Scaly thrush

Zoothera dauma (Photo from Passeriformes-Turdidae) Common name: scaly thrush (en); tordo-dourado (pt); grive dama (fr); zorzal dorado (es); erddrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This Asian species breeds across Siberia and the Himalayas, wintering in northern India and Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China and southern Japan. There are also some resident populations in south-west…

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Cliff swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Photo from Birds) Common name:cliff swallow (en); andorinha-de-dorso-acanelado (pt); hirondelle à front blanc (fr); golondrina de alcantarilla (es); fahlstirnschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of North America, migrating south to winter in South America, from Venezuela to northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and have a wingspan of 28-30 cm. They weigh…

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Teaching Everyday Etiquette

  In This Chapter Getting your puppy ready for full freedom Adjusting your pup to your comings and goings Dealing with car travel Bringing your puppy out in public Training your pup to meet and greet gracefully A well-behaved puppy is a welcome social guest, a plus at parades and picnics, and an added fan…

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Elegant sunbird

Aethopyga duycenbodei Photo by Mark Thibault (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:elegant sunbird (en); beija-flor-elegante (pt); souimanga des Sangi (fr); suimanga elegante (es); Sangihenektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:At present, the elegant sunbird in endemic to the Indonesian island of Sangihe, located north of Sulawesi, but there are historical records of this species on the nearby island of…

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