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Pterocles namaqua Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:Namaqua sandgrouse (en); cortiçol-da-Namáqua (pt); ganga namaqua (fr); ganga de Namaqua (es); Nama-flughuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order PterocliformesFamily PteroclidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from south-western Angola, through Namibia and Botswana and into Zimbabwe and western South Africa.Size:These birds are 24-28 cm long and weigh 140-240 g.Habitat:The Namaqua sandgrouse…
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:New Holland honeyeater (en); melífago-de-olho-branco (pt); méliphage de Nouvelle Hollande (fr); mielero de Nueva Holanda (es); weißaugen-honigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is found throughout southern Australia, including Tasmania, from Brisbane, Queensland, to just north of Perth, Western Australia.Size:These bird are 18 cm long and weigh 20 g.Habitat:New Holland honeyeaters…
Zosterops japonicus (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:Japanese white-eye (en); olho-branco-do-Japão (pt); zostérops du Japon (fr); anteojitos japonés (es); Japanbrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is found breeding in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Laos. Some populations migrate south to winter in Myanmar and Thailand. The Japanese white-eye has been introduced to Hawaii.Size:These birds are 10-12 cm long…
Coua coquereli Photo by Jonas Rosquist (PBase) Common name:Coquerel’s coua (en); cúa-de-Coquerel (pt); coua de Coquerel (fr); cúa de Coquerel (es); Coquerel-seidenkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found in the western and northern parts of the country.Size:These birds are 40-45 cm long and weigh around 160 g.Habitat:The Coquerel’s coua is found in…
Myrmeciza fortis Photo by Christopher Plummer (PBase) Common name:sooty antbird (en); formigueiro-de-taoca (pt); alapi fuligineux (fr); hormiguero tiznado (es); schwarzgrauer ameisenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This South American species is found east of the Andes in southern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and north-western Brazil.Size:These birds are 16-20 cm long and weigh 45-50 g.Habitat:Sooty antbirds are found in rainforests and sometimes also…
Ficedula parva Photo by Rajneesh Suvarna (Oiseaux) Common name:red-breasted flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-pequeno (pt); gobemouche nain (fr); papamoscas papirrojo (es); zwergschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found breeding in eastern and north-eastern Europe, from the Balkans and Poland to southern Finland, into Near Russia all the way to the Urals, and through northern Turkey and the Caucasus…
Columbina talpacoti Photo by Iain Petrie (The Four Ages of Sand) Common name:ruddy ground-dove (en); rolinha-roxa (pt); colombe rousse (fr); tortolita colorada (es); rosttäubchen (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found from Mexico south to Paraguay, southern Brazil and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 14-18 cm long and weigh 35-60 g.Habitat:The ruddy ground-dove is found in moist, open…
Terpsiphone viridis Photo by Callie de Wet (Oiseaux) Common name:African paradise-flycatcher (en); monarca-africano (pt); tchitrec d’Afrique (fr); monarca colilargo africano (es); graubrust-paradiesschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the most arid parts of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.Size:These birds are 17 cm long, but the elongated tail streamers of adult males double…
