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Probosciger aterrimus Photo by Doug Janson (Wikipedia) Common name:palm cockatoo (en); cacatua-das-palmeiras (pt); cacatoès noir (fr); cacatúa enlutada (es); palmkakadu (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily CacatuidaeRange:This species is found in New Guinea, where it is widespread, also occurring in the Aru Islands and the West Papuan Islands. It is also found in northern Australia where it is confined…
Euplectes jacksoni Photo by Szymon Beuch (Forum Przyroda) Common name:Jackson’s widowbird (en); bispo-de-Jackson (pt); euplecte de Jackson (fr); obispo de Jackson (es); leierschwanzwida (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange: These birds are found in central and western Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.Size:The females are 14 cm long but the males reach 30 cm due to the large tail they…
Elanus axillaris (Photo from Revista Imán Sinopsis) Common name:black-shouldered kite (en); peneireiro-cinzento-australiano (pt); élanion d’Australie (fr); elanio australiano (es); Australischer gleitaar (de) Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily Accipitridae Range:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the country, including Tasmania.Size:These birds are 33-38 cm long and have a wingspan of 80-95 cm. They weigh around 290 g.Habitat:The…
Leucosticte atrata (Photo from Planet of Birds) Common name:black rosy finch (en); tentelhão-rosado negro (pt); roselin noir (fr); pinzón rosado negro (es); rosenbauch-schneegimpel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is endemic to the western United States, breeding in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and marginally in Oregon and Nevada. Outside the breeding season they wander a bit further…
Ketupa zeylonensis Photo by Kata Mahakayi (Project Noah) Common name:brown fish-owl (en); bufo-pescador-castanho (pt); kétoupa brun (fr); búho pescador de Ceilán (es); wellenbrust-fischuhu (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from eastern Pakistan, throughout India, Nepal and Bangladesh, and into southern China, Vietnam and Malaysia.Size:These large owls are 48-57 cm long and weigh…
Padda oryzivora Photo by Kim Bridges (Wikipedia) Common name:Java sparrow (en); pardal-de-Java (pt); padda de Java (fr); gorrión de Java (es); reisfink (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species was originaly endemic to the islands of Java, Bali, and probably Madura, in Indonesia. It is a common cage bird and feral populations have been established in many…
Empidornis semipartitus Photo by Jacek Nalepa (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:silverbird (en); papa-moscas-prateado (pt); gobemouche argenté (fr); papamoscas plateado (es); silberschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa from southern Sudan and Ethiopia, through South Sudan and Uganda and into western Kenya and northern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 18 cm long.Habitat:Silverbirds are mostly found…
Ixobrychus exilis Common name: least bittern (en); socoí-vermelho (pt); petit blongios (fr); avetorillo panamericano (es); Amerikanische zwergdommel (de) Taxonomy: Order Ciconiiformes Family Ardeidae Range: This species is found from south-eastern Canada and the eastern, southern and south-western United States, through Central America and into the coasts and along the main rivers and wetlands of South…
