Greater pied puffbird

Notharchus tectus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:greater pied puffbird (en); macuru-pintado (pt); tamatia pie (fr); buco pío (es); elsterfaulvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalbuliformesFamily BucconidaeRange:This species is found from southern Colombia, south to central Peru, and east to the Guyanas and into Brazil as far as Mato Grosso and Maranhão. Size:These birds are 14-17 cm long…

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Barred owl

Strix varia (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:barred owl (en); coruja-raiada (pt); chouette rayée (fr); cárabo norteamericano (es); streifenkauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in southern Canada and throughout the eastern United States, and also the in the western United States in north-western Montana and from Washington south to northern California. There are also isolated…

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Ground cuckooshrike

Coracina maxima Photo by Russel Jenkins (Bird Forum) Common name:ground cuckooshrike (en); lagarteiro-da-terra (pt); échenilleur terrestre (fr); oruguero terrestre (es); grundraupenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CampephagidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the Australian mainland, but especially in the interior.Size:These birds are 31-38 cm long and weigh 124-155 g.Habitat:The ground cuckooshrike is found in open,…

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Chuyện mua chim ngày Tết

Chỉ còn ít ngày nữa là đến Tết, nhìn bà con mua sắm cũng đủ làm cho không khí của ngày Tết thêm vui nhộn. Ai cũng sắm cho mình nào là cây cối, hoa lá, đồ trang trí nhưng riêng tôi lại có thú mua chim về chơi Tết, kể cũng lạ nhưng cái…

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Common buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus Photo by Jugal Tiwari (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:common buttonquail (en); toirão (pt); turnix d’Andalousie (fr); torillo andaluz (es); laufhühnchen (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily TurnicidaeRange:This species is found in several disjunct areas. The subspecies T.s. sylvaticus is found in southern Spain and north-western Morocco, and the subspecies T.s. lepurana is found throughout most of sub-Saharan…

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Seychelles blue-pigeon

Alectroenas pulcherrimus Photo by Conrad Savy (iNaturalist) Common name:Seychelles blue-pigeon (en); pombo-azul-das-Seychelles (pt); founingo rougecap (fr);  paloma azul de Seychelles (es); warzenfruchttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Seychelles archipelago, in the Indian Ocean, being found on the islands of Praslin, La Digue, Mahé, North, Silhouette, Frigate, Curieuse, Denis, Aride and Bird. It…

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Swamp greenbul

Thescelocichla leucopleura Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:swamp greenbul (en); tuta-da-ráfia (pt); bulbul des raphias (fr); bulbul de las rafias (es); raphiabülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found from Senegal, along the coast of West Africa into southern Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon, and eastwards into Congo and D.R. Congo, and marginally into…

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Madagascar scops-owl

Otus rutilus Photo by Paolo Tibaldeschi (WWF-Bloggen Var Verden) Common name:Madagascar scops-owl (en); mocho-d’orelhas-de-Madagáscar (pt); petit-duc malgache (fr); autillo malgache (es); Madagaskar-zwergohreule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found throughout the island.Size:These birds are 19-24 cm long and have a wingspan of 50-55 cm. Females are larger than males, weighing 112-120 g…

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