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Estrilda melanotis Photo by Derek Keats (Flickr) Common name:swee waxbill (en); bico-de-lacre-tropical (pt); astrild à joues noires (fr); estrilda ventrigualda (es); grünastrild (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, mostly along East Africa, from Ethiopia to South Africa, but also in Angola and D.R. Congo.Size:They are 9-10 cm long and weigh 6-7…
Petronia petronia Photo by Ray Wilson (Ray Wilson’s Bird & Wildlife Photography) Common name:rock sparrow (en); pardal francês (pt); moineau soulcie (fr); gorrión chillón (es); steinsperling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PasseridaeRange:The rock sparrow is found around the Mediterranean, in southern Europe and northern Africa, and eastwards through the Middle East and the Caucasus, through Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and into…
bubo virginianus Photo by Brendan Lally (Wikipedia) Common name:great horned owl (en); corujão-orelhudo (pt); gran-duc d’Amérique (fr); búho cornudo (es); Virginia-uhu (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:The great horned owl is widely distributed in the Americas, being found from Alaska and northern Canada, to Tierra del Fuego. They are only absent from the densest rain forests in Central…
Mimus saturninus (Photo from Terra de Gente) Common name:chalk-browed mockingbird (en); sabiá-do-campo (pt); mouqueur plombé (fr); sinsonte de cejas blancas (es); camposspottdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MimidaeRange:This South American species is found from central and eastern Brazil and Bolivia down to central Argentina.Size:These birds are 24-27 cm long and weigh around 70 g.Habitat:The chalk-browed mockingbird is found in dry,…
Orthotomus ruficeps Photo by David Yeo (Flickr) Common name:ashy tailorbird (en); costureiro-de-cabeça-ruiva (pt); couturière à tête rousse (fr); sastrecillo ceniciento (es); rostwangen-schneidervogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found is South-East Asia, in Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia.Size:They are 11-12 cm long and weigh 5-7 g.Habitat:The ashy tailorbird is mostly found in moist tropical forests and…
Francolinus shelleyi Photo by Achim Mittler (Flickr) Common name:Shelley’s francolin (en); francolim-de-Shelley (pt); francolin de Shelley (fr); francolín de Shelley (es); Shelley-frankolin (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This African species is found in in the south-eastern portion of the continent, from Kenya and Tanzania, through Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique and down to eastern South Africa.Size:The Shelley’s francolin is 30-35 cm…
Ramphocaenus melanurus Photo by Greg Lavaty (PBase) Common name:long-billed gnatwren (en); bico-assovelado (pt); microbate à long bec (fr); saltón picudo (es); schwarzschwanz-degenschnäbler (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PolioptilidaeRange:This species is found in Central and South America, from southern Mexico down to Bolivia and south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds are 11-13 cm long and weigh 9-11 g.Habitat:The long-billed gnatwren is found in…
Garrulax milnei Photo by David Blank (Animal Diversity Web) Common name:red-tailed laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-cauda-vermelha (pt); garrulaxe à queue rouge (fr); charlatán colirrojo (es); rotschwanzhäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:The red-tailed laughingthrush is found in south-eastern Asia, from southern China to Myanmar, Laos, northern Thailand and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 25-28 cm long and weigh 100-130 g.Habitat:The red-tailed laughingthrush is mostly…
