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Parus major Photo by Slawomir Staszczuk (Wikipedia) Common name:great tit (en); chapim-real (pt); mésange charbonnière (fr); carbonero común (es); kohlmeise (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParidaeRange:The great tit is found throughout continental Europe and the British isles, as well as in northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Their range extends into Turkey and the Middle East all the way…
Promerops cafer Photo by Tadeusz Stawarczyk (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Cape sugarbird (en); papa-açucar-do-Cabo (pt); promérops du Cap (fr); mielero-abejaruco de El Cabo (es); Kaphonigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PromeropidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa, only being found in the fynbos biome of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces.Size:The males are 34-44 cm long, while…
Rhynochetos jubatus (Photo from Maya en Nouvelle Caledonie) Common name:kagu (en); cagu (pt); cagou huppé (fr); kagú (es); kagu (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RhynochetidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Caledonia, in the south-west Pacific. They have a fragmented range, mostly being found in the Parc Provincial Rivière Bleue, in Province Sud an in the forests between Bourail…
Locustella pleskei Photo by Nial Moores (Birds Korea) Common name:Pleske’s grasshopper warbler (en); cigarrinha-de-Pleske (pt); locustelle de Pleske (fr); buscarla de Pleske (es); Pleske-schwirl (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This Asian species breeds only in a few small offshore islands along the Pacific coast, from the southernmost parts of eastern Russia, through the Korean peninsula and Japan and south…
Melanerpes aurifrons (Photo from Animal Pictures Archive) Common name:golden-fronted woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-testa-dourada (pt); pic à front doré (fr); carpintero frentidorado (es); goldstirnspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found from Texas and Oklahoma, in the United States, through Mexico and into Honduras and northern Nicaragua.Size:These birds are 22-27 cm long and have a wingspan of 43…
Thraupis sayaca Photo by Celi Aurora (Flickriver) Common name:sayaca tanager (en); sanhaçu-cinzento (pt); tangara sayaca (fr); celestino común (es); prälattangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:These birds are found in eastern, central and southern Brazil, as well as in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.Size:Sayaca tanagers are 17-18,5 cm long and weigh 25-42 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in open…
Pachycephala rufiventris Photo by Tobias Hayashi (Flickr) Common name:rufous whistler (en); sibilante-ruivo (pt); siffleur itchong (fr); silbador rufo (es); schlichtmantel-dickkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PachycephalidaeRange:This species is found in Papua-New Guinea, in New Caledonia and throughout mainland Australia.Size:They are 16-18 cm long and weigh 25 g.Habitat:These birds are mostly found in forested areas, including woodlands, open forests and…
Tigrisoma lineatum Photo by Alejandro Tabini (Birding Peru) Common name: rufescent tiger-heron (en); socó-boi (pt); onoré rayé (fr); hocó colorado (es); marmorreiher (de) Taxonomy: Order Ciconiiformes Family Ardeidae Range: These birds are found from southern Guatemala down to Ecuador, Brazil, northern Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina. Size: They are 66-76 cm long and weigh 800-900 g….
