Rõ như lòng bàn tay

Khi Vova 25 tuổi, trong một lần sang Việt Nam du lịch, Vova gọi taxi, chui vào xe, thấy chú lái trẻ măng:Chú lái: anh đi đâu ạ?Vova   : Cho anh lên phố cổ, chú biết đường lên đó chứ?Chú lái : Dạ, rõ như lòng bàn tay ạ …Vova   : Vậy tốt rồi, cho…

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Campo miner

Geositta poeciloptera Photo by Bertrando Campos (Go Up 7) Common name:campo miner (en); andarilho (pt); géositte des campos (fr); minero brasileño (es); camposerdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in southern Brazil, from Mato Grosso, Goiás and Minas Gerais south to São Paulo, and marginally into north-eastern Bolivia and possibly northern Paraguay.Size:These birds are 11-12,5…

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Snowy owl

Nyctea scandiaca Photo by Franck Renard (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:snowy owl (en); coruja-das-neves (pt); harfang des neiges (fr); búho nival (es); schnee-eule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species breeds in the northernmost areas of Scandinavia, Russia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. They migrate south to winter as far south as the northern United States, Iceland, the Baltic…

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Rufous-naped lark

Mirafra africana Photo by Tarique Sani (Flickr) Common name:rufous-naped lark (en); cotovia-de-nuca-vermelha (en); alouette à nuque rousse (fr); alondra nuquirrufa (es); rotnackenlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This African species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Niger and Nigeria to Ethiopia and south to Namibia, Botswana and eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and weigh 40-55…

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Fan-tailed cuckoo

Cacomantis flabelliformis (Photo from Tom Clark – Beyond the Pale) Common name:fan-tailed cuckoo (en); cuco-de-cauda-em-leque (pt); coucou à éventail (fr); cuco flabeliforme (es); fächerschwanzkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found in southern and eastern Australia, New Guinea, Fiji, New Caledonia, the Salomon Islands and Vanuatu.Size:These birds are 24-28 cm long and weigh about 50-60 g.Habitat:The…

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Blue-and-white swallow

Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:blue-and-white swallow (en); andorinha-pequena-de-casa (pt); hirondelle bleu et blanc (fr); golondrina barranquera (es); schwarzsteißschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of South America, being found from southern Costa Rica down to Tierra del Fuego, but mostly absent from the Amazon river basin. The southernmost populations…

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