined the Eurasian finance company. On March 11, 2009 Eurasian Bank has sold three of its subsidiaries JSC Eurasian capital , JSC Eurasian Accumulative Pension Fund and JSC Insurance Company Eurasia to its sole shareholder Eurasian Financial and Industrial Company. On December 14, 2009 JSC Eurasian Bank entered into an agreement to purchase shares of CJSC Investment Company Troika Dialog and ZAO Financial Consultant Troika Dialog to acquire 100 stake in Commercial Bank Bank of Troika Dialog . Shareholders of EFIC according to the FSA are Alexander Mashkevich , Patojo Shodiev and Alijan Ibragimov . On October 14, 2009 Michael Eggleton was appointed as a Chairman of the Board of the bank. ref http www.eurasian bank.kz Bot generated title ref ref http www.finchannel.com news flash Banks 66293 Moody s assigns B1 to Eurasian Bank Kazakhstan bond issue negative outlook The FINANCIAL Moody s assigns B1 to Eurasian Bank Kazakhstan bond issue negative outlook Bot generated title ref ref http business.highbeam.com company profiles info 1284852 eurasian bank Eurasian Bank Almaty company profile, news ... more details
This term has two different meanings Eurasian plate The tectonic plate covering Eurasia . Euro Asian Steppe The vast steppe ecoregion of Eurasia. disambig ... more details
Image Eurasian Home logo.png thumb Eurasian Home analytical and information resource is an open forum for dialogue and reflection, bringing together experts, politicians and journalists from the New Independent States , Russia , European Union , Asia and Americas America . The website is first of all a platform where representatives of different countries can freely discuss issues concerning global and regional integration in Eurasia . Among priority topics of the website are political and economic processes in Eurasia and America integration concepts and strategies in the world integration between the countries of the former Soviet Union the search for models of effective economic integration economic and political interaction between the countries of the CIS as well as with the rest of the world EU , USA etc. . The Eurasian Home website was launched in 2004 by the Russian non profit Eurasia Heritage Foundation . Goals The goals of the Eurasian Home website are the involving experts from different countries in discussion of the major political and economic issues which are currently of high priority for Russia, New Independent States, and members of the EU presenting research results along with analytical and expert assessments to the governmental agencies, international organizations, NGO s, private companies. Structure Eurasian Home provides expert opinions, comments of prominent journalists, analytical reports and researches conducted by the leading think tanks, the most relevant publications on Eurasia. Besides, the website provides the unique profiles of the regional integration .... The website s audience are users from over seventy countries. Eurasian Home actively participates ... users. Eurasian Home Columnists Jules Evans, British journalist, London Kevin O Flynn, British freelance ... journalist, Minsk External links http eurasianhome.org xml t default.xml?lang en&s 1 Eurasian Home ... Experts of Eurasian Home http fundeh.org eng Eurasia Heritage Foundation website Eurasion Home materials ... more details
more footnotes date May 2011 Taxobox name Eurasian Spoonbill status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Eurasian Spoonbill.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Pelecaniformes familia Threskiornithidae genus Spoonbill Platalea species P. leucorodia binomial Platalea leucorodia binomial authority Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1758 The Eurasian Spoonbill or Common Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae , breeding in southern Eurasia from Spain to Japan , and also in North Africa . In Europe, only The Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Hungary and Greece have sizeable populations. ref Overdijk 2002, p. 88 ref Most birds bird migration migrate to the tropics in winter, with Europe an breeders mainly going to Africa , but a few remaining in mild winter areas of western Europe south to the United Kingdom . This species is almost unmistakable in most of its range. The breeding bird is all white except for its dark legs, black bill with a yellow tip, and a yellow breast patch like a pelican . It has a crest in the breeding season. Non breeders lack the crest and breast patch, and immature ... with their necks outstretched. The Eurasian Spoonbill differs from the African Spoonbill with which ... A study of mitochondrial DNA of the spoonbills found that the Eurasian Spoonbill is sister taxon to a clade ... 