Birds

Purple-crested turaco

Tauraco porphyreolophus (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:purple-crested turaco (en); turaco-de-crista-violeta (pt); touraco à huppe splendide (fr); turaco crestimorado (es); glanzhaubenturako (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily MusophagidaeRange:This African species is found from Uganda and Tanzania to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 40-46 cm long and weigh 200-290 g.Habitat:Purple-crested turacos are mostly found in dense…

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Grey-backed tachuri

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Polystictus superciliaris Photo by Rafael Fortes (Bird Forum) Common name:grey-backed tachuri (en); papa-moscas-de-costas-cinzentas (pt); tyranneau bridé (fr); tachurí gris (es); graunacken-grastyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, being found from Bahia to Minas Gerais and northern São Paulo.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 6 g.Habitat:Grey-backed tachuris are found in arid mountain…

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Congo peafowl

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Afropavo congensis (Photo from Animal Picture Archive) Common name:Congo peafowl (en); pavão-do-Congo (pt); paon du Congo (fr); pavo del Congo (es); Kongopfau (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This African species is endemic to the lowland rainforests of the Congo river basin, in the central parts of D.R. Congo.Size:These birds are 60-70 cm long and weigh 1-1,2 kg.Habitat:The Congo…

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Desert cardinal

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Cardinalis sinuatus (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:desert cardinal (en); cardeal-do-deserto (pt); cardinal gris (fr); cardenal pardo (es); schmalschnabelkardinal (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CardinalidaeRange:This species is found in the south-western United States and in northern Mexico.Size:These birds are 21 cm long and weigh 24-43 g.Habitat:Desert cardinals are found in desert scrublands and mesquite thickets, often along creek beds.Diet:These birds…

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Bluethroat

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Luscinia svecica Photo by Pawel Waclawik (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:bluethroat (en); pisco-de-peito-azul (pt); gorgebleue à miroir (fr); pechiazul (es); blaukehlchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:These birds are found breeding from northern Europe, across Russia, south to the Himalayas and there is also a population in western Alaska. They winter in southern Europe, the Middle East and southern…

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Sora

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Porzana carolina Photo by Joseph Kennedy (Science Blogs) Common name:sora (en); franga-d’água-americana (pt); marouette de Caroline (fr); polluela sora (es); Carolinasumpfhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of North America, breeding from south-eastern Alaska to Newfoundland and south to California, Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico. Some population migrate south to winter from Mexico, through…

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Striated grasswren

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Amytornis striatus Photo by Gary Oliver (The Great Aussie Birdshoot) Common name:striated grasswren (en); carriça-australiana-estriada (pt); amytis strié (fr); maluro estriado (es); streifengrasschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MaluridaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found from New South Wales to Western Australia with a small separate population in Queensland.Size:These birds are 14,5-17,5 cm long and weigh 16-22 g.Habitat:These birds are…

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Narrow-billed woodcreeper

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Lepidocolaptes angustirostris (Photo from Verde Verdugo) Common name:narrow-billed woodcreeper (en); arapaçu-do-cerrado (pt); grimpar à bec étroit (fr); trepatroncos chico (es); südlicher weißbauch-baumsteiger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DendrocolaptidaeRange:These birds are found in South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Surinam and Uruguay.Size:They are 19-21 cm long and weigh 28-30 g.Habitat:Narrow-billed woodcreepers are mostly found in subtropical or tropical dry forests and in…

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