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Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Photo by Eric Tan (Feathers and Photos) Common name:satin bowerbird (en); jardineiro-acetinado (pt); jardinier satiné (fr); pergolero satinado (es); seidenlaubenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PtilonorhynchidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found along most of the eastern and south-eastern coast.Size:These birds are 27-33 cm long and weigh 170-290 g.Habitat:The satin bowerbird is mostly found in…
Calypte anna (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:Anna’s hummingbird (en); beija-flor-de-Anna (pt); colibri d’Anna (fr); colibrí de Ana (es); Annakolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species originates from north-western Mexico and southern California, but it has expanded in range during the 20th century, now being found as far north as the south-western coast of Canada and inland into…
Trichoglossus haematodus Photo by Ian Colley (PBase) Common name: rainbow lorikeet (en); lóri-arco-íris (pt); loriquet à tête bleue (fr); lori arco iris (es); allfarblori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in Australia, from south-eastern South Australia, through Victoria and eastern New South Wales, and in eastern and northern Queensland, in the Northern Territories and in…
Paradoxornis zappeyi Photo by Jeff Blincow (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:grey-hooded parrotbill (en); bico-de-papagaio-de-capuz (pt); paradoxornis de Zappey (fr); picoloro encapuchado (es); grauhauben-papageimeise (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParadoxornithidaeRange:This species is endemic to China, only being found in the mountains of south-central Sichuan and western Guizhou. Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh 10 g.Habitat:The grey-hooded parrotbill…
Stephanoxis lalandi Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:plovercrest (en); beija-flor-de-topete (pt); colibri de Delalande (fr); colibrí copetón (es); spitzhaubenelfe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul, and also in eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina.Size:These birds are 8-9 cm…
Lanius collurio (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-backed shrike (en); picanço-de-dorso-ruivo (pt); pie-grièche écorcheur (fr); alcaudón dorsirrojo (es); neuntöter (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily LaniidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Europe, with the exception of the British isles and Iceland, from the northern Iberian Peninsula to northern Sweden and Finland, and east to Russia, Kazakhstan and north-western…
Megalaima lineata (Photo from Flickr) Common name:lineated barbet (en); barbudo-riscado (pt); barbu rayé (fr); barbudo listado (es); streifenbartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found from northern-eastern India and Nepal, through Bangladesh and Myanmar and into Vietnam, Thailand, northern Malaysia and marginally into southern China.Size:These birds are 28-29 cm long and weigh 75-100 g.Habitat:The lineated barbet…
Psalidoprocne pristoptera Photo by Per Holmen (Per’s Birding Pages) Common name:blue saw-wing (en); andorinha-preta (pt); hirondelle hérissée (fr); golondrina negra (es); erz-schwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Nigeria to Ethiopia and south to Angola, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, Mozambique and eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh 10-13…