2603 pages 53 60 issn 1175 5326 ref The Eurasian Spoonbill has three subspecies P. l. leucorodia ... separated as P. l. major Habitat and behaviour The Eurasian Spoonbill occurs in marshy wetlands ... colonies with stork s or heron s. The Eurasian Spoonbill usually lays four eggs. It feeds on various fish , crustaceans and amphibians . The Eurasian Spoonbill is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA applies. Notes Reflist References ... eurasian spoonbill platalea leucorodia Common Spoonbill videos, photos & sounds on the Internet ... more details
Infobox Geopolitical organization conventional long name Collapsible list title center Eurasian Union ... center center small be icon small center linking name the Eurasian Union image map ... Russian leader title1 Eurasian Commission Heads leader name1 Three people to be determined by 1 ... 18 November 2011 established event4 Eurasian Economic Space small active small established date4 nowrap 1 January 2012 established event5 Eurasian Union small planned small established date5 2015 area ... The Eurasian Union EAU IPAc en j e n j u n j n audio EAU.ogg is a proposed economic ... , Tajikistan ref cite news title Putin calls for the Eurasian Union url http www.b92.net eng news ... accessdate 4 October 2011 ref ref name bbc1 cite news title Putin calls for Eurasian Union of ex ... news title Russia s Putin says wants to build Eurasian Union first Gleb last Bryanski url http news.yahoo.com russias putin says wants build eurasian union 222139037.html newspaper Yahoo News agency ... university. ref cite news title Kazakhstan welcomes Putin s Eurasian Union concept url http www.telegraph.co.uk news worldnews asia kazakhstan 8808500 Kazakhstan welcomes Putins Eurasian Union concept.html ... the Eurasian Union by 2015. ref name bbc18Nov2011 cite news title Russia sees union with Belarus ... integration and established the Eurasian Commission modelled on the European Commission and the Eurasian ... ref Membership The Eurasian Union is said to be the brainchild of Vladimir Putin in the wake of his .... ref http www.ft.com intl cms s 0 201515a4 ef4e 11e0 918b 00144feab49a.html?ftcamp rss Putin s Eurasian ... Orlov stated that apart from post Soviet states, membership to the Eurasian Union could be expanded ... cite news title Moscow fleshes out Eurasian Union plans url http www.euractiv.com europes east moscow fleshes eurasian union plans news 509042 newspaper EurActiv date 17 November 2011 accessdate 19 November 2011 ref According to Vladimir Putin, the Eurasian Union would build upon the best values of the Soviet ... more details
Taxobox name Eurasian Lynx ref name msw3 MSW3 Wozencraft pages 541 ref status LC trend down status system ... synonyms Felis lynx small Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 small br range map Eurasian Lynx area.png range map caption Eurasian Lynx range The Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx is a medium sized Felidae cat native ... been classified as Least Concern , populations of Eurasian lynx have been reduced or local extinction extirpate d from western Europe, where it is now being reintroduced. Physical characteristics The Eurasian ... title Eurasian lynx date 24 April 1997 accessdate 2007 05 28 ref ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk nature wildfacts factfiles 27.shtml title Science & Nature Wildfacts Eurasian lynx publisher ... tip, black tufts of hair on its ears, and a long grey and white ruff. During the summer, the Eurasian ... from southern populations, Eurasian lynx with heavily spotted fur may exist close to others with plain ... 8 ref Eurasian lynx make a range of vocalizations, but are generally silent outside of the breeding ..., and loud meow like sounds in the female. ref name WCoW Eurasian lynx are secretive, and because ... Image Lynx lynx poing.jpg thumb left Eurasian lynx. Lynx prey on hare s, rabbit s, rodent ... may be forced to switch to larger prey. Eurasian lynx hunt using both vision and hearing, and often climb onto high rocks or fallen trees to scan the surrounding area. The Eurasian lynx inhabits ... parts of their range, Eurasian lynx will descend into the lowlands in winter, following their prey ... important predators of the Eurasian lynx are the gray wolf and the wolverine . ref name Heptner V.G. ... is scarce, the Eurasian lynx is mainly nocturnality nocturnal or crepuscular , and spends the day .... The hunting area of Eurasian lynx can be anything from convert 20 to 450 km2 sqmi 0 abbr on , depending ..., which tend to occupy exclusive, rather than overlapping, hunting ranges. The Eurasian lynx can travel ... of the hunting territory. ref name WCoW Life cycle Image Lynx kitten.jpg thumb Eurasian lynx kitten ... more details
