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Acrocephalus scirpaceus Photo by Patrick Palmen (Birds of Kazakhstan) Common name:Eurasian reed-warbler (en); rouxinol-pequeno-dos-caniços (pt); rousserolle effarvatte (fr); carricero cómun (es); teichrohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Sylviidae Range:This species is found throughout Europe, as far north as southern Scandinavia, into central Asia as far east as Kazakhstan and also in sub-Saharan Africa as far south as South…
Puffinus pacificus Photo by Tony Morris (Flickr) Common name:wedge-tailed shearwater (en); pardela-do-Pacífico (pt); puffin fouquet (fr); pardela del Pacífico (es); keilschwanz-sturmtaucher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:This species is found throughout the tropical water of the Indian and Pacific oceans, roughly between 35º S and 35º N. They breed on a wide range of oceanic islands, both in…
Petroica macrocephala Photo by Glenda Rees (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:tomtit (en); rouxinol-maori (pt); miro mésange (fr); petroica carbonera (es); Maorischnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PetroicidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Zealand, being found in both the North and South islands, as well as several of the outlying island, including the Chatham islands and the Aukland islands…
Herpetotheres cachinnans Photo by Joaquim Mello (Flickr) Common name:laughing falcon (en); acauã (pt); macagua rieur (fr); halcón reidor (es); lachfalke (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily FalconidaeRange:This species is found from Mexico, throughout Central America and into South America as far south as Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, southern Brazil and marginally into northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 46-56 cm long and have…
Carduelis carduelis Photo by Franck Renard (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:European goldfinch (en); pintassilgo-comum (pt); chardonneret élégant (fr); jilguero (es); stieglitz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Europe, from the Mediterranean to southern Scandinavia, including the British Isles, and east into central Asia as far east as western Mongolia and China and…
Monasa atra Photo by Bruno Salaroli (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black nunbird (en); chora-chuva-de-asa-branca (pt); barbacou noir (fr); monja negra (es); mohrentrappist (de)Taxonomy:Order GalbuliformesFamily BucconidaeRange:This species is found in western and southern Venezuela, through the Guyanas and into northern Brazil, only north of the Amazon river.Size:These birds are 25-29 cm long and weigh 85-95 g.Habitat:The…
Tachycineta leucorrhoa Photo by Carlos Gussoni (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-rumped swallow (en); andorinha-de-sobre-branco (pt); hirondelle à diadème (fr); golondrina cejiblanca (es); weißbürzelschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species is found from central Brazil and Bolivia to north-eastern Argentina.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh about 20 g.Habitat:The white-rumped swallow is found over open habitats, usually…
Treron calvus (Photo from Cousin Pascal) Common name:African green-pigeon (en); pombo-verde-africano (pt); columbar à front nu (fr); vinago africano (es); nacktgesicht-grüntaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan and south to South Africa.Size:These birds are 23-30 cm long. The males tend to be larger, weighing 160-285 g…
