Eurasian nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus Common name: Eurasian nightjat (en); noitibó-da-Europa (pt); engoulevent d’Europe (fr); chotacabras gris (es); ziegenmelker (de) Taxonomy: Order Caprimulgiformes Family Caprimulgidae Range: These birds breed throughout Europe, with the exception of Iceland, northern Scotland and northern Scandinavia. Then, through Turkey, southern Russia and the Caucasus, into Iraq and Iran, and all the way to…

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Plains-wanderer

Pedionomus torquatus Photo by Vik Dunis (Bushpea) Common name:Plains-wanderer (en); corre-planícies (pt); pédionome errant (fr); torillo australiano (es); steppenläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily PedionomidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being restricted to small patches of favourable habitat in the Riverina region of New South Wales, in northern Victoria, in south-western Queensland and in north-eastern South Australia.Size:These birds…

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Acacia pied barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:acacia pied barbet (en); barbaças-das-acácias (pt); barbican pie (fr); barbudo pío (es); rotstirn-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from southern Angola, Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique, through Namibia and Botswana and throughout South Africa.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and weigh 23-45 g.Habitat:The acacia pied…

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Grey-headed tanager

Eucometis penicillata Photo by Ramiro Ramirez (Flickr) Common name:grey-headed tanager (en); pipira-da-taoca (pt); tangara à tête grise (fr); tangara cabecigrís (es); graukopftangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to Bolivia and central Brazil as far south as Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul. They are only present east of the Andes…

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