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Calandrella brachydactyla Photo by Lior Kislev (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:greater short-toed lark (en); calhandrinha-comum (pt); alouette calandrelle (fr); terrera común (es); kurzzehenlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found in southern Europe, from Portugal to Greece, and in northern Africa from Morocco to Egypt and south to the Sahel belt. It is also found along…
Cercotrichas paena Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:Kalahari scrub-robin (en); rouxinol-do-mato-do-Kalahari (pt); agrobate du Kalahari (fr); alzacola del Kalahari (es); Kalahariheckensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This African species is found from south-western Angola, through Namibia and Botswana and into northern South Africa and Zimbabwe.Size:These birds are 14-16 cm long and weigh 20 g.Habitat:The Kalahari scrub-robin is mostly found…
Colinus cristatus Photo by Karla León (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:crested bobwhite (en); uru-do-campo (pt); colin huppé (fr); codorniz crestada (es); haubenwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily OdontophoridaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica to western Colombia and northern Brazil. They are also found on the island of Aruba in the Netherlands Antilles.Size:These birds are 18-24 cm long and weigh…
Quelea quelea (Photo from Purple “O” Purple) Common name:red-billed quelea (en); quelea-de-bico-vermelho (pt); travailleur à bec rouge (fr); quelea común (es); blutschnabelweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, only being absent from the lowland forests of West Africa, and the most arid areas of southern Namibia, south-western Botswana and the…
Ninox rufa (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous owl (en); coruja-ruiva (pt); ninoxe rousse (fr); nínox rojizo (es); rostkauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in northern Australia, New Guinea and the Aru Islands.Size:These birds are 46-57 cm long and have a wingspan of 100-120 cm. Females tend to be smaller than male, weighing 700-1.050 g…
Sturnus unicolor Photo by Celestino Costa (Flickriver) Common name:spotless starling (en); estorninho-preto (pt); étourneau unicolore (fr); estornino negro (es); einfarbstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found in south-western Europe, in Portugal, Spain, France and in the islands of Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. It is also found in north-west Africa, in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.Size:These birds…
Anas laysanensis Photo by Melinda Webster (Melinda Annie’s Website) Common name:Laysan duck (en); pato-de-Laysan (pt); canard de Laysan (fr); ánade de Laysan (es); Laysanente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Laysan, in the Hawaii archipelago.Size:These birds are 40-42 cm long and weigh up to 400 g.Habitat:Laysan ducks use all habitats in the island…
Eophona migratoria Photo by Tim Edelsten (Birds Korea) Common name:yellow-billed grosbeak (en); bico-grossudo-chinês (pt); gros-bec migrateur (fr); pepitero de cola negra (es); weißhand-Kernbeißer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:These birds breed in south-eastern Russia, Korea, Mongolia and eastern China, and migrate south to winter in southern China and Taiwan, in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand.Size:The yellow-billed grosbeak is 16-18 cm…
