Birds

Winding cisticola

Cisticola galactotes Photo by Hugh Chittenden (Bird Info) Common name:winding cisticola (en); fuinha-de-dorso-preto (pt); cisticole roussâtre (fr); buitrón musical (es); schwarzrücken-cistensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This African species is found from Senegal to Sudan and Ethiopia and south to Angola, northern Namibia and Botswana, Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 11-15 cm long and weigh 10-15 g.Habitat:Winding cisticolas are…

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Birds

Cooper's hawk

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Accipiter cooperii Photo by Seth Cutright (A Hawk Counters World) Common name:Cooper’s hawk (en); gavião-de-Cooper (pt); épervier de Cooper (fr); gavilán de Cooper (es); rundschwanzsperber (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found breeding throughout the United States and southern Canada and winters in the southernmost parts of the United States, in Mexico and in Central America down to Costa…

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Black bulbul

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Hypsipetes leucocephalus Photo by Irene Ho (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black bulbul (en); tuta-preta (pt); bulbul noir (fr); bulbul nero (es); schwarzfluchtvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, with one population in western India and Sri Lanka and another from northern India and Pakistan, through the Himalayas and into southern China and Indochina.Size:These birds…

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Yellow-chinned spinetail

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Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Photo by Celi Aurora (Flickr) Common name:yellow-chinned spinetail (en); curutié (pt); synallaxe à gorge jaune (fr); curutié colorado (es); gelbkinn-riedschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found from northern Colombia and Venezuela, through Brazil and into Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 13-16 cm long and weigh 13-17 g.Habitat:The yellow-chinned spinetail…

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Cuckoo roller

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Leptosomus discolor Photo by Alberto Rios (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:cuckoo roller (en); rolieiro-courol (pt); courol vouroudriou (fr); carraca curol (es); kurol (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily LeptosomidaeRange:This species is only found in Madagascar and the Comoros islands.Size:These birds are 38-50 cm long and weigh 190-270 g.Habitat:The cuckoo roller is mostly found in moist forests and woodlands, but…

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Horned lark

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Eremophila alpestris Photo by R. Gilbert (Costal Sand Ecosystems) Common name:horner lark (en); cotovia-cornuda (pt); alouette hausse-col (fr); alondra cornuda (es); ohrenlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, being found throughout North America, northern Europe and central and northern Asia. there are also some smaller populations in the mountains of…

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Crab plover

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Dromas ardeola Photo by Tarique Sani (Encyclopedia of Life) Common name:crab plover (en); caranguejeiro (pt); drome ardéole (fr); chorlito cangrejero (es); reiherläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily DromadidaeRange:This species breeds on the coasts and islands of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Eritrea, Oman, Abu Dhabi and Iran. They winter along the coasts of the India Ocean, as far south as South…

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Red-legged seriema

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Cariama cristata Photo by José Fonseca (Wikipedia) Common name:red-legged seriema (en); seriema (pt); cariama huppé (fr); chuña de patas rojas (es); rotfußseriema (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily CariamidaeRange:These birds are found in southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.Size:The red-legged seriema is 75-90 cm long and weighs up to 1,5 kg.Habitat:They are mostly found in dry savannas, pastures,…

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