Harris's sparrow

Zonotrichia querula Photo by Mike Ross (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Harris’s sparrow (en); escrevedeira-de-Harris (pt); bruant à face noire (fr); chingolo de Harris (es); Harris-ammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species breeds in northern Canada, in the Northern Territories, Nunavut, northern Saskatchewan, northern Manitoba and northern Ontario. They migrate south to winter in the central United States,…

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Seychelles warbler

Acrocephalus sechellensis Photo by Terje Kolaas (Flickr) Common name:Seychelles warbler (en); felosa-das-Seychelles (pt); rousserolle des Seychelles (fr); carricero de Seychelles (es); Seychellen-rohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Seychelles archipelago. At present they are only found in the islands of Cousin, Aride, Cousine and Denis.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 15-17…

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Crested serpent-eagle

Spilornis cheela Photo by Bob Thompson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:crested serpent-eagle (en); águia-cobreira-de-crista (pt); serpentaire bacha (fr); águila culebrera chiíla (es); schlangenweihe (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found in south-east Asia, from north-eastern Pakistan and India to southern China and Indonesia.Size:These birds are 55-76 cm long and have a wingspan of 110-170 cm. They…

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Sulphur-rumped flycatcher

Myiobius sulphureipygius Photo by Chris Perkins(Internet Bird Collection) Common name:sulphur-rumped flycatcher (en); assanhadinho-de-uropígio-amarelo (pt); moucherolle à croupion jaune (fr); moscareta culiamarilla (es); schwefelbürzel-borstentyrann (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to western Colombia and Ecuador.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and weigh 12 g.Habitat:The sulphur-rumped flycatcher is mostly found in the understorey…

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Tinkling cisticola

Cisticola rufilatus Photo by Lindsay Hansch (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:tinkling cisticola (en); fuinha-rabirruiva (pt); cisticole grise (fr); cistícola gris (es); rotschwanz-zistensänger (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Cisticolidae Range:This species is found in Africa, from Gabon and Congo, through Angola and southern D.R. Congo and into Mozambique, Zimbabwe, north-eastern Namibia, Botswana and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are…

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Sri Lanka junglefowl

Gallus lafayetii Photo by Michael Tseng (Flickr) Common name:Sri Lanka junglefowl (en); galo-do-Ceilão (pt); coq de Lafayette (fr); gallo de Ceilán (es); Ceylonhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to Sri lanka, being found throughout most of the island.Size:These birds have a very marked sexual dimorphism. The males are 66-72 cm long and weigh 790-1.440…

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Fringe-backed fire-eye

Pyriglena atra Photo by Sidnei dos Santos (Biodiversitas) Common name:fringe-backed fire-eye (en); papa-taoca-da-Bahia (pt); alapi noir (fr); ojodefuego de Bahía (es); fleckenmantel-feuerauge (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily  Thamnophilidae Range:This species is only found in a narrow coastal area in the Brazilian state of Bahia, between Salvador and Aracaju.Size:These birds are 17-18 cm long and weigh 35 g.Habitat:The…

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Thekla lark

Galerida theklae Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Thekla lark (en); cotovia-montesina (pt); cochevis de Thékla (fr); cogujada montesina (es); Theklalerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found is found in south-eastern France, Spain and Portugal, and from Western Sahara and Morocco to Libya and north-western Egypt. There is also a disjunct population in…

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