Barred owl

Strix varia (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:barred owl (en); coruja-raiada (pt); chouette rayée (fr); cárabo norteamericano (es); streifenkauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in southern Canada and throughout the eastern United States, and also the in the western United States in north-western Montana and from Washington south to northern California. There are also isolated…

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Beach thick-knee

Esacus giganteus Photo by Greg Schechter (Wikipedia) Common name:beach thick-knee (en); alcaravão-dos-recifes (pt); œdicnème des récifs (fr); alcaraván picogruesso australiano (es); rifftriel (de) Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily Burhinidae Range:This species is found along the coasts of south-eastern Asia and northern and eastern  Australia, from the Andaman Islands, in India, through peninsular Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, and into…

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Dartford warbler

Sylvia undata Photo by Alberto Maia (Flickr) Common name: Dartford warbler (en); felosa-do-mato (pt); fauvette pitchou (fr); curruca rabilarga (es); Provencegrasmücke (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This species has a patchy distribution restricted to southern and western Europe and north-west Africa, being found in Portugal, Spain, Andorra, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Algeria, Tunisia…

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Gurney's sugarbird

Promerops gurneyi Photo by Alan Manson (Wikipedia) Common name:Gurney’s sugarbird (en); papa-açúcar-de-Gurney (pt); promérops de Gurney (fr); mielero-abejaruco de Gurney (es); Natalhonigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PromeropidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in south-eastern Africa, with populations along the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique and in north-eastern and eastern South Africa, including Lesotho.Size:These birds are 23-29 cm long…

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Fernando Po oliveback

Nesocharis shelleyi Photo by Krzysztof Blachowiak (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Fernando Po oliveback (en); olivinha-de-rabo-curto (pt); dos-vert à tête noire (fr); olivino carinegro (es); meisenastrild (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found in north-western Cameroon, including Bioko Island, and marginally into south-eastern Nigeria.Size:These birds are 8 cm long and weigh 7-9 g.Habitat:The Fernando Po oliveback is…

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