Birds

Yellow flycatcher-warbler

Chloropeta natalensis Photo by Chris Krog (Stellenbosch Birds) Common name:yellow flycatcher-warbler (en); felosa-amarela-africana (pt); chloropète jaune (fr); cloropeta común (es); schnäpperrohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, being patchily distributed from from Nigeria east to Ethiopia, south through eastern D.R. Congo, Angola and Zambia, and into north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 14-15…

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Spotted wood-quail

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Odontophorus guttatus Photo by Micah Riegner (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:spotted wood-quail (en); uru-malhado (pt); tocro tacheté (fr); corcovado goteado (es); tropfenwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily OdontophoridaeRange:This species is found in southern Mexico, in Veracruz and Chiapas, and also in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and western Panama.Size: These birds are 23-26,5 cm and weigh 280-300 g.Habitat:The spotted wood-quail…

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Western wood-pewee

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Contopus sordidulus Photo by Jim Stuart (New Mexico Ornithological Society) Common name:western wood-pewee (en); piui-ocidental (pt); pioui de l’Ouest (fr); pibí occidental (es); westlicher waldschnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds in western North America, from Alaska and north-western Canada to Mexico and along Central America down to Honduras. They migrate south to winter in north-western…

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Grey gerygone

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Gerygone igata (Photo from iNaturalist) Common name:grey gerygone (en); gerígono-maori (pt); gérygone de Nouvelle Zélande (fr); gerigón maorí (es); Maorigerygone (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This is endemic to New Zealand, being found throughout the country including several offshore islands.Size:These tiny birds are 10-11 cm long and weigh 6-7 g.Habitat:The grey gerygone is mostly found in temperate forests,…

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Eurasian curlew

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Numenius arquata Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:Eurasian curlew (en); maçarico-real (pt); courlis cendré (fr); zarapito real (es); große brachvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species breeds from France and Ireland to northern Scandinavia and east, through Eastern Europe and Russia as far as northern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia and north-eastern China. Most population migrate to winter…

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White-belied sunbird

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Cinnyris talatala Photo by Aivar Mikko (Trek Nature) Common name:white-belied sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-barriga-branca (pt); souïmanga à ventre blanc (fr); suimanga de pecho blanco (es); weißbauch-nektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from southern Angola, Zambia and southern Tanzania, south to north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 7,5 g.Habitat:The…

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Collared finchbill

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Spizixos semitorques Photo by Jon Hornbuckle (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:collared finchbill (en); tuta-de-coleira-interrompida (pt); bulbul à semi-collier (fr); bulbul collarejo (es); halsbandbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in central and south-eastern China, as well as in Taiwan and marginally into northern Vietnam.Size:These birds are 17-23 cm long and weigh 35-50 g.Habitat:The collared finchbill…

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Bee hummingbird

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Mellisuga helenae Photo by Richard Stern (Mango Verde) Common name:bee hummingbird (en); beija-flor-abelha (pt); colibri d’Elena (fr); zunzuncito (es); bienelelfe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is endemic to Cuba, being found throughout the island and well as in the offshore island of La Juventud.Size:The bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, being just 5-6…

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