Oriental skylark

Alauda gulgula Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:oriental skylark (en), laverca-oriental (pt); alouette gulgule (fr); alondra oriental (es); orientfeldlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from northern Iran and souther Kazakhstan to eastern China and south to India, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.Size:These birds are 15-16,5…

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African darter

Anhinga rufa Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Trevor and Margaret Hardaker) Common name:African darter (en); mergulhão-serpente-africano (pt); anhinga d’Afrique (fr); aninga africana (es); Afrikanische schlangenhalsvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PelecaniformesFamily AnhingidaeRange: This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania to Sudan and south to South Africa. It is also found in Madagascar and there are also isolated…

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Dusky-throated antshrike

Thamnomanes ardesiacus Photo by Marc Chrétien (GEPOG) Common name:dusky-throated antshrike (en); uirapuru-de-garganta-preta (pt); batara ardoisé (fr); batará gorgioscuro (es); nördlicher schwarzkehlwürgerling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This South American species is found in northern Brazil and the Guyanas, in southern Venezuela, southern Colombia and through Ecuador and Peru down to northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and…

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European greenfinch

Carduelis chloris Photo by J. Romãozinho (Pescador de Aves) Common name:European greenfinch (en); verdilhão (pt); verdier d’Europe (fr); verderón común (es); grünfink (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Fringillidae Range:This species is found throughout most of Europe, with the exception of northern Scandinavia, northern Russia and Iceland. They are also found in north-west Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia,…

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Superb fruit-dove

Ptilinopus superbus Photo by Neil Turner (Wikipedia) Common name:superb fruit-dove (en); pombo-da-fruta-pintado (pt); ptilope superbe (fr); tilopo soberbio (es); prachtfruchttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Indonesia, in Papua-New Guinea and along the north-eastern coast of Australia from northern Queensland to northern New South Wales.Size:These birds are 21-24 cm long and weigh 80-145…

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White-throated robin

Irania gutturalis Photo by Abdul Al-Sirha (Kuwait Bird Sightings) Common name:white-throated robin (en); rouxinol-de-garganta-branca (pt); iranie à gorge blanche (fr); ruiseñor pintado (es); weißkehlsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This Asian species breeds from Turkey and Israel, through the Caucasus, northern Iraq and Iran, and into northern Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and southern Kazakhstan. They migrate south to winter in…

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Green-throated mango

Anthracothorax viridigula Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Flickr) Common name:green-throated mango (en); beija-flor-de-veste-verde (pt); mango à cravate verte (fr); mango gorgiverde (es); smaragdkehl-mangokolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in north-eastern South America, along the coastal areas from northern Venezuela, through the Guyanas and down to the mouth of the Amazon river, in Brazil. They are…

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Swamp sparrow

Melospiza georgiana Photo by Richard Dumoulin (Oiseaux) Common name:swamp sparrow (en); escrevedeira-dos-pântanos (pt); bruant des marais (fr); sabanero platanero (es); sumpfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:The swamp sparrow breeds across most of Canada from the Rocky mountains to Newfoundland and in the north-eastern United States south to Missouri, Ohio and Maryland. Most population migrate south to winter…

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