Fauna de Mallorca
The Common Swift is an insectivore of the Apodiformes bird order which pays visit to our towns and cities over the spring/summer period.
Geographic distribution
The species has four different subspecies, scattered across practically all the world’s continents. The nominal subspecies occupies the Palearctic ecozone, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Chafarinas Islands and central and northern Europe.
In spite of its minute size, the ferreret (Alytes muletensis) caused one of the greatest sensations ever in natural research. Until the year 1977 nobody even knew something like the ferreret had ever existed.
Characteristics
It is a small, square-shaped dog. The length of its body is equal to its height, and does not exceed 40cm round. It is a very lively dog.
Is a bold type of bird, elegant, rustic and slow growing.
With a simple, unfolded crest in the hens.
One of the problems suffered by certain species of fauna is the use of poison to control the levels of predators in game reserves. This practice is a crime and is considered as a very serious fault by Balearic hunting law.
Within Spain, they are found exclusively on the Balearic Islands, having been introduced a long time ago from the islands of Corsica and Sardinia.
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