African finfoot

Podica senegalensis Photo by Ian Fulton (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: African finfoot (en); pés-de-barbatana (pt); grébifoulque d’Afrique (fr); avesol africano (es); binsenralle (de) Taxonomy: Order Gruiformes Family Heliornithidae Range: This species is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to western Ethiopia and south through D.R. Congo, Angola, Zimbabwe, central Mozambique and into…

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Ferruginous babbler

Trichastoma bicolor Photo by James Chong (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:ferruginous babbler (en); zaragateiro-ruivo (pt); akalat ferrugineux (fr); tordina bicolor (es); weißwangen-maustimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in southern Thailand and extreme southern Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo.Size:These birds are 16,5-18 cm long and weigh about 30…

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Profiling the Sporting Group

In This Chapter Getting to know the modern hunters Understanding the finer points of the breeds Choosing a breed that suits your lifestyle Learning to live with an energetic dog The “sporting” in Sporting Dogs is less about soccer and baseball than it is about hunting. The dogs of the Sporting Group — the Pointers,…

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Thekla lark

Galerida theklae Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Thekla lark (en); cotovia-montesina (pt); cochevis de Thékla (fr); cogujada montesina (es); Theklalerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found is found in south-eastern France, Spain and Portugal, and from Western Sahara and Morocco to Libya and north-western Egypt. There is also a disjunct population in…

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