Puna tapaculo

Scytalopus simonsi Photo by Jean-Philippe Paris (Worldwide Ornithological Travels) Common name:Puna tapaculo (en); tapaculo-de-Simons (pt); mérulaxe de Simons (fr); churrín de la Puna (es); Punatapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This South American species is found in the eastern slopes of the Andes, from the Vilcanota mountains, Cuzco, Peru, south to Cochabamba, Bolivia.Size:These birds are 10-12 cm long…

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Iris lorikeet

Psitteuteles iris Photo by Johannes Pfleiderer (Internet Bird Colection) Common name:iris lorikeet (en); piriquito-de-Timor (pt); loriquet iris (fr); lori iris (es); irislori (de) Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily Psittacidae Range:These birds are only found in the islands of Timor and Wetar, both in Indonesia and in East Timor.Size:The iris lorikeet is 20-22 cm long and weigh 65-75 g….

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Tufted titmouse

Baelophus bicolor Photo by Dick Daniels (Carolina Birds) Common name:tufted titmouse (en); chapim-bicolor (pt); mésange bicolore (fr); herrerillo bicolor (es); indianermeise (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Paridae Range:This species is found throughout the eastern United States, from Michigan to New Hampshire and south to Florida, Louisiana and eastern Texas. They are also found in Canada, in southern…

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Golden-headed cisticola

Cisticola exilis Photo by Julian Robinson (Canberra Ornithologists Group) Common name:golden-headed cisticola (en); fuinha-de-cabeça-dourada (pt); cisticole à couronne dorée (fr); buitrón de capa dorada (es); goldkopf-cistensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found in eastern and northern Australia, through Papua-New Guinea and Indonesia and into southern Asia as far north as and as far west as…

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Pied kingfisher

Ceryle rudis Photo by Tarique Sani (Flickr) Common name:pied kingfisher (en); guarda-rios-malhado (pt); martim-pêcheur pie (fr); martím pescador bicolor (es); graufischer (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, in Egypt and the Middle East as far north as Turkey and as far east as southern Iran, and also in southern Asia,…

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Fox sparrow

Passerella iliaca Photo by Simon Barrette (Wikipedia) Common name:fox sparrow (en); escrevedeira-fulva (pt); bruant fauve (fr); sabanero rascador (es); fuchsammer (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Emberizidae Range:This species is found breeding in most of northern and western Canada, as well as in Canada and in the western United States as far south as northern California, Utah and…

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Vermilion flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus Photo by Pablo Leautaud (Flickr) Common name: vermilion flycatcher (en); príncipe (pt); moucherolle vermillon (fr); mosquerito rojo (es); rubintyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:These birds are found in the south-western United States, through most of Mexico and Central America and into South America as far south as central Argentina. Some of the more northern population…

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Long-eared owl

Asio otus Photo by Greg Smith (Wikipedia) Common name:long-eared owl (en); bufo-pequeno (pt); hibou moyen-duc (fr); búho chico (es); waldohreule (de) Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Europe, North America and Asia, between 20º N and 65º N. They are also found in north-western Africa.Size:These birds are 35-38 cm long and have…

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