Taxobox name Eurasian Treecreeper status LC status ref ref name IUCN IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International ... s Treecreeper The Eurasian Treecreeper or Common Treecreeper Certhia familiaris is a small passerine ... Europe an range, by its different song. The Eurasian Treecreeper has nine or more subspecies which breed ... are vulnerable to attack by woodpeckers and mammals, including squirrels. The Eurasian Treecreeper ... Harrap The Eurasian Treecreeper is 12.5 cm 5 in long and weighs 7.0&ndash 12.9 gram ... name Harrap The range of the Eurasian Treecreeper overlaps with that of several other treecreepers, which can present local identification problems. In Europe, the Eurasian Treecreeper shares much of its ... different from the song of Eurasian Treecreeper however, both species have been known to sing the other s song. ref name Harrap Three Himalayan subspecies of Eurasian Treecreeper are now sometimes given ... BirdLife International accessdate 2008 05 27 ref but if they are retained as subspecies of Eurasian, they have to be distinguished from three other South Asian treecreepers. The plain tail of Eurasian ... Treecreeper is more difficult to separate from Eurasian, but has more contrasting cinnamon, rather ..., and the American species call is much like that of Eurasian Treecreeper. In appearance, Brown Creeper is more like Short toed than Eurasian, but a vagrant might still not be possible to identify ... Short toed Treecreeper , a confusion species in Europe thumb The Eurasian Treecreeper ... of Eurasian Treecreeper The Eurasian Treecreeper belongs to the northern group, along with the North ... of Eurasian Treecreeper, but has closer affinities to Short toed Treecreeper, and is normally ... of Eurasian Treecreeper, depending on the taxonomic view taken, which are all very similar and often ... thumb Central European bird feeding on a trunk The Eurasian Treecreeper is the most ... name BTO it frequents broadleaved or mixed woodland in preference to conifers. The Eurasian Treecreeper ... more details
File Arctic Ocean bathymetric features.png thumb 350px Main bathymetric topographic features of the Arctic Ocean The Eurasian Basin , is one of the two major basins into which the North Polar Basin of the Arctic Ocean is split by the Lomonosov Ridge the other one being the Amerasian Basin . It is an extension of the North Atlantic Basin . It is further split by the Nansen Gakkel Ridge into the Nansen Basin and the Fram Basin . The latter basin is the deepest one of the Arctic Ocean and has the geographic North Pole located over its floor. It is bounded from the South by Greenland , Svalbard archipelago and Taymyr Peninsula . Its maximum depth is over 12,780ft. The continental shelf around the Eurasian Basin is very narrow, averaging 23 58 mi. ref http www.nrlmry.navy.mil forecaster handbooks Arctic Forecasters 20Handbook 20for 20the 20Arctic.02.pdf Physical characteristics of the Arctic ref It is believed to be of Cenozoic origin it was created about 63 m.y. ago by the spreading of the sea floor. ref Plate Tectonics Model for the Evolution of the Arctic , Geology , vol. 2, Issue 8, p.377 1974 doi 10.1130 2F0091 7613 281974 292 3C377 3APTMFTE 3E2.0.CO 3B2 ref References references Category Arctic Ocean Category Oceanic basins es Cuenca euroasi tica ... more details
Taxobox name Eurasian Coot status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name IUCN IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 49004 title Fulica atra downloaded 10 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern. ref image Eurasian Coot.jpg image caption Feeding in Tasmania , Australia regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Gruiformes familia Rallidae genus Fulica species F. atra binomial Fulica atra binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 synonyms Fulica prior small De Vis, 1888 small ref Condon, H. T. 1975 Checklist of the Birds of Australia Non Passerines Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, 57 311 ref The Eurasian Coot , Fulica atra , also known as Coot , is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae . The Australian subspecies is known as the Australian Coot . Distribution The Coot breeds across much of the