Grey shrike-thrush

Colluricincla harmonica Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:grey shrike-thrush (en); pitohui-cinzento (pt); pitohiu gris (fr); picanzo gris (es); graubrustpitohui (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PachycephalidaeRange:This species is found throughout Australia, including Tasmania, and also in eastern and southern New Guinea.Size:These birds are 22-25 cm long and weigh 58-74 g.Habitat:The grey shrike-thrush is found in a wide range…

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Giant kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima Photo by Steve Garvie (Flickr) Common name:giant kingfisher (en); guarda-rios-gigante (pt); martin-pêcheur géant (fr); martín gigante africano (es); riesenfischer (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeRange:These birds are found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the arid areas of Namibia, Botswana and north-western South Africa, and northern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia and Somalia.Size:The giant kingfisher…

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Metallic starling

Aplonis metallica Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:metallic starling (en); estorninho-lustroso (pt); stourne luisant (fr); estornino lustroso (es); weberstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriforesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found throughout the lowland areas of New Guinea and in several nearby islands, including the Maluku and Northern Maluku Islands, and the Bismark Islands, as well as in the…

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Greater wagtail-tyrant

Stigmatura budytoides Photo by Paul Jones (Flickr) Common name:greater wagtail-tyrant (en); alegrinho-balança-rabo (pt); calandrite bergeronnette (fr); rabicano mayor (es); südlicher stelzentachurityrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species occurs in two disjunct populations. The subspecies S.b. gracilis is found in eastern Brazil, in northern Bahia, Pernambuco and southern Piauí. The other three subspecies, S.b. budytoides, S.b….

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Taveta golden weaver

Ploceus castaneiceps Photo by Artur Bujanowicz (Bird Watching) Common name:Taveta golden weaver (en); tecelão-dourado-de-cabeça-castanha (pt); tisserin de Taveta (fr); tejedor Taveta (es); genickbandweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 18-24 g.Habitat:The Taveta golden weaver breeds in marshes and swamps, using nearby dry…

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Pacific imperial-pigeon

Ducula pacifica (Photo from Flickr) Common name:Pacific imperial-pigeon (en); pombo-imperial-do-Pacífico (pt); carpophage pacifique (fr); dúcula del Pacífico (es); Tongafruchttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found in small islands in the Pacific Ocena, from the islands of north-eastern New Guinea, through the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji, and into Tonga, American Samoa and the…

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Chestnut-capped flycatcher

Erythrocercus mccallii Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chestnut-capped flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-barrete-vermelho (pt); érythrocerque à tête rousse (fr); monarca capirrufo (es); rotkappen-spreizschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found from Guinea and southern Mali, along the Gulf of Guinea coast and into Gabon, Congo, northern D.R. Congo and marginally into western Uganda and northern…

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Black-backed puffback

Dryoscopus cubla Photo by Daniel Loumeau (Flickr) Common name:black-backed puffback (en); picanço-de-almofadinha (pt); cubla boule-de-neige (fr); obispillo de lomo negro (es); schneeballwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MalaconotidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Kenya, central D.R. Congo and northern Angola, south to northern Namibia, northern and eastern Botswana, and eastern South Africa down to the Eastern Cape.Size:These…

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