The isabelline shrike or Daurian shrike is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was previously considered conspecific with the red-backed shrike and red-tailed shrike. It is found in an extensive area between the Caspian Sea and north and central China southeast to the Qaidam Basin. Overwinters in Africa and Arabia.
The brown shrike is a bird in the shrike family that is found mainly in Asia. It is closely related to the red-backed shrike and isabelline shrike. The genus name, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits. The specific cristatus is Latin for "crested", used in a broader sense than in English. The common English name "shrike" is from Old English scríc, "shriek", referring to the shrill call.
Chatkal State Nature Reserve is a reserve in the Tashkent Province of Uzbekistan comprising about 570 square kilometres of mountain steppes, mountain forests, alpine meadows, river valleys and floodplain forests. The state nature preserve was established here in 1947, and it was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1978. The most important river in this area is the Tereklisay, flowing from south to north across the nature reserve.
Eptesicus is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats or serotine bats, in the family Vespertilionidae. The genus name is likely derived from the Greek words ptetikos 'able to fly' or petomai 'house flier', although this is not certain.
The common wallaroo, also known as the euro, hill wallaroo, or simply wallaroo, is a species of macropod. The word euro is particularly applied to one subspecies.
Broghil Valley National Park is located in the upper northern reaches of the Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, close to the Afghan-Pakistan border.
Jargylchak Game Reserve is a specially protected area located in river basins of Chong Jargylchak and Kichi Jargylchak of Jeti-Ögüz District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It was established in 1990 to conserve and reproduce game animals such as wild boar, Capreolus, wild goat, red deer, Turkestan lynx, Himalayan brown bear, snow leopard, golden eagle, bearded vulture, and so on. The reserve's area is 23,098 hectares.
Macrochenus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Eremurus × isabellinus is a hybrid of garden origin, derived from the crossing of E. stenophyllus with E. olgae. The first crossing was made by Sir Michael Foster at Great Shelford, England, at the end of the 19th century, and replicated in France by the Vilmorin nursery at Verrières-le-Buisson in 1902. The name of the hybrid is derived from the isabelline colour of the original F1 hybrid flowers. The genus is often known by the common names foxtail lily and desert candle.
The Turkestan lynx is a subspecies of Eurasian lynx native to Central Asia. It is also known as Central Asian lynx, Tibetan lynx or Himalayan lynx. It is widespread from Central Asia, continental South Asia to China and Mongolia. About 27,000 mature individuals have been estimated to occur in China as of 2013.
Macrochenus assamensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1935. It is known from India.
Macrochenus atkinsoni is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1893. It is known from the Nicobar and Andaman Islands.
Macrochenus guerini is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1858. It is known from India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
Macrochenus lacordairei is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1865, originally under the genus Pelargoderus. It is known from Java.
Macrochenus melanospilus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1906. It is known from Malaysia and Borneo.
Macrochenus tigrinus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Olivier in 1792, originally under the genus Cerambyx. It is known from Sri Lanka, India and Myanmar. It contains the varietas Macrochenus tigrinus var. tesselatus.
Macrochenus tonkinensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1920. It is known from Vietnam and China.
Macrochenus semijunctus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Maurice Pic in 1944. It is known from Vietnam.
The meridional serotine is a species of bat native to the Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.
Cyperus isabellinus is a species of sedge that is native to the north eastern Australia.