Old World on freshwater lakes and ponds. It occurs and breeds in Europe , Asia , Australia , and Africa . The species has recently expanded its range into New Zealand . It is resident in the milder parts of its range, but bird migration migrates further south and west ... A Eurasian Coot s call description The call of a Eurasian Coot, recorded in Homebush Bay style float .... Behaviour File Eurasian coots juveniles with adult.jpg thumb Adult with a pair of juveniles The Coot ... related to predator avoidance. ref van den Hout PJ 2006 Dense foraging flotillas of Eurasian ..., and makes short dives from a little jump. Breeding File Eurasian Coot chick.jpg thumb Young chick in Australia ... 40 2 131 136 ref Status The Eurasian Coot is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA applies. Gallery gallery File Limmat Dietikon ... fulica atra.jpg Parent feeding its chicks File Soth ns 6.JPG Eurasian Coots in Stadsparken city park ... fulica atra Eurasian Coot videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection http www.ibercajalav.net ... more details
Taxobox name Eurasian Widgeon status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name IUCN IUCN 2009 ref image Anas penelope kuribo cropped.jpg image width 250px image caption regnum Animalia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Anseriformes familia Anatidae subfamilia Anatinae genus Anas subgenus Mareca species A. penelope binomial Anas penelope binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 The Eurasian Wigeon , also known as Widgeon or Eurasian Widgeon Anas penelope , previously Mareca penelope is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas . It is common and widespread within its range. This species was first described by Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 under its current scientific name. ref name Linnaeus Linnaeus, C. 1758 ref Description This dabbling duck is convert 42 52 cm in abbr on long with a convert 71 80 cm in abbr on wingspan, and a weight of convert 500 1073 g lb abbr on . ref name Floyd Floyd, T. 2008 ref ref name CRC CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. Editor . CRC Press 1992 , ISBN 978 0849342585. ref The breeding male has grey flanks and back, with a black rear end and a dark green speculum .... It migrates to southern Asia and Africa . ref name Clements In Great Britain and Ireland the Eurasian ... Corners and the southern Appalachians . ref name Floyd ref name Dunn Behaviour and habitat The Eurasian ... that sounds like pjiew pjiew , whereas the female has a low growl rawr . The Eurasian Wigeon is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds ... www.aba.org birding v37n2p156.pdf Aging of American and Eurasian Wigeons in female type plumages ... birds guide w wigeon index.asp RSPB A to Z of UK Birds http ibc.lynxeds.com species eurasian wigeon anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection br clear ... Birds of Iran Wigeon, Eurasian Category Birds of Asia Category Birds of Bhutan Category Birds of India ... more details
Taxobox image Eurasian Curlew.jpg image width 240px status NT status system iucn3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves subclassis Neornithes infraclassis Neognathae superordo Neoaves ordo Charadriiformes subordo Scolopaci monotypic don t link familia Scolopacidae genus Curlew Numenius species N. arquata binomial Numenius arquata binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 The Eurasian Curlew , Numenius arquata , is a wader in the large family biology family Scolopacidae . It is one of the most widespread of the curlew s, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia . In Europe, this species is often referred to just as the Curlew , and in Scotland known as the whaup in Scots language Scots . File Numenius arquata male flying.jpg thumb left Male in flight. Note pointed tail formed by the feet. This is the largest wader in its range, at convert 50 60 cm in abbr on in length, with a convert 89 106 cm in abbr on wingspan and a body weight of convert 410 1360 g lb abbr on . ref name CRC CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. Editor . CRC Press 1992 , ISBN 978 0849342585. ref It is mainly greyish brown, with a white back, and a very long curved bill. Males ... to recognize the sex of a single Eurasian Curlew, or even several ones as there is much variation ... the tail tip in the Eurasian Curlew the feet are longer, forming a conspicuous point . This is a bird ... wary. Highly gregarious outside the breeding season, the Eurasian Curlew feeds by probing soft mud ... arises. Image Eggs Numenius arquata.jpg thumb left A clutch eggs clutch of Eurasian Curlew ... on the Conservation of African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA applies. Formerly classified ... mnh nature nsbirds bns0137.htm Eurasian Curlew . Retrieved 2008 MAY 23. Wiles, Gary J. Worthington ... http ibc.lynxeds.com species eurasian curlew numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew videos, photos & sounds ... Category Birds of Turkey Category Birds of Iran Curlew, Eurasian Category British Isles coastal ... more details
