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Dicrurus adsimilis Photo by Dirk Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:fork-tailed drongo (en); drongo-de-cauda-furcada (pt); drongo brillant (fr); drongo ahorquillado (es); trauerdrongo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicruridaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, only being absent from extremely arid areas.Size:These birds are 25 cm long and weigh 40-50 g.Habitat:Fork-tailed drongos are mostly found in dry savannas and riverine woodlands, but…
Scopus umbretta Photo by Joachim Huber (Wikipedia) Common name:hamerkop (en); ave-martelo (pt); ombrette africaine (fr); ave martillo (es); hammerkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ScopidaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, as well as along the south-western coast of the Arabian Peninsula.Size:The hamerkop is 55-60 cm long and weighs 400-470 g.Habitat:These birds are found in any wetland…
Melanerpes formicivorus Photo by Steve Ryan (Wikipedia) Common name:acorn woodpecker (en); pica-pau-das-bolotas (pt); pic glandivore (fr); carpintero bellotero (es); eichelspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found from north- western Oregon and California, in the United States, through western Mexico and across Central America down to northern Colombia.Size:These birds are 19-24 cm long and have a…
Burhinus oedicnemus Photo by Aeschlimann Ruedi (Schweizerische Vogelwarte) Common name:stone-curlew (en); alcaravão (pt); œdicnème criard (fr); alcaraván (es); triel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily BurhinidaeRange:This species is found breeding in southern Europe, from Portugal and Spain to southern England, through Italy and the Balkans, around the Black Sea and into the Caucasus and southern Russia. They also breed…
Tangara seledon Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:green-headed tanager (en); saíra-sete-cores (pt); calliste à tête verte (fr); tángara regia (es); dreifarbentangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Brazil and adjacent parts of Paraguay and Argentina.Size:The green-headed tanager is 13-13,5 cm long and weighs 16-20 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in humid Atlantic forest, but…
Rhipidura leucophrys Photo by Jason Girvan (Animal Pictures Archive) Common name:willie wagtail (en); cauda-de-leque-de-garganta-preta (pt); rhipidure hochequeue (fr); abanico lavandera (es); gartenfächerschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhipiduridaeRange:This species is found throughout mainland Australia, and also in New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Moluccas.Size:These birds are 18-22 cm long and weigh 20 g.Habitat:These birds are mostly…
Hylocharis cyanus (Photo from Animales) Common name:white-chinned sapphire (en); beija-flor-roxo (pt); saphir azuré (fr); zafiro de cabeza azul (es); weißkinn-saphirkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This South American species is found from Venezuela and Colombia to south-eastern Brazil and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 8-9 cm long and weigh just 4 g.Habitat:These birds are mostly found in rainforests, but also…
Emberiza leucocephalos Photo by Nial Moores (Birds Korea) Common name:pine bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-Gmelin (pt); bruant à calotte blanche (fr); escribano pinero (es); fichtenammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in central and eastern Asia, from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan to China. They migrate south to winter in India and southern China.Size:These birds are 16-17,5 cm long…
