Red-billed pigeon

Patagioenas flavirostris Photo by Michael Woodruff (Wikipedia) Common name: red-billed-pigeon (en); pombo-de-bico-vermelho (pt); pigeon à bec rouge (fr); paloma piquirroja (es); rotschnabeltaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: The red-billed pigeon is found from southern Texas, United States, and north-western Mexico south to Costa Rica. Size: This species is 33-36 cm long and has…

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Giant babax

Babax waddelli Photo by Johan van’t Bosch (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:giant babax (en); zaragateiro-babaxe-gigante (pt); babaxe de Waddell (fr); babax gigante (es); riesenbabax (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in southern Tibet and marginally across the border into north-eastern Sikkim, India.Size:These birds are 31 cm long and weigh around 140 g.Habitat:The giant babax is…

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Jungle nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus (Photo from Living into the Wild) Common name: jungle nightjar (en); noitibó-da-selva (pt); engoulevent indien (fr); chotacabras de jungla (es); dschungelnachtschwalbe (de) Taxonomy: Order Caprimulgiformes Family Caprimulgidae Range: This Asia species is found from India and Pakistan, throughout south-east Asia, and into China, Japan and eastern Russia. Size: The jungle nightjar is 21-29…

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