Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Gruiformes > Rallidae > Porzana > Porzana parvaPorzana parva (Little Crake)Synonyms: Crex pusilla; Porzana minuta; Porzana parva parva; Rallus parvus (homotypic); Zapornia parva (homotypic) The little crake (Porzana parva) is a very small waterbird of the family Rallidae. The genus name Porzana is derived from Venetian terms for small rails, and parva is Latin for "small". Its breeding habitat is reed beds in Europe, mainly in the east, and just into western Asia. This species is migratory, wintering in Africa. The little crake is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 9.07574 EDGE Score: 2.31013 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 53 grams | | Birth Weight [2] | 7.9 grams | | Female Weight [4] | 61 grams | | Male Weight [4] | 53 grams | | Weight Dimorphism [4] | 15.1 % |  | | Diet [3] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Granivore, Herbivore | | Diet - Invertibrates [3] | 80 % | | Diet - Plants [3] | 10 % | | Diet - Seeds [3] | 10 % | | Forages - Ground [3] | 50 % | | Forages - Water Surface [3] | 50 % | | | Clutch Size [5] | 8 | | Clutches / Year [6] | 2 | | Fledging [4] | 48 days | | Incubation [4] | 16 days | | Mating Display [2] | Ground display | | Maximum Longevity [4] | 6 years | | Migration [7] | Intercontinental | | Wing Span [6] | 14 inches (.36 m) | | | Female Maturity [4] | 0 years 12 months |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
Greece, Turkey, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe |
Kazahkstan, Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Alps conifer and mixed forests |
Italy, France, Switzerland, Slovenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Altai steppe and semi-desert |
Kazahkstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands |
Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt , Iraq, Jordan, Syria |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert |
Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Atlantic mixed forests |
France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Azerbaijan shrub desert and steppe |
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Balkan mixed forests |
Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Baltic mixed forests |
Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Poland |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Carpathian montane forests |
Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests |
Iran, Azerbaijan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Caspian lowland desert |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Asian northern desert |
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Asian riparian woodlands |
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Asian southern desert |
Turkmenistan stretching, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central European mixed forests |
Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Moldovia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Crimean Submediterranean forest complex |
Russia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Dinaric Mountains mixed forests |
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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East European forest steppe |
Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern Anatolian montane steppe |
Iran, Turkey, Armenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests |
Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Syria |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Emin Valley steppe |
China, Kazakstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Gissaro-Alai open woodlands |
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert |
Oman, United Arab Emirates |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests |
Spain, Portugal |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Illyrian deciduous forests |
Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Kazakh forest steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Kazakh semi-desert |
Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Kazakh steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Kazakh upland |
Kazahkstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Mesopotamian shrub desert |
Iraq, Syria, Jordan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Middle East steppe |
Syria, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Nile Delta flooded savanna |
Egypt |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests |
France, Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Northwest Iberian montane forests |
Portugal, Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Northwestern thorn scrub forests |
India, Pakistan |
Indo-Malayan |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Pamir alpine desert and tundra |
China, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Pannonian mixed forests |
Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Pindus Mountains mixed forests |
Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Po Basin mixed forests |
Italy |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Pontic steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Red Sea Nubo-Sindian tropical desert and semi-desert |
Egypt, Jordan, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Rodope montane mixed forests |
Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Sahara desert |
Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Niger |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Sarmatic mixed forests |
Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Scandinavian and Russian taiga |
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Morocco |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna |
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Taklimakan desert |
China |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Tarim Basin deciduous forests and steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Tian Shan foothill arid steppe |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Tian Shan montane conifer forests |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh |
Iran, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
France, Italy |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Ural montane forests and tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Western European broadleaf forests |
Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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| Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Arechaŭskaje |
Belarus |
A1, B3 |
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Balta Albă: Amara: Jirlău |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Barycz river valley |
Poland |
C1, C3, C4, C6 |
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Biebrza river valley |
Poland |
C1, C2, C6 |
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Comana |
Romania |
C1, C2, C4, C6 |
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Danube Delta |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Danube Delta and Razelm-Sinoe complex |
Romania |
A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1iii, B2, B3 |
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Dumbrăviţa: Rotbav: Măgura Codlei |
Romania |
C1, C6 |
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Dunărea Veche (Braţul Măcin) |
Romania |
C1, C2, C6 |
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Durankulak Lake |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Estuaires picards : baies de Somme et d'Authie |
France |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Fizes valley |
Romania |
C1, C6 |
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Iazurile de pe Văile Ibănesei: Başeului: Podrigăi |
Romania |
C1, C2, C4, C6 |
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Jegricka |
Serbia |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Kileinoye bog |
Russia (Central Asian) |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Konka river mouth |
Ukraine |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
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Kostrzyn River Valley |
Poland |
C1, C6 |
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Lake Fertő |
Hungary |
A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Lake Kis-Balaton |
Hungary |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Lake Strachina |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Llobregat delta |
Spain |
A1, A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1ii, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
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Lower Bug river valley |
Poland |
C1, C2, C6 |
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Luknajno lake |
Poland |
C6 |
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Mândra wetlands |
Romania |
C1, C6 |
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Măxineni |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Metelys, Dusia & Obelija lakes |
Lithuania |
A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Mid Prypiac' |
Belarus |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Neusiedler See |
Austria |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Nida Rivar Valley |
Poland |
C1, C3, C6 |
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Obedska bara |
Serbia |
B1i, B2, B3 |
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Oswin site |
Poland |
C6 |
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Pacsmag Lakes of Regöly |
Hungary |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Parízske marshes |
Slovakia |
B3 |
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Prostyr |
Belarus |
A1, B3 |
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Pryp'yat' river valley |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Ropka-Ihaste |
Estonia |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
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Ropotamo Complex |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, B1i, B1iii, B1iv, B2, C1, C2, C5, C6 |
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Shats'ki lakes |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Siiksaare-Oessaare bays |
Estonia |
A4i, B1i, C2, C3, C6 |
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Stokhod river valley |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Swidwie Site |
Poland |
C3, C6 |
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Tysmienica river valley |
Poland |
C1, C6 |
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Udaj river valley |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Upper Huczwa River Catchment |
Poland |
C1, C6 |
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Upper Narew River Valley |
Poland |
C1, C2, C6 |
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Väinameri |
Estonia |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Vallée de la Durance : de Tallard à Sisteron |
France |
B2, C6 |
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Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve |
Lithuania |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Caucasus |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey |
No |
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Horn of Africa |
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, Yemen |
No |
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Irano-Anatolian |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
No |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
No |
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Mountains of Central Asia |
Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
No |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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