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Fregata minor Photo by Pablo Caceres (Flickr) Common name:great frigatebird (en); fragata-grande (pt); frégate du Pacifique (fr); fragata-pelágica (es); bindenfregattvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PelecaniformesFamily FregatidaeRange:These birds are mostly found in the tropical areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, between 25º N and 25º S. There are also two colonies in the South Atlantic, on the islands…
Ithaginis cruentus Photo by Dhritiman Mukherjee (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:blood pheasant (en); faisão-sangue(pt); ithagine ensanglantée (fr); faisán de sangre (es); blutfasan (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This Asian species is found in the mountains of Nepal, northern India, Bhutan, Tibet, northern Myanmar and south-central China.Size:Blood pheasants are 40-48 cm long and weigh 410-620 g.Habitat:These birds are found…
Fluvicola nengeta (Photo from Paraiba) Common name:masked water-tyrant (en); lavadeira-mascarada (pt); moucherolle aquatique (fr); viudita enmascarada (es); graurücken-wassertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species occur in two separate populations. The nominate Fluvicola nengeta nengeta is found in eastern and south-eastern Brazil, while F. n. atripennis is found on the Pacific slopes of western Ecuador and north-western Peru.Size:These birds…
Momotus momota Photo by Steve Garvie (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:blue-crowned motmot (en); udu-de-coroa-azul (pt); motmot houtouc (fr); barranquero coronado (es); blauscheitelmotmot (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily MomotidaeRange:This species is found from eastern Mexico, through Central America and into Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, the Guyanas, northern and central Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are also found in…
Cercomela familiaris Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:familiar chat (en); chasco-familiar (pt); traquet familier (fr); colinegro familiar (es); rostschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This African species is patchily distributed across the Sahel, from Guinea to Ethiopia, and a separate population stretches from Tanzania through southern D.R. Congo, Zambia, Angola, Malawi and Mozambique, all the way to South Africa.Size:They are…
Columba palumbus Photo by Eduardo Balogh (Trek Nature) Common name:common wood-pigeon (en); pombo-torcaz (pt); pigeon ramier (fr); paloma torcaz (es); ringeltaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found throughout Europe, into Morocco, northern Algeria and Tunisia in North Africa and east to the Urals in Russia, into the Middle East all the way to Afghanistan and…
Pericrocotus divaricatus (Photo from Flickriver) Common name:ashy minivet (en); minivete-sombrio (pt); minivet cendré (fr); minivete sombrío (es); graumennigvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CampephagidaeRange:This Asian species breeds in south-eastern Russia, north-eastern China, Korea and Japan. They migrate south to winter in Southeast Asia as far south as Indonesia and the Philippines.Size:These birds are 18-20 cm long and weigh 25 g.Habitat:Ashy…
Eolophus roseicapilla (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:galah (en); cacatua-rosada (pt); cacatoès rosalbin (fr); cacatúa rosa (es); rosakakadu (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily CacatuidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the country, including Tasmania.Size:Galahs are 35-36 cm long and weigh 270-350 g.Habitat:These birds generally avoid densely wooded areas, being found in a wide range of open habitats…
