Velvet asity

Philepitta castanea Photo by Dubi Shapiro (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:velvet asity (en); asite-veludo (pt); philépitte veloutée (fr); filepita aterciopelada (es); seidenjala (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PhilepittidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found along the eastern side and extreme north-western corner of the island.Size:These birds are 14-17 cm long and weigh 34-42 g.Habitat:The velvet asity is mostly found in the…

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Chestnut-collared longspur

Calcarius ornatus Photo by Robert Royse (Robert Royse’s Bird Photography) Common name: chestnut-collared longspur (en); escrevedeira-de-peito-preto (pt); pectrophane à ventre noir (fr); arnoldo ventinegro (es); rothalsammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species breeds in the prairies of the northern Great Plains in Canada and the United States. They migrate south to winter…

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Icterine bulbul

Phyllastrephus icterinus Photo by Guillaume Passavy (Oiseaux) Common name:icterine bulbul (en); tuta-icterino (pt); bulbul ictérin (fr); bulbul icterino (es); zeisigbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in West Africa, from southern Guinea and Sierra Leone to Ghana, and from southern Nigeria, though Cameroon and Gabon, and into Congo and D.R. Congo.Size:These birds are 16 cm…

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