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Pycnonotus leucotis Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-eared bulbul (en); tuta-de-orelha-branca (pt); bulbul à oreillons blancs (fr); bulbul orejiblanco (es); weißohrbülbül (de)Taxonomy: Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found from Iraq and eastern Saudi Arabia, through southern Iran and into southern Afghanistan, Pakistan and north-western India.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh…
Xenus cinereus Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name:Terek sandpiper (en); maçarico-sovela (pt); chevalier bargette (fr); andarríos del Terek (es); Terekwasserläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species breeds from Finland to north-eastern Siberia, as far east as the Kolyma river. They migrate south to winter along the coasts of eastern Africa, southern Asia and Australia.Size:These birds…
Aphelocoma californica (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:western scrub-jay (en); gaio-da-Califórnia (pt); geai buissonnier (fr); chara californiana (es); Kalifornienhäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species is found in the western United States, from Oregon to Wyoming and south to southern California and Texas, and also in Mexico as far south as Oaxaca.Size:These birds are 27-31 cm long and…
Nectarinia verticalis Photo by Dave Curtis (Flickr) Common name:green-headed sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-cabeça-verde (pt); souimanga à tête verte (fr); suimanga cabeciverde (es); grünkopf-nektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is found in West Africa, from Senegal to South Sudan and Kenya, and south to northern Angola, southern D.R. Congo and Zambia.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh…
Chordeiles acutipennis Photo by Pat Gaines (Flickr) Common name:lesser nighthawk (en); bacurau-de-asa-fina (pt); engoulevent minime (fr); añapero garrapena (es); Texasnachtschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily CaprimulgidaeRange:This species breeds in the southern United States, from California to southern Texas, and also in most of Mexico and in some areas of Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela and northern Brazil….
Melanocharis nigra Photo by Mehdhala Ouate (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black berrypecker (en); pica-bagas-preto (pt); piquebaie noir (fr); picabayas negro (es); weißbüschel-beerenpicker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MelanocharitidaeRange:This species is found throughout the island of New Guinea, both in Indonesia and Papua-New Guinea, and also in some of the nearby offshore islands.Size:These birds are 9-10 cm long.Habitat:The black…
Acrobatornis fonsecai (Photo from Flickr) Common name:pink-legged graveteiro (en); acrobata (pt); anabasitte à pattes roses (fr); graveteiro (es); plantagenschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species in endemic to Brasil, only being found in south-east Bahia and north -east Minas Gerais, mostly between the rivers Jequitinhonha and das Contas.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh about 14…
Ceyx erithaca Photo by Peter Ericsson (Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures) Common name:black-backed kingfisher (en); guarda-rios-anão-oriental (pt); martin-pêcheur pourpré (fr); martín pescador enano oriental (de); dschungelfischer (de) Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeRange:This species is found across much of south-east Asia, from India to Indonesia.Size:These tiny kingfishers are 12-13 cm long and weigh 14 g.Habitat:The black-backed kingfisher is found in…
