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Oxyura maccoa (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:Maccoa duck (en); pato-de-rabo-alçado-africano (pt); érismature maccoa (fr); pato malvasía africano (es); Afrikanische ruderente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:The Maccoa duck is found in two discrete areas within sub-Saharan Africa, one in East Africa and the Ethiopian highlands, in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, and another in southern Africa, in…
Sitta whiteheadi Photo by Daniele Occhiato (PBase) Common name:Corsican nuthatch (en); trepadeira-corsa (pt); sitelle corse (fr); trepador corso (es); Korsenkleiber (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Sittidae Range:This species is endemic to the French island of Corsica, in the Mediterranean. Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long and have a wingspan of 21-22 cm. They weigh 11-14,5 g. Habitat:The…
Piranga olivacea Photo by Stefan Johansson (Flickr) Common name:scarlet tanager (en); sanhaçu-escarlate (pt); piranga écarlate (fr); tángara escarlata (es); scharlachtangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species breeds in eastern North America, from Saskatchewan and North Dakota to southern Quebec and Maine, and south to Arkansas and Georgia. They migrate south to winter in north-western South America, from…
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Photo by JimFenton (Birds of the Bible for Kids) Common name:black-billed cuckoo (en); cuco-de-bico-preto (pt); coulicou à bec noir (fr); cuclillo piquinegro (es); schwarzschnabelkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found breeding in southern Canada, from Alberta east to Quebec, and in the eastern United States, from Montana to Maine and south to Texas…
Paroaria capitata Photo by Tadeusz Stawarczyk (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:yellow-billed cardinal (en); cardeal-do-pantanal (pt); paroare à bec jaune (fr); cardenilla (es); mantelkardinal (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in south-western Brazil, especially in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, and also in Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina, and marginally into southern Bolivia. The yellow-billed…
Babax waddelli Photo by Johan van’t Bosch (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:giant babax (en); zaragateiro-babaxe-gigante (pt); babaxe de Waddell (fr); babax gigante (es); riesenbabax (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in southern Tibet and marginally across the border into north-eastern Sikkim, India.Size:These birds are 31 cm long and weigh around 140 g.Habitat:The giant babax is…
Crax aleactor Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Oiseaux) Common name:black curassow (en); mutum-poranga (pt); hocco alector (fr); paujil negro (es); glattschnabelhokko (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily CracidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, from central Colombia and Venezuela, through the Guyanas and intro Brazil north of the Amazon river.Size:These birds are 85-95 cm long and weigh 3,2-3,6 kg.Habitat:The…
Garrulus lanceolatus Photo by Srimonti Dutta (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:black-headed jay (en); gaio-de-cabeça-preta (pt); geai lancéolé (fr); arrendajo cabecinegro (es); strichelhäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Corvidae Range:This species is found along the southern foothills of the Himalayas mountain range, from western Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, through northern India and into Nepal.Size:These birds are 30-35 cm long…