Taxobox name Eurasian Bittern status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2008 assessors BirdLife International year 2008 id 144718 title Botaurus stellaris downloaded 4 February 2009 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern. ref image Botaurus stellaris Marek Szczepanek .jpg image width regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Pelecaniformes familia Ardeidae genus Botaurus species B. stellaris binomial Botaurus stellaris binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 The Eurasian Bittern or Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae . It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA applies. Etymology The Latin for bittern, Botaurus , also refers to the bull. The other part of its scientific name, stellata is the Latin for starry , in reference to its Feather plumage . Its folk names include barrel maker , bog bull , bog hen , bog trotter and mire drum , mainly with reference to its voice or habitat. Butterbump derives from Norfolk and refers to its high fat content when eaten as food. Description Bitterns are thickset herons with bright, pale, buffy brown plumage covered with dark streaks and bars, similar in appearance to the to the American Bittern , Botaurus lentiginosa . The Eurasian or Great Bittern ... News ref Races Besides the Eurasian race, Botaurus s. stellaris , another race, Botaurus s. capensis exists in southern Africa, ref Cite web last first title Eurasian Bittern, The Internet Bird Collection url http ibc.lynxeds.com species eurasian bittern botaurus stellaris accessdate 2009 02 16 postscript ... or bull like boom , easily audible from a distance of two miles on a calm night. Surveys of Eurasian Bitterns are carried out by noting the number of distinct male booms in a given area. In fiction Eurasian ... stellaris ARKive Stills, video http www.bbc.co.uk nature species Eurasian Bittern BBC Wildlife Finder ... more details
Taxobox name Eurasian Sparrowhawk status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name birdlife cite web ... br A. n. nisus br A. n. punicus br A. n. wolterstorffi The Eurasian or Northern Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae . Adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawks ... birds, the Eurasian Sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns ... convert 500 g oz or more. The Eurasian Sparrowhawk is found throughout the temperate and subtropical ... for winter, their southern counterparts remain resident or make dispersive movements. Eurasian Sparrowhawks ... built up in the bird population and the concentrations in Eurasian Sparrowhawks were enough to kill ... common, classified as being of Least Concern by BirdLife International . The Eurasian Sparrowhawk ... increased numbers of Eurasian Sparrowhawks and declines in some farmland and woodland birds after World War II. Studies of racing pigeon deaths found that Eurasian Sparrowhawks were responsible for less than 1 . Falconry Falconers have utilised the Eurasian Sparrowhawk since at least the 16th century ... Shakespeare , Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes . Taxonomy Within the Accipitridae family, the Eurasian ... word sperhauk and Old English spearhafoc , a hawk which hunts sparrows. The Old Norse name for the Eurasian ... 6 ref England English folk names for the Eurasian Sparrowhawk include Blue Hawk, referring to the adult ... 