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Calidris alpina Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:dunlin (en); pilrito-comum (pt); bécasseau variable (fr); correlimos común (es); Alpenstrandläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species breeds at high latitudes in both Europe, America and Asia, from south-eastern Greenland, Iceland and the northern British Isles, through Scandinavia and the Baltic coast, throughout northern Russia, into western and…
Enicurus leschenaulti Photo by Myron Tai (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:white-crowned forktail (en); rabo-de-tesoura-de-coroa-branca (pt); énicure de Leschenault (fr); torrentero coroniblanco (es); weißscheitel-scherenschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in from central and southern China, through extreme north-eastern India and Indochina and into the Indonesian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java.Size:These bird are 28 cm…
Formicivora littoralis Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:restinga antwren (en); formigueiro-do-litoral (pt); grisin de la restinga (fr); hotmiguerito litoral (es); restingaameisenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is endemic to Rio de Janeiro state, in south-eastern Brazil, being restricted to the area around Cabo Frio including adjacent offshore islands.Size:These birds are 12,5-14 cm long and weigh…
Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:short-tailed swift (en); andorinhão-de-rabo-curto (pt); martinet polioure (fr); vencejo rabón (es); stutzschwanzsegler (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily ApodidaeRange:This species is found from Panama south to Bolivia and central and western Brazil.Size:These bird are 10-11 cm long and weigh 20 g.Habitat:The short-tailed swift is found in moist tropical forests, dry tropical…
Garrulax courtoisi Photo by Erwin Collaerts (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:blue-crowned laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-Courtois (pt); garrulaxe de Courtois (fr); charlatán coroniazul (es); blaukappenhäherling (de)Taxoonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to China, only being found in five small and fragmented sites in Jiangxi Province.Size:These birds are 23-25 cm long and weigh about 50 g.Habitat:The blue-crowned laughingthrush…
Geositta punensis Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:puna miner (en); curriqueiro-da-puna (pt); géositte de la puna (fr); minero puneño (es); punaerdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in southern Peru, south-western Bolivia, northern Chile and north-western Argentina.Size:These birds are 15-16 cm long and weigh 22-29 g.Habitat:The puna miner is found in high-altitude grasslands and…
Dromaius novaehollandiae Photo by Ian Barker (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:emu (en); emu (pt); émeu d’Australie (fr); emú común (es); große emu (de)Taxonomy:Order StruthioniformesFamily DromaiidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the Australian mainland. They were also found in Tasmania in the pat, but were quickly exterminated there after the Europeans arrived to…
Gymnobucco bonapartei Photo by Tadeusz Stawarczyk (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:grey-throated barbet (en); barbudo-de-garganta-cinzenta (pt); barbican à gorge grise (fr); barbudo de garganta gris (es); trauerbartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found in central Africa, from Cameroon to south-western Congo and through D.R. Congo and the Central African Republic into South Sudan, western Kenya, north-western…
