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Loxia scotica Photo by David Whitaker (Wild Photo Forum) Common name:Scottish crossbill (en); cruza-bico-escocês (pt); bec-croisé d’Écosse (fr); piquituerto escocés (es); Schottland-kreuzschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Caledonian Forests of Scotland, in the eastern Highlands, with core areas in Nairn, Moray and Banff, extending down into lower Deeside, and in Sutherland. Size:These birds…
Aquila hastata (Photo from Nitins) Common name:Indian spotted eagle (en); águia-índia (pt); aigle lancéolé (fr); águila moteada hindú (es); Indischer schreiadler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found in northern India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and possibly also Cambodja.Size:These birds are 59-67 cm long and have a wingspan of 154-168 cm. They weigh 1,4-1,8 kg.Habitat:Indian spotted eagle are…
Sturnella magna Photo by William Hull (Mango Verde) Common name:eastern meadowlark (en); peito-amarelo-ceroulo (pt); sturnelle des prés (fr); turpial oriental (es); lerchenstärling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species if found from south-eastern Canada, across the eastern United States, through Mexico and Central America and into Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas and northern Brazil.Size:These birds are 19-28 cm long and…
Balaeniceps rex Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:shoebill (en); bico-de-tamanco (pt); bec-en-sabot du Nil (fr); picozapato (es); schuhschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily BalaenicipitidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Sudan and Ethipia, through Kenya and Uganda and into Tanzania, southern D.R. Congo and Zambia. There is also a separate population in the Central African Republic.Size:These birds…
Rhabdornis mystacalis Photo by Mark Harper (Wikipedia) Common name:stripe-sided rhabdornis (en); trepadeira-filipina-de-flancos-estriados (pt); rhabdornis à tête striée (fr); trepador filipino de cabeza rayada (es); streifenkopf-trugbaumläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhabdornithidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Philippines, being found on the islands of Luzon, Negros, Panay, Masbate, Contanduenes, Leyte, Mindanao, Samar, Basilan, Bohol, Calicoan and Dinagat.Size:These birds are 14,5-16 cm long…
Pedionomus torquatus Photo by Vik Dunis (Bushpea) Common name:Plains-wanderer (en); corre-planícies (pt); pédionome errant (fr); torillo australiano (es); steppenläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily PedionomidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being restricted to small patches of favourable habitat in the Riverina region of New South Wales, in northern Victoria, in south-western Queensland and in north-eastern South Australia.Size:These birds…
Heliactin bilophus Photo by Arthur Grosset (Arthur Grosset’s Birds) Common name:horned sungem (en); chifre-de-ouro (pt); colibri aux huppes d’or (fr); colibrí cornudito (es); goldhauben-schmuckkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in the southern half of Brazil and marginally across the border into Bolivia, and there is a disjunct population in northern Brazil and Surinam.Size:These birds are 8-10 cm…
Pityriasis gymnocephala Photo by James Eaton (Birdtour Asia) Common name:Bornean bristlehead (en); gimnocéfalo-do-Bornéu (pt); barite chauve (fr); gimnocéfalo (es); warzenkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PityriaseidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is patchily distributed in eastern Malaysia, Brunei and in Kalimantan, Indonesia.Size:These birds are 25 cm long and weigh 130 g.Habitat:The Bornean bristlehead is…
