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An English-Spanish glossary of the Natural History of SpainA:
abeja : bee
acampo : dehesa
acentor alpino : Alpine accentor : Prunella collaris
acorn : bellota; glande; glà (Cat.) The acorn of the holm oak is the staple of that most Spanish of animals: the cerdo ibérico, which gives us jamón ibérico. Holm oak and similar acorns are also known as glandes. See: Acorns and rats in Castile. Islands of holm oak condemned?
adder : víbora (see snakes in Spain)
Spanish Imperial eagle recovering + Origin of Iberian Lynx and Imperial Eagle
See Ospreys in Spain
aiguamolls (Cat.): coastal marsh(es), as in Els Aiguamolls de l'Empordà which despite being a testimony of their former extent are still one of the best and most accessible bird watching sites in Spain. See Els Aiguamolls de l'Empordà + Els Aiguamolls and the legend of El Bruel + Wetlands in Spain
Albaran Sea : Mar de Albarán A part of the western basin of the Mediterranean Sea that extends from the Gibraltar Strait eastwards until it merges with the Balearic Sea . The Alboran Islands MORE TO COME
albufera : coastal marsh, the most famous of which is L' Albufera near Valencia. From the Arabic, al-buhaira, for 'the lagoon' or 'the small sea'. See Wetlands in Spain
alder : aliso
Algerian hedgehog: erizo moruno (Atelerix algirus). Restricted to the eastern Mediterranean coast where its numbers have been decimated by vehicles. Considered rare. See Hedgehogs in Spain Algerian mouse: ratón moruno (Mus spretus). Present everywhere except the Cantabrian strip and Pyrenees. Stays away from human habitation. Common in more arid areas. Absent from Canaries. Almeria. Read article here
Almanzor: Almanzor (2,592m) in the Sierra de Gredos is the highest mountain in Sistema Central and the province of Ávila . Read
alpine accentor : acentor alpino; cercavores (Cat) (Prunella collaris) See Alpine accentor in Spain alpine swift : vencejo real; ballester (Cat.) (Apus melba) alquería : isolated farmhouse or group of farm buildings. Particularly in the Basque Country where in Euskera they are known as baserrias
Altamira : On a summer's day in 1879, an amateur anthropologist and his eight-year old daughter were exploring the area around Santillana del Mar, when they came across an opening to a cave. It had been exposed a few years previously by a landslide provoked by heavy rains. A hunter had chanced upon it the year before, but finding no bears or wolves, he continued on his way. Intrigued, father and daughter lit their charcoal lamps and climbed in through the entrance. As the anthropologist scoured the floor for bones and arrowheads his daughter looked up to the cave's ceiling and exclaimed, "Look Dad, they're cows! ( Mira, Papá, son bueyes )" .
american mink : visón americano (Mustela vision). European and American mink amphibian : anfibio
Aneto: the highest mountain in the Pyrenees at 3,404 metres is part of the Maladetta ridge. The Aneto glacier is still the Read.
ant : hormiga formiga (Cat.); black ant : hormiga negra ; ant nest : hormiguero See ants in Spain
antler : asta antlers : cornamenta
apple : manzana; poma (Cat.); apple tree: manzano apple orchard : manzanal
aquatic warbler : carricerín cejudo; boscarla d'aigua (Cat) (Acrocephalus paludicola) aquatic warbler - aquifer : acuífero
Arctic skua : págalo parásito; paràsit cuapunxegut (Cat) (Stercorarius parasiticus) arctic skua Arctic tern : charrán ártico; xatrac àrtic (Cat) (Sterna paradisaea) -arctic tern
ash : fresno
Asturiana de la Montaña : breed of Asturian cow with a reddish hide and black rings around its eyes. Also known as casina. Currently endangered. In theory, provides milk for casina cheese.
External links: Atlantic : Atlántico See Atlantic and Mediterranean seas of Spain Atlantic puffin : frailecillo atlántico; Fraret (Cat.) ( Fratercula arctica)
Audouin's gull : gaviota de Audouin; Gavina corsa (Cat.) (Larus audouinii)
avocet : avoceta común : Bec d'alena : Recurvirostra avosetta
azure-winged magpie : rabilargo; Garsa blava (Cat.) (Cyanopica cyanus)
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