1979 location publisher Book Club Association pages 84 85 isbn 0233970371 ref The Eurasian Sparrowhawk ... dictionary chapter454.html publisher University of Adelaide accessdate 1 February 2009 ref The Eurasian ... subspecies. ref cite web url http www.birds.kz Accipiter 20nisus indexe.html title Eurasian ... often killed by the larger female Eurasian Sparrowhawks males usually hunt smaller prey. The Eurasian ... midline stripe. ref name pcr The Eurasian Sparrowhawk s pale underparts and darker upperparts are an example ... Eurasian Sparrowhawks is typical of woodland dwelling predatory birds, while the adult male s bluish ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2011 Image Plates tect2 en.svg thumb 300px legend 80A878 The Eurasian plate, shown in green The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate which includes most of the continent of Eurasia a landmass consisting of the traditional continent s of Europe and Asia , with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent , the Arabian subcontinent , and the area east of the Chersky Range in East Siberia . It also includes oceanic crust extending westward to the Mid Atlantic Ridge and northward to the Gakkel Ridge . The eastern side is a boundary with the North American Plate to the north and a boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate to the south, and possibly with the Okhotsk Plate and the Amurian Plate . The southerly side is a boundary with the African Plate to the west, the Arabian Plate in the middle and the Indo Australian Plate to the east. The westerly side is a divergent boundary with the North American Plate forming the northernmost part of the Mid Atlantic Ridge, which is straddled by Iceland . The 1973 eruption of Eldfell , the volcano of the Icelandic island Heimaey , caused by the North American and the Eurasian plates pulling apart, is a result of divergent boundary divergent plate boundary forces. Notes reflist Tectonic plates Category Tectonic plates Category Eurasia Category Natural history of Asia Category Geography of Asia Category Natural history of Europe Category Geology of Europe Category Environment of Iceland Category Geology of Iceland Category Geology of the Pacific Ocean Category Geology of the Atlantic Ocean tectonics stub af Eurasiese plaat ar bn be ca Placa eurasi tica cv cs Euroasijsk deska da Eurasiske Plade de Eurasische Platte et Euraasia laam es Placa Euroasi tica eo E razia plato eu Eurasiako plaka fr Plaque eurasienne ko hi hr Euroazijska plo a id Lempeng Eurasia it Placca euroasiatica he sw Bamba la Ulaya Asia mr ... more details
Merge Haplogroup CT Y DNA date September 2009 Eurasian Adam also known as Australian Eurasian Adam or Out of Africa Adam ref http books.google.com books?id zdeWdF NQhEC&pg PA187&lpg PA187 Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution A Synthesis , By Linda Stone, Paul F. Lurquin, 2007, ISBN 1405150890, page 187 ref is a name given to the man who was the common male line patrilinial ancestor of all men with the single nucleotide polymorphism mutation on the Y chromosome known as M168 . ref name Johnson http books.google.com books?id bmHe2MU4pycC&pg PA100&lpg PA100 Darwinian Detectives Revealing the Natural History of Genes and Genomes , by Norman A. Johnson, 2007, ISBN 0195306759, 9780195306750 ref In other words he is the most recent common patrilineal ancestor of all men in Haplogroup CT Y DNA Haplogroup CT , the haplogroup which is defined by having a common ancestor who had M168. According to current research, he probably lived in Africa ref name Karafet Karafet et al. 2008 , http www.genome.org cgi content abstract gr.7172008v1 New Binary Polymorphisms Reshape and Increase Resolution of the Human Y Chromosomal Haplogroup Tree , Genome Research, DOI 10.1101 gr.7172008 ref and his descendants and his male line descendants are the only prehistoric one to survive outside of Africa into modern times. They also dominate the male population of Africa. This term was developed in imitation of the concept of the more well known Y Chromosome Adam indicating his important status as a second major point in human patrilineal history. However it is important to keep in mind that Eurasian Adam is named this way only to indicate his status as a founding father of a large male line within humanity his name is not meant to imply a correspondence with Adam Biblical Adam . Eurasian Adam would have been a distant descendant of Y chromosomal Adam , the patrilineal most recent common ancestor MRCA of all living men. This second scientific Adam would not have been the same man made who first had the M168 ... more details
of Eurasian Bullfinch, is today recognized as a distinct species. The European Bullfinch is peculiar ... in the Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula . Auk journal Auk 123 2 383 392. Digital Object Identifier ... File Pyrrhula pyrrhula bird table pair 8.jpg A pair of Eurasian Bullfinches feeding at a bird ..., Simone Pellatt, E. Jayne & Freckleton, Robert 2006 Unusual sperm morphology in the Eurasian Bullfinch ... more details
