Kentucky warbler

Oporornis formosa Photo by Brian Small (Larkwire) Common name:Kentucky warbler (en); mariquita-do-Kentucky (pt); paruline du Kentucky (fr); chipe cachetinegro (es); Kentuckywaldsänger (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species breeds in the eastern United States, from Wisconsin to New York and south to north-eastern Texas to northern Florida. They migrate south to winter in the Caribbean and from…

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Tufted tit-tyrant

Anairetes parulus Photo by José Cañas (Flickr) Common name:tufted tit-tyrant (en); papa-moscas-de-crista (pt); taurillon mésange (fr); cachudito (es); meisentachurityrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Tyrannidae Range:This species is found along the Andes mountain chain, from southern Colombia to northern Argentina, and also in the lowland areas of central and southern Argentina and Chile.Size:These birds are 9,5-11 cm long…

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Asian koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus (Photo from Top Yaps) Common name:Asian koel (en); cuco-koel (pt); coucou koël (fr); koel común (es); koel (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Asia, from southern Pakistan, through India, Bangladesh and Indochina, and into southern and eastern China, Indonesia and the Philippines.Size:These large cuckoos are 39-46 cm long and weigh 190-330…

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Angola babbler

Turdoides hartlaubii Photo by Lee Ouzman (Lee Ouzman Photographic Library) Common name:Angola babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-rabadilha-branca (pt); cratérope de Hartlaub (fr); turdoide de Hartlaub (es); Hartlaubdrossling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern D.R. Congo, through Zambia and Angola, and into northern Namibia and Botswana.Size:These birds are 26 cm long and weigh 80 g.Habitat:The Angola…

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Rock wren

Salpinctes obsoletus Photo by Erik Breden (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rock wren (en); carriça-das-rochas (pt); troglodyte des rochers (fr); chivirín saltarroca (es); felsenzaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Canada, through the western United States and Mexico and into Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Costa Rica. The more northern populations migrate south to…

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Pel's fishing owl

Scotopelia peli Photo by Dana Allen (Discover Wildlife) Common name:Pel’s fishing owl (en); corujão-pesqueiro-de-Pel (pt); chouette-pêcheuse de Pel (fr); cárabo pescador común (es); bindenfischeule (de) Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ghana and Nigeria, eastwards to Sudan and Eritrea and south to northern Angola, Botswana and north-eastern South…

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Nilgiri blue robin

Myiomela major Photo by P.J. Vasanthan (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Nilgiri blue robin (en); asa-curta-de-flancos-ruivos (pt); brachyptère à flancs roux (fr); alicorto flanquirrufo (es); Madraskurzflügel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India, where it is restricted to the Nilgiri hills and South Wayanad hills, and to three peaks in…

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Ruddy quail-dove

Geotrygon montana Photo by Kim Hansen (Wikipedia) Common name:ruddy quail-dove (en); pariri (pt); colombe rouviolette (fr); paloma-perdiz rojiza (es); rote erdtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found from central Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, as well as in the Caribbean.Size:These birds are 21-28 cm long and weigh 110-140 g.Habitat:The ruddy quail-dove is mostly found…

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