Ashy tit

Parus cinerascens Photo by Matt Muir (iNaturalist) Common name:ashy tit (en); chapim-cinzento (pt); mésange cendrée (fr); carbonero cinéreo (es); akazienmeise (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParidaeRange:This species is found from southern Angola and Zimbabwe south to central South Africa.Size:These birds are 14,5-15 cm long and weigh 18,5-22 g.Habitat:The ashy tit is mostly found in dry Acacia savannas, particularly…

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Scarlet macaw

Ara macao Photo by Fabián Avellán (Raxa Collective) Commom name:scarlet macaw (en); araracanga (pt); ara rouge (fr); guacamaya roja (es); arakanga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and western Brazil.Size:The scarlet macaw is 80-96 cm long and has a wingspan of 110-120 cm. They weigh 900-1.500 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in…

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Eurasian pygy-owl

Glaucidium passerinum Photo by Lars Petersson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Eurasian pygmy-owl (en); mocho-pigmeu (pt); chevêchette d’Europe (fr); mochuelo chico (es); sperlingskauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in central and northern Europe, from north-eastern France and northern Italy north to northern Scandinavia and east through Romania, the Ukraine and the middle latitudes of Russia…

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Cardinal woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name: cardinal woodpecker (en); pica-pau-cardeal (pt); pic cardinal (fr); pito cardenal (es); kardinalspecht (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Picidae Range: This African species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, excluding dense equatorial lowland forest, all the way to South Africa. Size: Cardinal woodpeckers are 14-15 cm long and…

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Great spotted woodpecker

Dendrocopos major Photo by Thomas Hochebner (Woodpeckers of the World) Common name:great spotted woodpecker (en); pica-pau-malhado-grande (pt); pic épeiche (fr); pico picapinos (es); buntspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found throughout Europe, with the exceptions of Iceland, Ireland, and northern Scandinavia, in Morocco and Algeria, and through Russia and the Caucasus all the way to…

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Violet-eared waxbill

Uraeginthus granatinus Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:violet-eared waxbill (en); monsenhor (pt); cordonbleu grenadin (fr); granadero común (es); granatastrild (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe to northern South Africa.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh 12 g.Habitat:The violet-eared waxbill is mostly found in dry scrublands…

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