Taxobox name Eurasian Dotterel image Charadrius morinellus male.jpg image width 200px range map Charadrius morinellus distr..png range map caption br legend0 FF9900 Summer border solid 1px black legend0 0000FF Winter border solid 1px black regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Charadriiformes familia Charadriidae genus Charadrius species C. morinellus binomial Charadrius morinellus binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 The Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus , or in Europe just Dotterel , is a small wader in the plover family of bird s. It breeds in the Arctic tundra of northern Eurasia , from Norway to eastern Siberia , and on suitable mountain plateaus such as the Scotland Scottish highlands and the Alps . It nests in a bare ground scrape and lays two to four eggs. This species is bird migration migratory , wintering in a narrow belt across north Africa from Morocco eastwards to Iran . Migration stopovers are traditional, and small parties trips of Dotterels pass through each year at these usually inland arable or grassy sites. The winter habitat is semi desert. This plover is smaller and more compact than Eurasian Golden Plover . It has a striking whitish supercilium in all plumages and has plain wings in flight. Adults in summer are unmistakable, with a chestnut breast bordered above with white, black belly and warm brown back. The legs are yellow, and the short bill is black. As with the phalarope s, the female is brighter than the male. The male dotterel generally is responsible for incubation and looks after the chicks. In most cases the cock dotterel successfully prevents other males from getting his mate and fertilizing her eggs. He usually rears chicks that he has fathered. blockquote Only 4.6 2 44 of chicks were not the genetic ... repetitive whistle. The Eurasian Dotterel is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA applies. Observations on the Dotterel ... more details
Taxobox name Eurasian Woodcock status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2006 assessors ... Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1758 The Eurasian Woodcock , Scolopax ... 6 ref The Eurasian Woodcock has Camouflage Cryptic coloration in nature cryptic camouflage to suit .... ref name bwpi Taxonomy The Eurasian Woodcock was given its current Binomial nomenclature scientific ... accessdate 13 September 2009 ref Distribution and habitat About one third of the world s Eurasian ... Eurasian Woodcock work Datazone url http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp ... Narodowy , Poland The Eurasian Woodcock has a large range, with an estimated Global Extent of Occurrence ... evaluated as Least Concern . The most important threat to the population of the Eurasian Woodcock ..., F., Corda, E., Gossmann, F., Fritz, H. year 2005 title Habitat selection of the Eurasian woodcock in winter ... may have an impact in future. ref name bli The Eurasian Woodcock s required breeding habitat ... are important. In winter, Eurasian Woodcock also use scrubland during the day ref name bin but in freezing weather they may use intertidal mud. ref name bli Behaviour Eurasian Woodcock are crepuscular ... Eurasian Woodcock showed that 95 of calls could be attributed correctly to individual birds, and concluded ... afficheN&cpsidt 19993552 ref Eurasian Woodcock nest on the ground in low cover in woodland or tall Calluna ... name brit Food and feeding Eurasian Woodcock forage in soft soil in thickets, usually well hidden from ... low densities of Eurasian Woodcock in predominantly Arable land arable areas. ref name bin ... of trapping Eurasian Woodcock formerly used in northern England Long parallel rows of stones or stick ... the factors affecting the populations of wintering Eurasian Woodcock. The mortality and survival ... Eraud, C., Barbraud, C., Ferrand, Y. year 2004 title Factors affecting population dynamics of Eurasian ... of breeding Eurasian Woodcock and the structure of their habitat. ref cite web author title BTO ... more details
