Black-and-white owl

Ciccaba nigrolineata Photo by L. Kay (Flickr) Common name:black-and-white owl (en); coruja-de-listas-pretas (pt); chouette à lignes noires (fr); cárabo blanquinegro (es); bindenhalskauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico no northern Venezuela, western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.Size:These birds are 33-45 cm long and weigh 350-535 g.Habitat:Black-and-white owls are mostly found in tropical rainforests,…

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Piratic flycatcher

Legatus leucophaius Photo by Nigel Lallsingh (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:piratic flycatcher (en); bem-te-vi-pirata (pt); tyran pirate (fr); mosquero pirata (es); kurzschnabel-maskentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil, northern Argentina and northern Chile.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh 19-32 g.Habitat:The piratic flycatcher is mostly found in open forests and…

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Laysan finch

Telespiza cantans (Photo from US Fish and Wildlife Service) Common name:Laysan finch (en); palila-de-Laysan(pt); psittirostre de Laysan (fr); palila de Laysan (es); Laysankleidervogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DrepanidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Laysan in the north-western Hawaiian archipelago.Size:These birds are 19 cm long and weigh 32-34,5 g.Habitat:The Laysan finch is found in dry scrublands…

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White-throated fantail

Rhipidura albicollis Photo by Nabarun Sadhya (Flickr) Common name:white-throated fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-de-garganta-branca (pt); rhipidure à gorge blanche (fr); abanico gorgiblanco (es); weißkehl-fächerschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhipiduridaeRange:This species is found from north-eastern Pakistan and western India, through Tibet, Nepal and southern China, and into Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodja, Vietnam, Malaysia and also Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia.Size:These bird…

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Western scrub-jay

Aphelocoma californica (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:western scrub-jay (en); gaio-da-Califórnia (pt); geai buissonnier (fr); chara californiana (es); Kalifornienhäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species is found in the western United States, from Oregon to Wyoming and south to southern California and Texas, and also in Mexico as far south as Oaxaca.Size:These birds are 27-31 cm long and…

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