Fauna in

Catalonia

Fauna in Catalonia

the animals of Catalonia can

be classified into:

Mammals

fox chamois (isard)wildcat

Birds

ptarmigancapercaillie patridge

black Woodpecker

Fox

Size:the head and body is 46 to 86 cm

Type of animal:mammal-canine

Food:insects,fruits,birds…

Description: has pointed ears and

long snouts. Does hair reddish brown,

with the belly and tail tip white. Each

year the coat changes.

Chamois (Isard)

Size:Makes up about 80 cm at

the withers and weighs about 50

kg.

Type of animal:mammal-bovid

Food:Eat grass. It is a ruminant

animal

Description:It has two small

horns and thin, with tip curved

backwards.

Partridge

Size: 34 cm long

Type of animal: bird-Phasianidae

Food:Eats seeds, herbs, fruits, insects

and spiders.

Description:The head is light brown

with a white stripe above the eye, the

throat is whitish, the breast is gray

with brown spots elongated, white and

black. The bill and legs are reddish.

The tail is short.

Black Woodpecker

Size:46 cm in total length, 67-73

cm wingspan and weighs

between 300 and 350 g.

Type of animal:bird-

Piciformes

Food:Eat cherries and seeds,

even though the basis of their

diet is ants.

Description:Black with yellow

eyes.

by Adrià Padullés