Adelie penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae Photo by Sten Shebs (Wikipedia) Common name:Adelie penguin (en); pinguim-de-Adélia (pt); manchot Adélie (fr); pingüino de Adelia (es); Adeliepinguin (de)Taxonomy:Order SphenisciformesFamily SpheniscidaeRange:This species is found on the coasts of Antarctica and in nearby islands such as the South Shetlands, the South Orkneys, Bouvet, Balleny and Peter Island.Size:These birds are 60-75 cm long and…

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Black-and-gold cotinga

Tijuca atra Photo by Luiz Ribenboim (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-and-gold cotinga (en); saudade (pt); cotinga noir (fr); cotinga negro (es); goldflügelkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, occuring in Rio de Janeiro, extreme eastern São Paulo and adjacent areas of southern Minas Gerais.Size:These birds are 24-27,5 cm long.Habitat:The black-and-gold cotinga is…

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Guira cuckoo

Guira guira Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:guira cuckoo (en); anu-branco (pt); guira cantara (fr); pirincho (es); guirakuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found from north-eastern Brazil to Bolivia and south to central Argentina.Size:These birds are 34-40 cm long and weigh about 140 g.Habitat:The guira cuckoo is mostly found in mixed dry savannas and…

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African snipe

Gallinago nigripennis Photo by Ronald Bontrop (Biodiversity4all) Common name:African snipe (en); narceja-africana (pt); bécassine africaine (fr); agachadiza africana (es); Afrikanische bekassine (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species has scattered breeding populations along eastern and southern Africa, in Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa, but can winter over all the regions between these breeding areas.Size: African snipes…

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