Terrestrial Fauna

Fauna refers to the animal life (including mammals, fish, and birds) of a particular region. The following are some of the most common terrestrial fauna (living on the land) to be found in Bellavista:

Black Grouse The black grouse or blackgame or blackcock is a large bird that is part of the grouse family. It is a sedentary species breeding across Northern Eurasia in moorland and bog areas.
Hazel Grouse The Hazel Grouse, also known as the Hazel Hen is a smaller member in the grouse family. It is, like the Black Grouse, a sedentary species breeding across Eurasia.
Gull Gulls or Seagulls are seabirds part of the family called Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are closely related to the family Sturnidae, and distantly related to auks, skimmers, and waders.
Owl Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes which includes about two hundred species of mostly nocturnal birds of prey.
Partridges Are medium sized non-migratory game birds. Sometimes they are grouped in the Perdicinae subfamily of Phasianidae.
Duck Is a very common name in the Waterfowl family Anatidae, which can also include geese, and swans. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than swans and geese.
Stork Storks are very long legged, and long necked wading birds with long stout bills. The Stork is in a family called Ciconiidae, and they make up the order Ciconiiformes.
Wild Goose The Goose is a waterfowl in the family Anatidae. This groups genera is Anser (the grey geese) and Branta (the black geese).
Elk Also known as Wapiti, are one of the largest species in the deer family Cervidae, and one of the largest land mammals in North America and Eastern Asia.
Fox Foxes are small to medium sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to the genera of the family Canidae. Foxes have a flattened skull, upright ears, a long bushy tail, and a long pointed snout.
Martens The Martens are part of the genus Martes, and within the subfamily of Mustelidae. Martens are very slender, agile and sly animals that are adapted to living in the taigas.
Mouflon The Mouflon, (Ovis orientalis orientalis group) is a subspecies group of the wild sheep. The Mouflon might be one of the two ancestors for all modern domestic sheep.
Roe Deer The European Roe Deer, or also known as the western Roe Deer, Chevreuil, Roe Deer, or just Roe is a Eurasian species of the deer. The male species of the Roe Deer is sometimes referred to as the Roebuck. The Roe Deer is a fairly small, reddish and grey-brown animal.
Wildcat The Wildcat is a fairly small cat native to much of Europe, Africa, the Southwest, Central Asia, and India. The Wildcat is very faintly striped, with sandy-grey-brown fur, and a large, fluffy tail.
Wild Boar Also known as Wild Swine, or Eurasian Wild Pig. Humans have spread the Wild Boar further, making it one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world. It has become an invasive species in some parts of where it has been spread.
Wolf Also known as the Timber Wolf or the Western Wolf is a canine that lives in the wilderness in Eurasia and North America. It is the largest living member of its family.