American black duck

Anas rubripes Photo by Ed Post (Flickr) Common name:American black duck (en); pato-escuro-americano (pt); canard noir (fr); ánade sombrío (es); dunkelente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species breeds in north-eastern North American, in Canada from northern Saskatchewan to Newfoundland, and south to Minnesota, Illinois, Pennsylvania and North Carolina in the United States. The population from Canada migrate…

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Magpie lark

Grallina cyanoleuca (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:magpie lark (en); cotovia-bicolor (pt); gralline pie (fr); alondra urraca (es); drosselstelze (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily GrallinidaeRange:This species is found in Timor, southern New Guinea and throughout Australia, occasionally also in Tasmania.Size:These birds are 26-30 cm long and weigh 80-115 g.Habitat:Magpie larks are found in almost any available habitat within their range, with…

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Yellow-bellied sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius Photo by Dominic Sherony (Wikipedia) Commons name:yellow-bellied sapsucker (en); pica-pau-de-barriga-amarela (en); pic maculé (fr); chupasavia norteño (es); gelbbauch-saftlecker (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species breeds across Canada and in the north-eastern United States, and migrate south to winter in the western United States, the Caribbean and Central America as far south as western Panama.Size:These birds…

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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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