Familiar chat

Cercomela familiaris Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:familiar chat (en); chasco-familiar (pt); traquet familier (fr); colinegro familiar (es); rostschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This African species is patchily distributed across the Sahel, from Guinea to Ethiopia, and a separate population stretches from Tanzania through southern D.R. Congo, Zambia, Angola, Malawi and Mozambique, all the way to South Africa.Size:They are…

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Red-capped robin

Petroica goodenovii (Photo from Bird Watching Magazine) Common name:red-capped robin (en); rouxinol-de-testa-vermelha (pt); miro à front rouge (fr); petroica frentirroja (es); rotstirnschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PetroicidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout most of the country, with the exception of Tasmania and the northernmost areas of Queensland, of the Northern Territories and of Western Australia.Size:The…

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Blue saw-wing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera Photo by Per Holmen (Per’s Birding Pages) Common name:blue saw-wing (en); andorinha-preta (pt); hirondelle hérissée (fr); golondrina negra (es); erz-schwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Nigeria to Ethiopia and south to Angola, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, Mozambique and eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh 10-13…

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Greater roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus Common name: greater roadrunner (en); papa-léguas (pt); grand géocoucou (fr); correcaminos (es); wegekuckuck (de) Taxonomy: Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae Range: The greater roadrunner is found in the south-east of the United States, from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas to California, and in northern Mexico. Size: These bird are 52-56 cm long and have a…

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Chestnut bunting

Emberiza rutila Photo by Tim Edelsten (Birds Korea) Common name: chestnut bunting (en); escrevedeira-ferrugínea (pt); bruant roux (fr); semillerito castaño (es); rötelammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: The chestnut bunting is found in eastern Asia, breeding in Siberia, northern Mongolia and north-eastern China, and migrating south to winter in in southern China, Indochina…

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