Birds

Rusty-breasted antpitta

Grallaricula ferrugineipectus (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rusty-breasted antpitta (en); tovaca-de-peito-castanho (pt); grallaire à poitrine rousse (fr); ponchito pechicastaño (es); rostbrust-ameisenpitta (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FormicariidaeRange:This species is discontinuously along the Andes, from western Venezuela to central Colombia and from northern Peru to northern Bolivia.Size:These birds weigh around 17 g. Habitat:The rusty-breasted antpitta is found in…

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Princess parrot

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Polytelis alexandrae Photo by William Hull (Mango Verde) Common name:princess parrot (en); piriquito-princesa (pt); perruche d’Alexandra (fr); perico princesa (es); Alexandrasittich (de) Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily Psittacidae Range:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the central and western arid zones of the country, in inland areas of Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia.Size:These birds…

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African bush-warbler

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Bradypterus baboecala Photo by Mike Buckham (Buckham Birding) Common name:African bush-warbler (en); felosa-dos-juncos-africana (pt); bouscarle caqueteuse (fr); zarzalero charlatán (es); sumpfbuschsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This African species is patchily distributed from Nigeria to Ethiopia and Kenya, and has the bulk of its population from southern D.R. Congo, through Zambia and Angola, and down to South Africa….

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Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush

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Garrulax sukatschewi Photo by Chong Cha (Flickr) Common name:snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-Sukatschev (pt); garrulaxe de Sukatschev (fr); charlatán de Sukatschev (es); Kansuhäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to China, only being found in the south-western parts of the country, in the Min Shan mountains in southern Gansu province and adjacent parts of north-central Sichuan…

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Limpkin

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Aramus guarauna (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:limpkin (en); carão (pt); courlan brun (fr); carrao (es); rallenkranich (de) Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily Aramidae Range:The limpkin is found from Florida, in the Unites States, through southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and into South America, mostly east of the Andes, down to northern Argentina. Size:These birds are 64-73…

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Noisy miner

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Manorina melanocephala Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:noisy miner (en); melífago-barulhento (pt); méliphage bruyant (fr); mielero chillón (es); weißstirn-schwatzvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the eastern half of the country from northern Queensland to eastern South Australia. It is also found in Tasmania.Size:These birds are 24-29 cm long…

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Cactus wren

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Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Photo by Mark Wagner (Wikipedia) Common name:cactus wren (en); carriça-dos cactos (pt); troglodyte des cactus (fr); ratona desértica (es); kaktuszaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is found in south-western North America, from California and Nevada to Texas, in the United States, and south to central Mexico.Size:This large wren is 18-22 cm long and weighs…

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Trumpeter hornbill

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Bycanistes bucinator Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:trumpeter hornbill (en); calau-trompeteiro (pt); calao trompette (fr); cálao trompetero (es); trompeterhornvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from Kenya to eastern South Africa, and west, through southern D.R. Congo and Zambia, into Angola.Size:This medium-sized hornbill is 58-65 cm long and has…

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