Taxobox name Eurasian Beaver status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors ... fulltext.pdf accessdate 2012 01 01 ref C. f. orientoeuropeas ref name Milishnikov The Eurasian ... ref Physiology Physical characteristics The fur colour of Eurasian beavers varies geographically ... between brown and blackish brown. ref name andy Eurasian beavers on average weigh 18 kg ... differences. Eurasian beavers tend to have less rounded heads, longer, narrower muzzles, thinner ... them less capable of bipedal locomotion than the North American species. Eurasian beavers have longer ..., and in the middle for the latter. The nasal opening for the Eurasian species is triangular, unlike that of the North American race which is square. The foramen magnum is rounded in the Eurasian beaver, and triangular in the North American. The anal gland s of the Eurasian beaver are larger ..., the guard hairs of the Eurasian beaver have a longer hollow medulla at their tips. Fur colour is also different. Overall, 66 of Eurasian beavers have pale brown or beige fur, 20 have reddish brown ... compatible. North American beavers have 40 chromosomes , while Eurasian beavers have ... between a male North American beaver and a female Eurasian resulting in one stillborn kit. These factors ... andy Subspecies of Eurasian beaver Historically eight subspecies of Castor fiber were described, one ..., but has been recently refuted based on genetic studies. ref cite journal title Sourcing Eurasian ... Mitochondrial phylogeography of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber L. authors Durka W, Babik W, DuCroz .... ref cite journal title Genetic variation and population structure of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber ... 01 ref Reproduction Eurasian beaver have one litter per year, coming into estrus for only 12 to 24 hours ... 2011 06 25 publisher Cornell University Press year 2003 isbn 9780801440984 ref Range The Eurasian or European ... m51734p93337273j accessdate 2010 09 08 ref 83 of Eurasian beavers live in the former Soviet Union ... more details
Taxobox name Eurasian Oystercatcher status LC status system iucn3.1 image Haematopus ostralegus Norway.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Charadriiformes familia Oystercatcher Haematopodidae genus Oystercatcher Haematopus species H. ostralegus binomial Haematopus ostralegus binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 range map Haematopus ostralegus distr.png range map width 240px range map caption Eurasian Oystercatcher range. Yellow summer only, blue winter only, green all year resident. The Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus also known as the Common Pied Oystercatcher , or in Europe just Oystercatcher , is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with three races breeding in western Europe , central Eurasia , Kamchatka Peninsula Kamchatka , China , and Western coast of Korean peninsula Korea . No other oystercatcher occurs within this area. This oystercatcher is the national bird of the Faroe Islands , where it is called tjaldur . Description Image Austernfischer01.jpg thumb left H. o. ostralegus at the Norwegian bird island Runde Image Haematopus ostralegus roost.jpg left thumb H. o. ostralegus group at a high tide roost St Mary s Island, Tyne and Wear England The Oystercatcher is one of the largest wader s in the region. It is convert 40 45 cm in long beak bill 8&ndash 9 cm with a wing span convert 80 85 cm in . ref name BWP cite book title The Birds of the Western Palearctic Abridged year 1997 publisher OUP isbn 019854099X ref They are obvious and noisy plover plover like bird s, with black and white plumage , red legs and strong ... Helm, London. External links wikispecies Haematopus ostralegus http ibc.lynxeds.com species eurasian oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher videos, photos & sounds on the Internet ... commons Haematopus ostralegus Category Shorebirds Oystercatcher, Eurasian Category Haematopodidae ... more details
and female. br Note typical wide white wing stripe and conspicuous face markings of male. The Eurasian ... Eurasian Teal A. crecca , drake in nuptial plumage note horizontal white stripe from shoulder The Eurasian ... , drake in nuptial plumage note vertical white stripe from shoulder Whether the Eurasian and Green ... 1999 , Sangster et al. 2002 ref The Eurasian Teal was first scientifically named by Carl Linnaeus in his ... name of the Eurasian Teal &ndash unchanged since Linnaeus time &ndash translates as duck that makes ... birds at Purbasthali , Burdwan District of West Bengal India The Eurasian Teal breeds across ... Carolina . ref name mbc8792 Altogether, the Eurasian Teal is much less common than its American ... for habitat on the wintering grounds. The IUCN and BirdLife International classify the Eurasian ... The Eurasian Teal is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African Eurasian ... waters and even in sheltered inlet s and lagoon s along the seashore. ref name mbc8792 The Eurasian ... Teal http thebirdguide.com identification Eurasian Teal teal hybrid.htm An article about hybrid ... more details
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