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Turdus pelios Photo by Steve Garvie (Wikipedia) Common name:African thrush (en); tordo-africano (pt); merle africain (fr); zorzal africano (es); Kapdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Sudan and south to Angola, Zambia and western Tanzania.Size:These birds are 20-23 cm long and weigh 45-70 g.Habitat:The African thrush is found in…
Glareola pratincola Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name:collared pratincole (en); perdiz-do-mar-comum (pt); glaréole à collier (fr); canastera común (es); rotflügel-brachschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily GlareolidaeRange:This species is found breeding around the Mediterranean, through the Middle East into central Asia as far east as Kazakhstan, western China and north-western India, and also in scattered areas in…
Zosterops rotensis Photo by Lainie Berry (Rota Avian Behavioral Ecology Program) Common name Rota bridled white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-Rota (pt); zostérops de Rota (fr); anteojitos de la Rota (es); rotabrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands, where it is mostly restricted to the Sabana plateau.Size:These birds…
Eurostopodus diabolicus Photo by David Beadle (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Sulawesi eared-nightjar (en); noitibó-diabólico (pt); engoulevent satanique (fr); chotacabras diabólico (es); teufelsnachtschwalbe (de) Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily Caprimulgidae Range:This species is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it is confined on the mountain ranges in the north and centre of the island. Size:These birds are 26-27 cm long….
Geositta cunicularia Photo by Marcos Suárez (Aves del Golfo Ártabro) Common name:common miner (en); curriqueiro (pt); géositte mineuse (fr); minero común (es); Patagonienerdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from southern Peru and Bolivia, through Chile and into Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay.Size:These birds are 14-17 cm long and weigh 20-34 g.Habitat:The common miner is…
Tachymarptis aequatoria Photo by Fran Trabalon (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:mottled swift (en); andorinhão-malhado (pt); martinet marbré (fr); vencejo ecuatorial (es); schuppensegler (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Apodidae Range:This African species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Sudan and south to Angola and through Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania down to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.Size:These large…
Cracticus torquatus Photo by Phil Guerney (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:grey butcherbird (en); verdugo-cinzento (pt); cassican à collier (fr); verdugo acollarado (es); graurücken-metzgervogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CracticidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found from mid-eastern Queensland, through southern Australia, including Tasmania, to northern Western Australia. There is an isolated population in the Kimberley and the…
Sublegatus arenarum Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:northern scrub-flycatcher (en); guaracava-nortenha (pt); tyranneau des palétuviers (fr); mosquero matorralero norteño (es); nördlicher strauchtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica to northern Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh around 14 g.Habitat:The northern scrub-flycatcher is found…
