Laughing dove

Streptopelia senegalensis Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:laughing dove (en); rola-do-Senegal (pt); tourterelle maillée (fr); tórtola senegalesa (es); palmtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the most dense rainforests of Gabon, southern Cameroon and D.R. Congo. It is also found in southern…

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Blue whistling-thrush

Myophonus caeruleus Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:blue whistling-thrush (en); tordo-assobiador-azul (pt); arrenga siffleur (fr); arrenga común (es); purpurpfeifdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in central and south-eastern Asia, being found from India to central and eastern China and south to Indonesia.Size:These birds are 29-35 cm long and weigh 135-230 g.Habitat:The blue whistling-thrush…

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Black-capped tanager

Tangara heinei Photo by Priscilla Burcher (Flickr) Common name:black-capped tanager (en); saíra-de-barrete-preto (pt); calliste à calotte noire (fr); tangara gorrinegra (es); heine-tangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:These birds are found in mountainous areas of north-western South America, being present in north-western Venezuela, in northern and western Colombia and in northern Ecuador.Size:The black-capped tanager is 13 cm long and weighs…

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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus Photo by Peter Massas (Wikipedia) Common name:osprey (en); águia-pesqueira (pt); balbuzard pêcheur (fr); águila pescadora (es); fischadler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily PandionidaeRange:The osprey is a cosmopolitan species, being found in all continents except Antarctica. In South America they only occur as a wintering species.Size:These birds are 50-66 cm long and have a wingspan of 150-180…

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Arabian warbler

Sylvia leucomelaena (Photo from Flickr) Common name:Arabian warbler (en); toutinegra-do-mar-vermelho (pt); fauvette d’Arabie (fr); curruca del mar rojo (es); akaziengrasmücke (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:These birds are mostly found along the coast of the Red Sea, in north-eastern Africa, in southern Egypt, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and eastern Sudan, and also in the Arabian Peninsula in Oman, Yemen, Saudi…

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White-bearded manakin

Manacus manacus Photo by Dário Sanches (Flickrhivemind) Common name:white-bearded manakin (en); rendeira (pt); manakin casse-noisette (fr); saltarín barbiblanco (es); weißbrustpipra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PipridaeRange:This South American species is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas, through Brazil, Ecuador and Peru, and into Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long and weigh 16,5-18 g.Habitat:These birds are…

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Meyer's parrot

Poicephalus meyeri (Photo from Flickriver) Common name:Meyer’s parrot (en); papagaio-de-Meyer (pt); perroquet de Meyer (fr); lorito de Meyer (es); goldbugpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This African Species is found from Chad, and Ethiopia, though Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania and into southern D.R. Congo, Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe western Mozambique, northern Namibia,  eastern Botswana and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are…

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Crested berrypecker

Paramythia montium Photo by Otto Plantema (National Geographic Stock) Common name:crested berrypecker (en); pica-bagas-de-poupa (pt); paramythie huppée (fr); picabayas crestado (es); schopfbeerenfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParamythiidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of New Guinea, being found both in Indonesia and in Papua-New Guinea.Size:These birds are 19-22 cm long and have a wingspan of 25 cm. They weigh…

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