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Sterna maxima Photo by Ianaré Sévi (Wikipedia) Common name:royal tern (en); garajau-real (pt); sterne royale (fr); charrán real (es); königsseeschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily SternidaeRange:This species breeds along the coasts of West Africa, from Mauritania to Cameroon, along the Caribbean and the coasts of South America from Colombia no northern Brazil, and along the coasts of south-eastern…
Phylloscartes ventralis Photo by Cláudio Timm (Flickr) Common name:mottle-cheeked tyrannulet (en); borboletinha-do-mato (pt); tyranneau ventru (fr); orejerito oliváceo (es); olivgelb-laubtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is found in two disjunct populations. One population occurs in south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and marginally into north-eastern Argentina, the other in found along the eastern slopes of the…
Coturnix coromandelica Photo by Jugal Tiwari (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rain quail (en); codurniz-da-chuva (pt); caille nattée (fr); codorniz coromandélica (es); regenwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found throughout India and marginally into Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and also into Myanmar and southern Thailand.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh 64-71 g.Habitat:The rain quail is…
Turdus dissimilis Photo by Brian Gratwicke (Wikipedia) Common name:black-breasted thrush (en); tordo-de-peito-preto (pt); merle à poitrine noire (fr); zorzal pechinegro (es); schwarzbrustdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found in northern Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, marginally into north-eastern India and Bangladesh, and in southern China in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.Size:These birds are 18-23,5 cm long and…
Chrysococcyx caprius Photo by Adam Riley (Stellenbosch Birds) Common name:dideric cuckoo (en); cuco-bronzeado-maior (pt); coucou didric (fr); cuclillo didric (es); goldkuckuck (de) Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily Cuculidae Range:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan to South Africa.Size:These birds are 18-20 cm long and weigh about 35 g.Habitat:The dideric cuckoo…
Saxicola caprata Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:pied bushchat (en); cartaxo-malhado (pt), tarier pie (fr); tarabilla pálida (es); mohrenschwarzkehlchen (de)Taxonomy: Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This Asian species is found from southern Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and eastern Iran, through Pakistan, India and Nepal, and into southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua-New Guinea.Size:These birds are 13-14…
Myrmotherula schisticolor Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:slaty antwren (en); choquinha-ardósia (pt); myrmidon ardoisé (fr); hormiguerito pizarroso (es); Hochland-ameisenschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from Guatemala to northern Venezuela and Colombia, along the western slopes of the Andes down to southern Ecuador and along the eastern slopes of the Andes down to southern…
Turnix varius Photo by Tom Tarrant (Encyclopedia of Life) Common name:painted buttonquail (en); toirão-pintado (pt); turnix bariolé (fr); torillo pintojo (es); buntlaufhühnchen (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily TurnicidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the eastern parts of the country, from northern Queensland to South Australia, in Tasmania, and in south-western Western Australia. There was also…
