Silver pheasant

Lophura nycthemera Photo by Allan Drewitt (Flickr) Common name:silver pheasant (en); faisão-prateado (pt); faisan argenté (fr); faisán plateado (es); silberfasan (de) Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily Phasianidae Range:The silver pheasant is found in south-eastern Asia, from southern China down to Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Size:These birds exhibit a large sexual dimorphism, especially because of the large tail of…

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Burrowing parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus Photo by Aline Wolfer (Oiseaux d’Argentine) Common name:burrowing parrot (en); papagaio-da-Patagónia (pt); conure de Patagonie (fr); loro barranquero (es); felsensittich (de) Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily  Psittacidae Range:This species is found in central and south-eastern Argentina and in central Chile. Although most populations are resident, some birds can migrate north to winter in north-eastern Argentina and…

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Eastern bluebird

Sialia sialis (Photo from New Jersey Birds) Common name:eastern blurbird (en); pássaro-azul-oriental (pt); merlebleu de l’Est (fr); azulejo gorgicanelo (es); rotkehl-hüttensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found breeding in the eastern United States, in south-eastern Canada and in Central America from Mexico down to northern Nicaragua. The more northern population migrate south to winter along…

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Straight-billed woodcreeper

Dendroplex picus Photo by Flávio Mota (Flickr) Common name:straight-billed woodcreeper (en); arapaçu-de-bico-branco (pt); gimpar talapiot (fr); trepatroncos piquirrecto (es); spechtschnabel-baumsteiger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DendrocolaptidaeRange:This species is found in central and northern South America, only east of the Andes, from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia and Brazil as far south as Mato Grosso do Sul and…

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Peaceful dove

Geopelia placida Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:peaceful dove (en); rola-plácida (pt); géopélie placide (fr); tortolita plácida (es); friedenstäubchen (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily Columbidae Range:This species is found throughout most of Australia, except in southern Victoria, southern Western Australia and Tasmania, and also in Papua New Guinea and the nearby Aru islands.Size:These birds are…

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Purple honeycreeper

Cyanerpes caeruleus Photo by Fayard Mohammed (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:purple honeycreeper (en); saí-de-perna-amarela (pt); guit-guit céruléen (fr); copeicillo violáceo (es); purpurnaschvogel (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Thraupidae Range:These birds are found in northern South America, from northern Colombia and Venezuela, south to southern Ecuador west of the Andes and south to central Bolivia and central Brazil…

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Common grasshopper warbler

Locustella naevia Photo by Andreas Gruber (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:common grasshopper warbler (en); felosa-malhada (pt); locustelle tachetée (fr); buscarla pintoja (es); feldschwirl (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange: This species is found breed across most of Europe, from the northern Iberian peninsula as far north as southern Sweden and Norway and as far east as central Asia,…

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Australian white ibis

Threskiornis molucca Photo by Josep del Hoyo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Australian white ibis (en); íbis-branco-australiano (pt); ibis à cou noir (fr); ibis blanco australiano (es); Molukkenibis (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ThreskiornithidaeRange:This species is found in eastern and northern Australia, and to a lesser extent also in south-western Australia. The Australian white ibis is also found in…

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