Alexandrine parakeet

Psittacula eupatria Photo by Michael Schmolz (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Alexandrine parakeet (en); piriquito-de-Alexandre (pt); perruche alexandre (fr); cotorra alejandrina (es); Alexandersittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found from Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, through India and Nepal and into Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern Laos, Cambodia and southern Vietnam.Size:These birds are 50-62 cm long and weigh…

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Welcoming Your Beagle Home

In This Chapter Transporting your new Beagle Showing your dog around her new home Meeting the pack Introducing the crate Enduring the first night At last the big day has arrived: Today you bring your new Beagle home. The first 24 hours or so with your Beagle can be a dream come true or an…

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Bearded bellbird

Procnias averano Photo by Steve Garvie (Birds of the World) Common name:bearded bellbird (en); araponga-do-nordeste (pt); araponga barbu (fr); campanero barbudo (es); bartkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in two disjunct subspecies. P. a. carnobara is found in Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana and marginally into northern Brazil, while P. a. averano is found in north-eastern…

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Apricot-breasted sunbird

Cinnyris buettikoferi Photo by Craig Robson (Bird Quest) Common name:apricot-breasted sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-Sumba (pt); souimanga de Sumba (fr); suimanga de Sumba (es); Sumbanektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Sumba in southern Indonesia.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long.Habitat:The apricot-breasted sunbird is found along the edges of tropical forests, in secondary forests,…

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Indian spotted eagle

Aquila hastata (Photo from Nitins) Common name:Indian spotted eagle (en); águia-índia (pt); aigle lancéolé (fr); águila moteada hindú (es); Indischer schreiadler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found in northern India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and possibly also Cambodja.Size:These birds are 59-67 cm long and have a wingspan of 154-168 cm. They weigh 1,4-1,8 kg.Habitat:Indian spotted eagle are…

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Fork-tailed woodnymph

Thalurania furcata Photo by Bill Bouton (Wikipedia) Common name:fork-tailed woodnymph (en); beija-flor-tesoura-verde (pt); dryade à queue fourchue (fr); zafiro golondrina (es); schwalbennymphe (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Trochilidae Range:This South American species is found from central Venezuela and Colombia down to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are only found east of the Andes.Size:These birds are…

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Arabian babbler

Turdoides squamiceps Photo by Alan Williams (Arkive) Common name: Arabian babbler (en); zaragateiro-árabe (pt); cratérope écaillé (fr); turdoide árabe (es); graudrossling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: The Arabian babbler is found from Yemen, Oman and the United Arab Emirates in the southern Arabian Peninsula into Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel and Egypt. Size: These…

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