Green-backed camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Biodiversity Explorer)  Common name:green-backed camaroptera (en); felosa-de-dorso-verde (pt); camaroptère à tête gris (fr); camaroptera de lomo verde (es); grünrücken-camaroptera (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:These birds are found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa.Size:Green-backed camaropteras are 11,5-13 cm long and weigh 10-11 g.Habitat:They are generally…

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Red-crested turaco

Tauraco erythrolophus (Photo from Your Nature Photos) Common name:red-crested turaco (en); turaco-de-crista-vermelha (pt); touraco pauline (fr); turaco crestirrojo (es); rothaubenturako (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily MusophagidaeRange:This species is endemic to Angola, being found in the western and central parts of the country from the lower Congo to Chingoroi, and east to Malanje and the upper Cuanza.Size:These birds are…

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Housetraining Made Easy

In This Chapter Understanding the basics of housetraining Surveying the different housetraining methods available to you Tidying up after your Poodle You can’t live outdoors for as long as your Poodle is in the picture, so you need to housetrain him. In other words, you need to teach him where to “go.” The task may…

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Chim Sơn ca

Tại Việt Nam, Sơn Ca được ưa chuộng nhất là loài sống ở Đà Nẵng đến Quảng Ninh do màu lông sáng hơn và có giọng hót hay hơn những nơi khác.(ở SGN thường gọi chung là sơn ca Huế) Phần lớn các nghệ nhận đánh giá Sơn Ca có đẳng cấp không loài nào…

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Painted spurfowl

Galloperdix lunulata Photo by Rishiraj Deval (India Nature Watch) Common name:painted spurfowl (en); perdiz-colorida (pt); galloperdrix lunulée (fr); faisancillo moteado (es); perlspornhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to India, being found south of the Gangetic Plain, from eastern Rajasthan to West Benghal and south to southern Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu.Size:These birds are 27-34…

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Yellow-bellied flycatcher

Empidonax flaviventris Common name: yellow-bellied flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-barriga-amarela (pt); moucherolle à ventre jaune (fr); mosquero ventriamarillo (es); birkenschnäppertyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species breeds across southern and eastern Canada and in the north-eastern United States. They migrate south Mexico and Central America. Size: The yellow-bellied flycatcher is 13-15 cm long and…

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Southern masked-weaver

Ploceus velatus Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:southern masked-weaver (en); tecelão-de-mascarilha (pt); tisserin à tête rousse (fr); tejedor enmascarado (es); maskenweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from southern Angola, Zambia and Malawi south to South Africa. It has also been introduced to the island of São Tomé.Size:These birds are 11-15…

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Village indigobird

Vidua chalybeata Photo by Rob Nagtegaal (PBase) Common name:village indigobird (en); viúva-azul (pt); combassou du Sénégal (fr); viuda de la villa (es); rotfuß-Atlaswitwe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ViduidaeRange:This African species is found from Senegal to Ethiopia, and south through Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi and into Mozambique, eastern Botswana and north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long and weigh 12-13…

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