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Cinnyris afer Photo by Elaine van Dyk (Red Bubble) Common name:greater double-collared sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-banda-larga (pt); souïmanga à plastron rouge (fr); suimanga bicollar mayor (es); großer doppelband-nektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:These birds are endemic to South Africa and Swaziland, occurring in a band from the Limpopo Province, through Mpumalanga and Swaziland, and into KwaZulu-Natal and down the…
Yuhina nigrimenta Common name:black-chinned yuhina (en); iuína-de-garganta-preta (pt); yuhina à menton noir (fr); yuhina barbinegra (es); meisenyuhina (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This Asian species is found from northern India, Nepal and Bhutan, through Bangladesh, and into southern China, Myanmar, Cambodja and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 9-10 g.Habitat:Black-chinned yuhinas are found in tropical and sub-tropical moist forests,…
Chionis albus Photo by Liam Quinn (Wikipedia) Common name:snowy sheathbill (en); pomba-antárctica (pt); chionis blanc (fr); paloma antártica (es); weißgesicht-scheidenschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ChionidaeRange:This species breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula, and in sub-Antarctic islands along the Scotia Arc on the South Shetland islands, Elephant island, South Orkney islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich islands. Some birds migrate…
Peucedramus taeniatus Photo by Robert Royse (Robert Royse’s Bird Photography) Common name:olive warbler (en); mariquita-de-mascarilha (pt); fauvine des pins (fr); chipe oliváceo (es); trugwaldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PeucedramidaeRange:These birds are found from southern Arizona and New mexico, in the United States, through Mexico and down to Honduras and northern Nicaragua.Size:They are 12-14 cm long and have…
Spartonoica maluroides Photo by Carlos Schwertner (Flickr) Common name:bay-capped wren-spinetail (en); boininha (pt); synallaxe des marais (fr); canastero enano (es); strichelrücken-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found from the southernmost tip of Brazil, through Uruguay and into eastern a central Argentina.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 10-12 g.Habitat:The bay-capped wren-spinetail is mostly…
Tadorna cana Photo by Miriam Bauman (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:South African shelduck (en); pato-ferrugíneo-sul-africano (pt); tadorne à tête grise (fr); tarro sudafricano (es); graukopfkasarca (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is found throughout South Africa, in Namibia and in south-eastern Botswana.Size:These birds are 61-66 cm long and weigh 1-1,5 kg.Habitat:South African shelducks are found in shallow water…
Emberiza fucata Photo by Josep del Hoyo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chestnut-eared bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-faces-castanhas (pt); bruant à oreillons (fr); escribano de capucha gris (es); graukopfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This Asian species is found breeding from the Himalayas, in northern Pakistan and India, through China and Mongolia, and into Korea and northern Japan. They migrate south to winter in…
Grallina cyanoleuca (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:magpie lark (en); cotovia-bicolor (pt); gralline pie (fr); alondra urraca (es); drosselstelze (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily GrallinidaeRange:This species is found in Timor, southern New Guinea and throughout Australia, occasionally also in Tasmania.Size:These birds are 26-30 cm long and weigh 80-115 g.Habitat:Magpie larks are found in almost any available habitat within their range, with…
