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Corvus splendens Photo by Anton Croos (Wikipedia) Common name:house crow (en); gralha-indiana (pt); corbeau familier (fr); cuervo indio (es); glanzkrähe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species originates from southern Asia, from southern Iran and Pakistan, throughout India, Sri Lanka and Nepal, and into Bangladesh and south-western Thailand. In recent decades, these birds colonized coastal cities in Australia,…
Aprosmictus erythropterus Photo by David Cook (Wikipedia) Common name:red-winged parrot (en); papagaio-d’asa-vermelha (pt); perruche érythroptère (fr); papagayo alirrojo (es); rotflügelsittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in northern and north-eastern Australia, in southern New Guinea and Irian Jaya.Size:These birds are 30-33 cm long and weigh 120-210 g.Habitat:The red-winged parrot is mostly found in open forest, dry woodlands,…
Sitta canadensis Photo by Wolfgang Wander (Wikipedia) Common name:red-breasted nuthatch (en); trepadeira-azul-do-Canadá (pt); sittelle à poitrine rousse (fr); trepador canadiense (es); Kanadakleiber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SittidaeRange:These birds are found throughout southern and north-western Canada as well as in the western and north-eastern United States. Some population migrate south to winter throughout the United States and sometimes down to…
Premnoplex brunnescens Photo by Gary Clark (Bird Forum) Common name:spotted barbtail (en); joão-malhado (pt); anabasitte tachetée (fr); subepalo moteado (es); westlicher fleckenstachelschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica and Panama, through northern Venezuela and Colombia and into Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.Size:The spotted barbtail is 13-14 cm long and weighs 16-18 g.Habitat:These birds are found in…
Aegotheles cristatus Photo by Edward Smith (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Australian owlet-nightjar (en); noitibó-coruja-australiano (pt); égothèle d’Australie (fr); egotelo australiano (es); baumschwalm (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily AegothelidaeRange:This species is found across Australia, Tasmania and in southern New Guinea.Size:These birds are 21-25 cm long and weigh 42-53 g.Habitat:Australian owlet-nightjars are mostly found in dry open woodlands and forests, but can also…
Zosterops pallidus (Photo from Flickrhivermind) Common name:Cape white-eye (en); olho-branco-do-Cabo (pt); zostérops clair (fr); anteojitos de El Cabo (es); Kapbrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of South Africa, with the exception of the kalahari desert, and it expands into southern Mozambique, south-eastern Mozambique and Namibia.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and weigh 10-12…
Turdoides caudatus Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:common babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-cauda-comprida (pt); cratérope indien (fr); turdoide indio (es); langschwanzdrossling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This Asian species is found from Iraq, Kuwait and Iran, through Afghanistan and Pakistan, across India and into Nepal.Size:These birds are 23 cm long and weigh 30-40 g.Habitat:The common…
Upupa epops Photo by Ahmet Karatash (Trek Nature) Common name:hoopoe (en); poupa (pt); huppe fasciée (fr); abubilla (es); wiedehopf (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily UpupidaeRange:This species is widely distributed across most of Europe, Asia and Africa. They are found in southern and eastern Europe and across the middle latitudes of Asia all the way to eastern Russia, eastern China and…
