Golden-headed cisticola

Cisticola exilis Photo by Julian Robinson (Canberra Ornithologists Group) Common name:golden-headed cisticola (en); fuinha-de-cabeça-dourada (pt); cisticole à couronne dorée (fr); buitrón de capa dorada (es); goldkopf-cistensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found in eastern and northern Australia, through Papua-New Guinea and Indonesia and into southern Asia as far north as and as far west as…

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European serin

Serinus serinus Photo by Rosa Gambóias (Flickr) Common name: European serin (en); chamariz (pt); serin cini (fr); verdecillo (es); girlitz (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Fringillidae Range: The European serin breeds across continental Europe and all around the Mediterranean basin, from the Iberian peninsula and Morocco all the way to Israel. They are mostly absent…

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Exercising Your Dog

 In This Chapter Figuring out how much exercise your dog needs Finding fun activities to do with your dog Dogs are extreme athletes. They require exercise to remain healthy and happy. Few are natural couch potatoes — but they become couch potatoes after living with humans for a while. Some breeds don’t require much exercise, but the…

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Boulder chat

Pinarornis plumosus Photo by Adam Riley (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:boulder chat (en); chasco-das-rochas (pt); rochassier des éboulis (fr); zorzal roquero (es); steindroßling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, marginally into western Mozambique and north to south-eastern Zambia and southern Malawi.Size:These birds are 23-27 cm long and weigh around 65 g.Habitat:The…

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Thick-billed white-eye

Heleia crassirostris Photo by Oleg Chernyshov (Flickr) Common name:thick-billed white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-bico-grosso (pt); zostérops à bec fort (fr); anteojitos picogordo (es); nacktaugen-brillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is endemic to Indonesia, only being found in the islands of Flores and Sumbawa.Size:These birds are 13-13,5 cm long.Habitat:The thick-billed white-eye is mostly found in lowland rainforests, but also…

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