Birds

Silvery-cheeked hornbill

Bycanistes brevis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:silvery-cheeked hornbill (en); calau-de-crista (pt); calao à joues argent (fr); cálao cariplateado (es); silberwangenhorvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed from northern Ethiopia, through Kenya and Tanzania and into central Mozambique and Zimbabwe.Size:These birds are 60-75 cm long and weigh 1-1,5 kg.Habitat:The silvery-cheeked hornbill is found in mountain…

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Prairie warbler

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Dendroica discolor Photo by William Hull (Mango Verde) Common name:prairie warbler (en); mariquita-da-pradaria (pt); paruline des prés (fr); chipe galán (es); rostscheitel-waldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species is found breeding in southern Ontario, Canada, and across the eastern United States from Maine to Michigan and Iowa, and south to the Gulf coast from eastern Texas to…

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Thick-billed flowerpecker

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Dicaeum agile Photo by Umang Dutt (Flickr) Common name:thick-billed flowerpecker (en); pica-flores-de-bico-grosso (pt); dicée à bec épais (fr); picaflores picogrueso (es); dickschnabel-mistelfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicaeidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, in several disjunct populations. The subspecies D. a. agile is found across most of India, in northern Pakistan and Nepal. The subspecies D. a….

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Montezuma quail

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Cyrtonyx montezumae Photo by Simon Valdez (Flickr) Common name:Montezuma quail (en); codorniz-de-Montezuma (pt); colin arlequin (fr); colín de Moctezuma (es); Montezumawachtel (de)Taxonomy:OrderGalliformesFamily OdontophoridaeRange:This species is found across Mexico and marginally into the southern United States in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.Size:These birds are 21-23 cm long and weigh 175-210 g.Habitat:The Montezuma quail is found in…

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Black-headed sibia

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Heterophasia desgodinsi Photo by Hung Do Manh (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:black-headed sibia (en); sibia-de-cabeça-preta (pt); sibia de Desgodins (fr); sibia cabecinegra (es); schwarzkopftimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in in northern Myanmar, southern China, Laos and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 21,5-24,5 cm long.Habitat:The black-headed sibia is found tropical and sub-tropical moist mountain forests, at…

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Red-bellied woodpecker

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Melanerpes carolinus Photo by Tom Friedel (Wikipedia) Common name:red-bellied woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-ventre-vermelho (pt); pic à ventre roux (fr); carpintero de Carolina (es); Carolinaspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found throughout the eastern United States, from South Dakota and Michigan to Massachusetts and south to the Gulf coast from Florida to southern Texas. It is also…

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Pied fantail

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Rhipidura javanica Photo by Peter Ericsson (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:pied fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-bicolor (pt); rhipidure pie (fr); cola de abanico pálido (es); Malaienfächerschwanz (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Rhipiduridae Range:This species is found from southern Myanmar and Laos to western Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines.Size:These birds are around 18-19 cm long and weigh 11-14 g.Habitat:The pied…

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Bateleur

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Terathopius ecaudatus (Photo from Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures) Common name:bateleur (en); águia-bailarina (pt); bateleur des savanes (fr); águila volatinera (es); gaukler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal and southern Mauritania to Sudan and Ethiopia and south to northern Namibia and northern South Africa. They are also found along the Red Sea…

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