alpines
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By Aaron Jones
Alpine Animals By Aaron
Marmots are members of a genus Marmota, in the
rodent family Sciuridae (Squirrels).
Marmots are generally
large ground Squirrels.
Those most often
referred to as Marmots
tend to live in the
mountainous area
such as the Sierra
Nevada's in the United
States or the European Alps.
Males commonly grow to a height of 90 to 101 centimeters and 35 to 40 inches. At the winter with a body
length of 149 to 171 centimeters and weigh from 67 to 117 kilograms (150 to
260)Ib.
A buck stands about 1 m ( 3.3 ft) at the shoulder to the
waist and can weigh considerably more than the female (around 30% more
in some case.
The first member of a genus to be described was the red-billed chough named Upupa
Pyrrhocorax by Linnaeus
in his systema naturae in
1758.
The kea was described by Ornithologist John Gould in 1858. It’s specific epithet, the latin term
notabilis means “noteworthy”.
These are small, fairy drab species superficially
similar, but unrelated to sparrows they are
generally regarded as being related to the
thrushes or the warbles. They are 14 to 18
centimeters in length, and weigh between 25 and 35
grams.
The Swifts are a family, Apodidae ,highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to shallows, but are actually
not closely related to passerine species at all swifts are in
separate order Apodiformes, which they share with
hummingbirds.
Dunnock
This is a Robin-Sized bird, 13.5-14 cm in length, fairly drab in
appearance and somewhat resembling a small house sparrow
with it’s streaked back and general shape. It is also brownish
underneath, and has a fine pointed bill. Adults have a grey a
grey head.
Picka’s are small mammals, with short
limbs and rounded ears. They are about 6-9
inches. In body length and weigh between 120
and 350 grams, depending on species.
The accipitridshave been variously
divided into some 5-10
subfamilies. Most share a very similar
morphology, but many of these groups contain taxa which are more aberrant.
Presentation by Aaron.