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Serinus mozambicus Photo by Myron Tay (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:yellow-fronted canary (en); canário-de-testa-amarela (pt); serin du Mozambique (fr); canario de Mozambique (es); Mosambikgirlitz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is native from sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania to Ethiopia and south to Angola, Botswana, Mozambique and eastern South Africa. They are popular cage birds and have…
Penelope marail Photo by Marc Chrétien (GEPOG) Common name:marail guan (en); jacumirim (pt); pénélope marail (fr); pava marail (es); marailguan (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily CracidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, in the Guyanas, Suriname, eastern Venezuela, and in northern Brazil, north of the Amazon river.Size:These birds are 55-73 cm long and weigh 950-1.150 g.Habitat:The marail…
Niltava grandis Photo by Michael Gillam (Flickr) Common name:large niltava (en); papa-moscas-grande (pt); grand gobemouche (fr); papamoscas grande (es); kobaltblauschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found from Nepal and extreme north-eastern India, through Myanmar and Laos and into Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Also marginally into southern China.Size:These birds are 21…
Dolichonyx oryzivorus Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:bobolink (en); triste-pia (pt); goglu des prés (fr); charlatán (es); reisstärling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange: This species breeds in southern Canada and the northern United States as far south as Oregon, Colorado, Illinois and Virginia. They migrate south to winter in eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and marginally…
Accipiter minullus Photo by Johan Stenlund (PBase) Common name:little sparrowhawk (en); gavião-pequeno (pt); épervier minule (fr); gavilancito chico (es); zwergsperber (de)Taxonomy: Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This African species is found from Ethiopia and south-eastern Sudan, through Kenya and Ethiopia, and into Angola, northern Namibia, northern Botswana, Mozambique and eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These birds are 23-27 cm…
Chasiempis sandwichensis (Photo from Flickr) Common name:Hawaii elepaio (en); monarca-do-Hawai (pt); monarque d’Hawaï (fr); monarca elepaio (es); Hawaii-elepaio (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Hawai’i, in the Hawaian islands.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 12-18 g.Habitat:The Hawaii elepaio is found in moist tropical forests, moist scrublands and dry savannas…
Eucometis penicillata Photo by Ramiro Ramirez (Flickr) Common name:grey-headed tanager (en); pipira-da-taoca (pt); tangara à tête grise (fr); tangara cabecigrís (es); graukopftangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to Bolivia and central Brazil as far south as Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul. They are only present east of the Andes…
Cairina scutulata Photo by Dick Daniels (Carolina Birds) Common name:white-winged duck (en); pato-de-asas-brancas (pt); canard à ailes blanches (fr); pato de jungla (es); Malaienente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed through south-east Asia, from Bangladesh, extreme north-eastern India and Myanmar, through Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, and into Malaysia and the Indonesian island of…
