Caatinga antwren

Herpsilochmus sellowi Photo by Stephen Jones (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:caatinga antwren (en); chorozinho-da-caatinga (pt); grisin de Sellow (fr); tiluchí de caatinga (es); caatingaameisenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species in endemic to Brazil, being found in the interior north-eastern part of the country from Maranhão and Ceará to Minas Gerais.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and…

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Giám đốc và đàn heo

Ấy là do một hôm, Giám đốc công ty chăn nuôi lệnh cho “ra lò” cuốn “Nội san” của công ty và đăng ảnh của ông ở trong đó. Để cho tấm ảnh thật sự “sinh động”, ông bèn xắn quần áo đứng vào giữa đám heo trong chuồng. Việc biên tập cuốn “Nội san”…

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Northern bald ibis

Geronticus eremita Photo by Agustín Poovedano (Flickr) Common name:northern bald ibis (en); íbis-calva (pt); ibis chauve (fr); ibis eremita (es); waldrapp (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ThreskiornithidaeRange:Historically, this species was probably found throughout North Africa and into the Middle East, but presently it is only found in two disjunct populations. There is a western population in Morocco, located…

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Australian painted-snipe

Rostratula australis Photo by Eric Tan (Feather and Photos) Common name:Australian painted-snipe (en); narceja-pintada-australiana (pt); rhynchée d’Australie (fr); aguatero australiano (es); Australier-goldschnepfe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily RostratulidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australian, being mostly found at scattered locations throughout much of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and south-eastern South Australia. It has also been occasionally recorded further…

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Veery

Catharus fuscescens Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:veery (en); sabiá-norte-americano (pt); grive fauve (fr); zorzalito rojizo (es); Wilson-drossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species breeds in southern Canada and in the United States as far south as Idaho, Colorado, Michigan and Tennessee. They migrate south to winter in central Brazil from Pará to Mato…

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