White-chinned sapphire

Hylocharis cyanus (Photo from Animales) Common name:white-chinned sapphire (en); beija-flor-roxo (pt); saphir azuré (fr); zafiro de cabeza azul (es); weißkinn-saphirkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This South American species is found from Venezuela and Colombia to south-eastern Brazil and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 8-9 cm long and weigh just 4 g.Habitat:These birds are mostly found in rainforests, but also…

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Eurasian crag martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris Photo by Ahmet Karatash (Trek Nature) Common name: Eurasian crag martin (en); andorinha-das-rochas (pt); hirondelle de rochers (fr); avión roquero (es); felsenschwalbe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Hirundinidae Range: This species is found from the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco, along the Mediterranean coasts, and through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan all the way…

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Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius Photo by Stephen Krasemann (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Common name: secretarybird (en); serpentário (pt); messager sagittaire (fr); secretario (es); sekretär (de) Taxonomy: Order Falconiformes Family Sagittariidae Range: The secretarybird is found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal and The Gambia in the west across to Ethiopia in the east, and extending southwards through the…

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