Yellow-legged gull

Larus michahellis Common name: yellow-legged gull (en); gaivota-de-patas-amarelas (pt); goéland leucophée (fr); gaviota patiamarilla (es); mittelmeermöwe (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Laridae Range: This species is found throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea, along the western coast of Iberia up to the Gulf of Biscay and in the Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira, Azores and Canary…

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Grey-capped warbler

Eminia lepida Photo by Antti Seelaff (Flickr) Common name:grey-capped warbler (en); fuinha-de-barrete-cinzento (pt); éminie à calotte grise (fr); eminia (es); eminie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This African species is found from southern South Sudan and extreme north-eastern D.R.Congo, through Uganda and south-western Kenya, and into Burundi, Rwanda and northern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh…

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Dark-tailed laurel pigeon

Columba bollii Photo by David Lanza (Ornito Addiction) Common name:dark-tailed laurel pigeon (en); pombo-trocaz-de-Bolle (pt); pigeon de Bolle (fr); paloma turqué (es); Bolles lorbeertaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Canary Islands, being found on the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.Size:These birds are 35-40 cm long and have…

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Crab plover

Dromas ardeola Photo by Tarique Sani (Encyclopedia of Life) Common name:crab plover (en); caranguejeiro (pt); drome ardéole (fr); chorlito cangrejero (es); reiherläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily DromadidaeRange:This species breeds on the coasts and islands of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Eritrea, Oman, Abu Dhabi and Iran. They winter along the coasts of the India Ocean, as far south as South…

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Pileated parrot

Pionopsitta pileata (Photo from Instituto Rã-bugio) Common name:pileated parrot (en); cuiú-cuiú (pt); caïque mitré (fr); lorito carirrojo (es); scharlachkopfpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Brazil, along the coast from south-eastern Bahia to Paraná, west to southern Paraguay and south to Rio Grande do Sul and extreme north-western Argentina.Size:These birds are 22 cm…

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