Bulwer's petrel

Bulweria bulwerii Photo by Martin Lofgren (Wild Bird Gallery) Common name:Bulwer’s petrel (en); alma-negra (pt); pétrel de Bulwer (fr); petrel de Bulwer (es); Bulwersturmvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:The Bulwer’s petrel is a pantropical species, being found in the tropical and sub-tropical areas of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Breeding sites include the eastern Atlantic from…

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Oriental pied hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris Photo by Mario Widmer (Wikipedia) Common name:oriental pied hornbill (en); calau-de-faces-brancas (pt); calao pie (fr); cálao cariblanco (es); orienthornvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is found in south-east Asia, from northern and north-eastern India, through Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar, and into extreme southern China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra,…

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Profiling the Toy Group

In This Chapter Getting the scoop on Toys Discovering tiny dogs with big personalities Finding a Toy that suits you and your life Looking for a canine companion that packs a lot of personality into a small package? A pooch that fits in a pocketbook? A dog who’s happy walking around the block rather than…

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African houbara

Chlamydotis undulata Photo by Andrey Kovalenko (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:houbara bustard (en); abetarda-moura (pt); outarde houbara (fr); avutarda hubara (es); kragentrappe (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily OtididaeRange:This species occurs in two separate sub-species. C. u fuertaventurae is restricted to the islands of Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Lobos and La Graciosa in the Canary islands, while C. u. undulata is…

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