Carolina wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus (Photo from Free Desktop Backgrounds) Common name:Carolina wren (en); carriça-da-Carolina (pt); troglodyte de Caroline (fr); ratona carolinense (es); Carolinazaunkönig (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:These birds are found throughout the eastern United States, in southern Ontario, Canada, in north-eastern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.Size:The Carolina wren is 12-14 cm long and weigh 18-22 g.Habitat:These birds are mostly…

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Black-faced antthrush

Formicarius analis Common name: black-faced antthrush (en); tauoca (pt); tétéma coq-de-bois (fr); formicario enmascarado (es); graubrust-ameisendrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Formicariidae Range: This species is found in the neotropics from southern Mexico, through Central America to the northern regions of South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil, and nearly in all of the…

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Finding and Working with a Vet

 In This Chapter Finding the right veterinarian for your dog Spaying or neutering your mixed breed Making sure your dog can be identified if he’s ever lost Giving your dog regular healthcare Dealing with chronic health issues One of the most important things you can do as the owner of a mixed-breed dog is to…

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Ashy-headed goose

Chloephaga poliocephala Photo by Alex Proimos (Wikipedia) Common name:ashy-headed goose (en); ganso-de-cabeça-cinzenta (pt); ouette à tête grise (fr); cauquén cabecigrís (es); graukopfgans (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species breeds in southern Chile and south-western Argentina, from Temuco south to Tierra del Fuego. Outside the breeding season some individuals move north and north-east to winter as far north…

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Rock bunting

Emberiza cia (Photo from Naturalmente Fotografia) Common name: rock bunting (en); cia (pt); bruant fou (fr); escribano montesino (es); zippammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species is found in north-west Africa, in southern Europe as far north as southern Germany and Austria, and into central Asia all the way to the Himalayas….

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