Greater double-collared sunbird

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…

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Black chinned yuhina

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,…

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Snowy sheathbill

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…

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Olive warbler

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…

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Bay-capped wren-spinetail

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…

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South African shelduck

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…

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Chestnut-eared bunting

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…

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Magpie lark

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…

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