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Francolinus francolinus Photo by Ahmet Karatash (Trek Nature) Common name:black francolin (en); francolim-escuro (pt); francolin noir (fr); francolín común (es); halsbandfrankolin (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found from Turkey and Israel, through Syria, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan, and into northern India, Nepal, south-western China and Bangladesh.Size:These birds are 31-36 cm long and weigh 420-550 g.Habitat:The…
Habia fuscicauda (Photo from Birders Without Borders) Common name:red-throated ant-tanager (en); tiê-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); habia à gorge rouge (fr); tangara hormiguera gorjirroja (es); rotkehl-ameisentangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in Central America, from south-eastern Mexico to Panama and marginaly into northern Colombia.Size:These birds are 17-20 cm long. The males tend to be larger, weighing 37-47…
Oculocincta squamifrons Photo by Yeo Siew Teck (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:pygmy white-eye (en); olho-branco-anão (pt); zostérops pygmée (fr); anteojitos pigmeo (es); zwergbrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasserformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Borneo, being found in the central and northern parts of the islands, both in Indonesia and in Malaysia.Size:These birds are 10 cm…
Coturnicops noveboracensis Photo by Brian Small (Ministry of Natural Resources) Common name:yellow rail (en); franga-d’água-amarela (pt); râle jaune (fr); polluela amarillenta (es); gelbralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:This species breeds in central and western Canada, from eastern Alberta and the south-eastern Northwest Territories to southern Quebec and New Brunswick, and also in the north-eastern United States, from…
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Photo by Rakesh Dhareshwar (Birding in India) Common name:pale-billed flowerpecker (en); pica-flores-de-bico-vermelho (pt); dicée à bec rouge (fr); picaflores piquirrojo (es); lachsschnabel-mistelfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicaeidaeRange:This species is found in Nepal and most of India, with the exception of the north-westernmost parts of the country, and also in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and western Myanmar.Size:These…
Bostrychia hagedash Photo by Sumeet Moghe (Wikipedia) Common name:hadada ibis (en); singanga (pt); ibis hagedash (fr); ibis hadada (es); hagedasch (de) Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ThreskiornithidaeRange:This species is found across most of sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania to southern Sudan and south to South Africa. It is mostly absent from Angola, Namibia and Botswana.Size:These birds are 65-75…
Pteridophora alberti (Photo from Berita dan Ilmu Pengetahuan) Common name:King of Saxony bird-of-paradise (en); ave-do-paraíso-de-Alberto (pt); paradisier du Prince Albert (fr); ave-del-paraíso de Alberto (es); wimpelträger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParadisaeidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of New guinea, being found along the central mountain range in both Indonesia and Papua-New Guinea.Size:These birds are 22 cm…
Accipiter badius Photo by Jaysukh Parekh (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:shikra (en); gavião-chicra (pt); épervier shikra (fr); gavilán chikra (es); schikrasperber (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa and through the Arabian Peninsula into southern Asia as far as Azerbaijan, Iran, southern Kazakhstan, north-western Pakistan and through the Himalayas into India, southern China…
