Dunnock

Prunella modularis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:dunnock (en); ferreirinha-comum (pt); accenteur mouchet (fr); acentor común (es); heckenbraunelle (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Prunellidae Range:This species is found throughout Europe and also in eastern Turkey, the Caucasus and northern Iran. The more northern and north.eastern population migrate south to winter along the southern parts of the breeding range…

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Point-tailed palmcreeper

Berlepschia rikeri Common name: point-tailed palmcreeper (en); limpa-folha-do-buriti (pt); anabate des palmiers (fr); palmero (es); palmsteiger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: This South American species is found from southern Venezuela and the Guyanas, into Amazonian and eastern Brazil down to Mato Grosso and Goiás, and through south-eastern Colombia, eastern Peru and north-eastern Bolivia….

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Đồng ta còn đất với ta thôi

Vài lời thưa: Hôm nay đứng nhìn những cánh đồng vụ đông sau khi nước rút chỉ còn lại bùn đất, bỗng nhớ tới bài này đăng trên Tạp chí “Xứ Thanh” cách đây 10 năm (2007). Lần ấy viết nhân nhớ về một trận trận đại hồng thuỷ trước đó 10 năm (1997). Thế rồi,…

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Belted kingfisher

Ceryle alcyon (Photo from The Nevis Biodiversity Project) Common name: belted kingfisher (en); guarda-rios-americano (pt); martin-pêcheur d’Amerique (fr); martín gigante norteamericano (es); gürtelfischer (de) Taxonomy: Order Coraciiformes Family Alcedinidae Range: This species is found breeding throughout North America. The northern population migrate south to winter in the southernmost United States, in Mexico, Central America and…

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African paradise-flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis Photo by Callie de Wet (Oiseaux) Common name:African paradise-flycatcher (en); monarca-africano (pt); tchitrec d’Afrique (fr); monarca colilargo africano (es); graubrust-paradiesschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the most arid parts of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.Size:These birds are 17 cm long, but the elongated tail streamers of adult males double…

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Baltimore oriole

Icterus galbula Photo by Henry Domke (Health Care Fine Art) Common name:Baltimore oriole (en); corrupião-de-Baltimore (pt); oriole de Baltimore (fr); turpial de Baltimore (es); Baltimoretrupial (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species breeds throughout the eastern United States, south-eastern Canada and north-eastern Mexico, and migrate south to winter in Florida, from Mexico to western Colombia and northern Venezuela…

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