Striped owl

Pseudoscops clamator Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Flickr) Common name:striped owl (en); coruja-orelhuda (pt); hibou strié (fr); lechuzón orejudo (es); schreieule (de) Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:There are four different subspecies with disjunct ranges. P. c. forbesi is found from southern Mexico to Panama. P. c. clamator is found in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas, extreme northern Brazil, Ecuador…

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Menetries's warbler

Sylvia mystacea Photo by Pekka Fågel (Kuwait Bird Sightings) Common name:Menetries’s warbler (en); toutinegra-de-Ménétries (pt); fauvette de Ménétries (fr); curruca de Ménétries (es); tamariskengrasmücke (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found breeding from Israel and Turkey to Iraq, the Caucasus and around the Caspian Sea in southern Russia, northern Iran and into Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan….

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Fork-tailed woodnymph

Thalurania furcata Photo by Bill Bouton (Wikipedia) Common name:fork-tailed woodnymph (en); beija-flor-tesoura-verde (pt); dryade à queue fourchue (fr); zafiro golondrina (es); schwalbennymphe (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Trochilidae Range:This South American species is found from central Venezuela and Colombia down to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are only found east of the Andes.Size:These birds are…

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Ring ouzel

Turdus torquatus Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:ring ouzel (en); melro-de-peito-branco (pt); merle à plastron (fr); mirlo capiblanco (es); ringdrossel (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Turdidae Range:This species breeds in Scandinavia, in the northern parts of the British islands and along southern and central Europe from north-eastern Spain to southern Germany and Poland, and through…

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American dusky flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri Photo by Marcel Holyoak (Flickr) Common name:American dusky flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-sombrio-americano (pt); moucherolle sombre (fr); mosquero oscuro (es); buschland-schnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found breeding in western North America, as far north as southern Yukon, Canada and as far east as South Dakota and Colorado, United States, down to southern California and…

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Slaty-tailed trogon

Trogon massena Photo by Thore Noernberg (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:slaty-tailed trogon (en); surucuá-de-cauda-escura (pt); trogon de Masséna (fr); trogón grande (es); schieferschwanztrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico, through Central America and into western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.Size:The slaty-tailed trogon is 30 cm long and weighs around 145 g.Habitat:They are mainly…

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Spotted quail-thrush

Cinclosoma punctatum Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Oiseaux) Common name:spotted quail-thrush (en); tordo-codorniz-malhado (pt); cinclosome pointillé (fr); zordala manchada (es); fleckenflöter (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Cinclosomatidae Range:This species is endemic to eastern Australia, being found from central Queensland to Victoria and Tasmania.Size:These birds are 24-30 cm long and have a wingspan of 32-40 cm. They weigh 85-145 g.Habitat:The…

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African broadbill

Smithornis capensis Photo by Hugh Chittenden (10.000 Birds) Common name:African broadbill (en); bico-largo-africano (pt); eurylaime du Cap (fr); eurilaimo africano (es); schwarzscheitel breitrachen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EurylaimidaeRange:This African species is found in two separate populations, one in coastal West Africa and a larger one in East African from Uganda south to Zimbabwe, Botswana and north-eastern South…

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