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Origma solitaria Photo by Sam Woods (Lost in Birding) Common name:rock warbler (en); acantiza-das-rochas (pt); origma des rochers (fr); acantiza minero (es); steinhuscher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to New South Wales, in eastern Australia, being found in the Hawkesbury Sandstone area, both north and south of Sydney.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh…
Centropus sinensis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:greater coucal (en); cucal-real (pt); grand coucal (fr); cucal grande (es); heckenkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from India to southern China and Indonesia.Size:This large cuckoo is 47-53 cm long and weighs 230-270 g.Habitat:The greater coucal is found in a wide range of habitats,…
Cinnyris sovimanga (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:souimanga sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-Madagáscar (pt); souimanga malgache (fr); suimanga malgache (es); Malegassennektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is found in Madagascar, and in the nearby archipelagos of Aldabra and Glorioso.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long and have a wingspan of 13-14 cm.Habitat:The souimanga sunbird is found in tropical and sub-tropical…
Dulus dominicus Photo by Luis Alberto (Wikipedia) Common name:palmchat (en); tordo-das-palmeiras (pt); esclave palmiste (fr); cigua palmera (es); palmschwätzer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DulidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean, including the adjacent islands of Saona and Gonâve. Size:These birds are 20 cm long and weigh around 50 g.Habitat:The palmchat is found…
Geophaps plumifera (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:spinifex pigeon (en); pombo-plumífero (pt); colombine plumifère (fr); paloma plumífera (es); rotschpftaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia. There are two separate subspecies, G. p. plumifera is found in arid areas of northern, north-western and north-eastern Australia, while G. p. ferruginea is found in Pilbara, Western Australia.Size:These birds are 20-24…
Andropadus importunus Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:sombre greenbul (en); tuta-sombria (pt); bulbul importun (fr); bulbul sombrío (es); schlichtbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Africa, from Kenya, through eastern Tanzania and Mozambique and into Zimbabwe and eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and weigh around 26 g.Habitat:They…
Pteroglossus aracari Photo by Fabiano Guimarães (Aves da Zona da Mata Mineira) Common name:black-necked aracari (en); araçari-de-bico-branco (pt); araçari grigri (fr); arasarí cuellinegro (es); schwarzkehlarassari (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily RamphastidaeRange:This South American species is found from eastern Venezuela and through the Guyanas, into Mato Grosso and Goiás in central Brazil. There is also a disjunct population in south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds…
Stercorarius parasiticus Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:Arctic skua (en); moleiro-parasítico (pt); labbe parasite (fr); págalo parásito (es); schmarotzerraubmöwe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily StercorariidaeRange:These birds breed across the northern latitudes of the northern hemisphere, as far south as Scotland and as far north as Svalbard. The migrate south, passing over all oceans and wintering as far…
