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 Translation for 'black-winged' from English to French
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vanneau {m} à ailes noires [Vanellus melanopterus]
(greater) black-winged lapwing
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élanion {m} blac [Elanus caeruleus]
black-winged kite
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élanion {m} blanc [Elanus caeruleus]
black-winged kite
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inséparable {f} d'Abyssinie [Agapornis taranta]
black-winged lovebird
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échasse {f} blanche [Himantopus himantopus]
black-winged stilt
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chardonneret {m} jaune [Carduelis tristis, syn. : Astragalinus tristis, Spinus tristis]
black-winged yellow bird
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vanneau {m} terne [Vanellus lugubris]
lesser black-winged lapwing
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guifette {f} leucoptère [Chlidonias leucopterus]
white-winged (black) tern
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Usage Examples English
  • In northwestern Victoria, the black-winged currawong (subspecies "melanoptera" of the grey) does have a darker plumage than other grey subspecies, but its wings lack the white primaries of the pied currawong.
  • The genus "Charadrius" was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the black-winged stilt ("Himantopus himantopus") as the type species.
  • The notable bird species found in Pančevo are the white-tailed eagle, black storks, bullfinch and black-winged stilt.
  • The black-winged kite is a species primarily of open land and semi-deserts in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia, but it has a foothold within Europe in Spain and Portugal.
  • Egrets and Black-winged kites are common in agricultural areas.

  • It is anticipated that a combination of lower flows in the Great Ouse and higher sea water levels will make it harder to manage drainage, although more areas of shallow water might benefit potential colonising breeders including the glossy ibis, black-winged stilt and various heron and egret species.
  • In the coastal salt lakes of the Strait of Messina species like glossy ibis, flamingos and black-winged stilt stop to rest.
  • Black-winged lovebirds also eat insects and figs, and black-collared lovebirds have a special dietary requirement for native figs, making them difficult to keep in captivity.
  • Elanine kites have a near-worldwide distribution, with two endemic species found in the Americas, two in Australia, and one in Africa, while the black-winged kite is found over a vast range from Europe and Africa in the west to Southeast Asia in the east.
  • It was introduced by the French zoologist Jules-César Savigny in 1809 with the black-winged kite ("Elanus caeruleus") as the type species.

  • Very good views are needed to distinguish this species from other pratincoles, such as the black-winged pratincole and the oriental pratincole, which may occur in its range.
  • A pair of black-winged stilts bred at the Wildlife Trust's Holme Dunes [...] in 1987, raising three young.
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