Crescent-chested warbler

Parula superciliosa Photo by Raul Padilla (Bird Forum) Common name:crescent-chested warbler (en); mariquita-de-peito-manchado (pt); paruline à croissant (fr); chipe pechimanchado (es); schmuckwaldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species is found in Central America, from northern Mexico to Nicaragua.Size:These birds are 10,5-12 cm long and weigh 8-10 g.Habitat:The crescent-chested warbler occupies humid to semi-humid pine-oak forest, oak, and…

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Understanding the Defiant Dachshund

In This Chapter Opening the books on a Dachshund’s intelligence Accepting that Dachshunds don’t speak English Talking to and understanding the Dachshund Relating to your individual Dachshund You’ve heard it from this book (if you’ve read earlier chapters) and probably from many other places if you’ve been doing your Dachsie research: Dachshunds are notoriously stubborn….

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Banded lapwing

Vanellus tricolor Photo by Bruce Thomson (Flickr) Common name:banded lapwing (en); abibe-tricolor (pt); vanneau tricolore (fr); avefría tricolor (es); schwarzbandkiebitz (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily CharadriidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Australia, including Tasmania, only being absent from the northernmost parts of Queensand, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.Size:These birds are 25-29 cm long and have a…

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