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Thryothorus ludovicianus (Photo from Free Desktop Backgrounds) Common name:Carolina wren (en); carriça-da-Carolina (pt); troglodyte de Caroline (fr); ratona carolinense (es); Carolinazaunkönig (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:These birds are found throughout the eastern United States, in southern Ontario, Canada, in north-eastern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.Size:The Carolina wren is 12-14 cm long and weigh 18-22 g.Habitat:These birds are mostly…
Turdus merula Photo by Bojan Bencic (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Eurasian blackbird (en); melro-preto (pt); merle noir (fr); mirlo común (es); amsel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found breeding in northern Africa, throughout Europe and into southern Asia to India and southern China. The northern and eastern populations migrate south to winter in north-eastern Africa, the…
Psittacula columboides Photo by Bishan Monnappa (India Nature Watch) Common name:Malabar parakeet (en); piriquito-de-colar-de-Malabar (pt); perruche de Malabar (fr); cotorra de Malabar (es); taubensittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PasittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India.Size:The Malabar parakeet is 36-38 cm long and weighs around 90 g.Habitat:These birds are found in upland evergreen rainforests, moist…
Paradoxornis heudei Photo by Coke Smith (Coke & Som Smith Photography) Common name:reed parrotbill (en); bico-de-papagaio-do-Yangtzé (pt); paradoxornis du Yangtsé (fr); picoloro del Yangtsé (es); Jangtsepapageimeise (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParadoxornithidaeRange:This Asian species occurs in two separate areas, one in north-eastern China, and across the border into Mongolia and Russia, and another in south-eastern China, along the Yangtze river.Size:These…
Todus mexicanus Photo by Vanessa Ortiz (Talking Naturally) Common name:Puerto Rican tody (en); todi de Porto Rico (pt); todier de Porto Rico (fr); San Pedrito (es); gelbflankentodi (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily TodidaeRange:This species is endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 5-6,5 g.Habitat:The Puerto Rican tody is found in almost all…
Aythya baeri Photo by Lester Wareham (The Holding Tank) Common name:Baer’s pochard (en); zarro-de-Baer (pt); fuligule de Baer (fr); porrón de Baer (es); Baermoorente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This Asian species breeds in the Amur and Ussuri basins, in south-eastern Russia and north-eastern China. It migrates south to winter from southern China, west to Bangladesh and eastern India, and…
Pseudonestor xanthophrys Photo by Michael Neal (Neal Studios) Common name:Maui parrotbill (en); bico-de-papagaio-de-Maui (pt); psittirostre de Maui (fr); pinzón loro de Maui (es); papageischnabelgimpel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DrepanidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Maui, in Hawaii, where it is only found on the north-eastern slopes of Haleakala.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 20-25 g.Habitat:The Maui parrotbill…
Taeniopygia guttata Photo by Biswarup Satpati (Trek Nature) Common name:zebra finch (en); mandarim (pt); diamant mandarin (fr); pinzón cebra (es); zebrafink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found throughout Australia, East Timor and southern Indonesia. A common cage bird, it has also been introduced to several other countries, namely Puerto Rico, Brazil, Portugal and the United…
