Mountain quail

Oreortyx pictus Common name: mountain quail (en); codorniz-da-montanha (pt); colin des montagne (fr); codorniz picta (es); bergwachtel (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Odontophoridae Range: This species is found along the Pacific coast of North America, from Oregon to California, in the United States, and down to Baja California in Mexico. Size: Mountain quails are 26-28…

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Himalayan snowcock

Tetraogallus himalayensis Photo by Rémy Lecolazet (Oiseaux) Common name:Himalayan snowcock (en); galo-das-neves-dos-Himalaias (pt); tétraogalle de l’Himalaya (fr); perdigallo himalayo (es); Himalayakönigshuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found across the Himalayas, from eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, through northern India and Nepal and north into western China and eastern Kazakhstan.Size:These birds are 54-74 cm long and have a…

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Red-billed hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus Photo by Stuart Burns (Wikipedia) Common name: red-billed hornbill (en); calau-de-bico-vermelho (pt); calao à bec rouge (fr); toco piquirrojo (es); rotschnabeltoko (de) Taxonomy: Order Coraciiformes Family Bucerotidae Range: This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania, Mali and Sudan all the way south to South Africa. Size: The red-billed hornbill is 42-50…

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Greater coucal

Centropus sinensis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:greater coucal (en); cucal-real (pt); grand coucal (fr); cucal grande (es); heckenkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from India to southern China and Indonesia.Size:This large cuckoo is 47-53 cm long and weighs 230-270 g.Habitat:The greater coucal is found in a wide range of habitats,…

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