Hawaii elepaio

Chasiempis sandwichensis (Photo from Flickr) Common name:Hawaii elepaio (en); monarca-do-Hawai (pt); monarque d’Hawaï (fr); monarca elepaio (es); Hawaii-elepaio (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Hawai’i, in the Hawaian islands.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 12-18 g.Habitat:The Hawaii elepaio is found in moist tropical forests, moist scrublands and dry savannas…

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Red avadavat

Amandava amandava Photo by Jayaprakash Siddapura (Flickr) Common name:red avadavat (en); bengali-vermelho (pt); bengali rouge (fr); bengalí rojo (es); tigerfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:These birds originate from southern Asia, being found from central Pakistan, through India and Bangladesh, and into Myanmar, southern China, Vietnam, Cambodja, south-eastern Thailand, Indonesia and East Timor. This species is commonly used…

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Engaging Favorites

In This Chapter Teaching paw tricks Getting your dog to roll Teaching begging tricks Encouraging stretches This chapter highlights the building-block approach: using a simple trick as your foundation and then building on it to produce fancy variations. This approach takes a lot of the mystery out of complex training sequences, breaking down complicated routines…

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White-lined tanager

Tachyphonus rufus Photo by Louis des Tombe (Birds of Suriname) Common name:white-lined tanager (en); pipira-preta (pt); tangara à galons blancs (fr); frutero chocolatero (es); schwarztangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Thraupidae Range:This species is found from Costa Rica, through Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas and south to Peru, eastern Brazil and northern Argentina. They are also found in…

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