Black-capped antwren

Herpsilochmus atricapillus Photo by Jefferson Silva (Passarinhando no Brasil!!!) Common name:black-capped antwren (en); chorozinho-de-chapéu-preto (pt); grisin mitré (fr); tiluchí plomizo (es); schwarzscheitel-ameisenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in eastern and southern Brazil, from Maranhão and Ceará south to São Paulo and west to Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, and also in Paraguay,…

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Black-capped lory

Lorius lory Photo by Doug Janson (Wikipedia) Common name:black-capped lory (en); lóri-tricolor (pt); lori tricolore (fr); lori tricolor (es); frauenlori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Guinea, including several offshore islands.Size:These birds are 31 cm long and weigh 200-260 g.Habitat:The black-capped lory is found in rainforests, dry tropical forests, including forests edges and…

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Common raven

Corvus corax Photo by Frank Vassen (Wikipedia) Common name:common raven (en); corvo-comum (pt); grand corbeau (fr); cuervo común (es); kolkrabe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Europe, Asia and North America, with the exceptions of northern Greenland, northern Siberia, the south-eastern United States, south-east Asia and Japan. They are also found in…

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Eastern Bristlebird

Dasyornis brachypterus Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:eastern bristlebird (en); acantiza-de-cerdas-oriental (pt); dasyorne brun (fr); picocerdas oriental (es); braunkopf-lackvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to the eastern coast of Autralia, being found from south-eastern Queensland to eastern Victoria.Size:These birds are 18-21 cm long and weigh 33-51 g.Habitat:The eastern bristle bird is mostly found…

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Black tern

Chlidonias niger Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:black tern (en); gaivina-preta (pt); guifette noire (fr); fumarel común (es); trauerseeschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily SternidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Europe, western Asia and North America, as far north as Finland and the Northwest Territories of Canada and as far east as Kazakhstan and western Mongolia….

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Spectacled spiderhunter

Arachnothera flavigaster Photo by Henry Goh (Images of Nature) Common name:spectacled spiderhunter (en); papa-aranhas-de-lunetas (pt); arachnothère à lunettes (fr); arañero de anteojos (es); brillenspinnenjäger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is found in south-east Asia, in Sumatra and Borneo, Malaysia and southern Thailand and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 21-22 cm long and weigh 38-50 g.Habitat:The spectacled spiderhunter is…

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Christmas hawk-owl

Ninox natalis Photo by Cherry Wong (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:Christmas hawk-owl (en); coruja-de-Natal (pt); ninoxe de Christmas (fr); nínox de la Navidad (es); weihnachtsinsel-buschkauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is endemic to Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean, where it is present throughout the island.Size:These birds are 26-29 cm long and weigh 160-200 g.Habitat:The Christmas…

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Terrestrial brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris Photo by Alan Manson (Wikipedia) Common name:terrestrial brownbul (en); tuta-da-terra (pt); bulbul jaboteur (fr); bulbul terrestre (es); laubbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This African species is found from Somalia and Kenya, through eastern Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and into southern Angola, south-eastern D.R. Congo, eastern and northern Botswana and eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These…

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