Green pygmy-goose

Nettapus pulchellus Photo by Tony Ashton (Tyto Tony) Common name:green pygmy-goose (en); ganso-anão-australiano (pt); anserelle élégante (fr); gansito-australiano (es); Australische zwergente (de) Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily Anatidae Range:This species is found in northern and eastern Australia and in southern New Guinea. Also in the Lesser Sundas, Moluccas and Sulawesi, but possibly only outside the breeding season.Size:These birds…

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Redwing

Turdus iliacus Photo by Andreas Trepte (Wikipedia) Common name: redwing (en); tordo-ruivo (pt); grive mauvis (fr); zorzal alirrojo (es); rotdrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: These birds breed from Iceland and the Faroe Islands, across northern and eastern Europe, and into Siberia to the Altai region and the lower Kolyma river, in Russia….

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Rufous fieldwren

Calamanthus campestris Photo by Sohnjoo Mountain (Adventures of the Mountain Man) Common name:rufous fieldwren (en); acantiza-ruiva (pt); séricorne roussâtre (fr); sedosito rufo (es); rötelfeldhuscher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the western and southern parts of the country.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and weigh 12-15 g.Habitat:The rufous fieldwren is…

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Cape rock-thrush

Monticola rupestris Photo by Derek Keats (Wikipedia) Common name:Cape rock-thrush (en); melro-das-rochas-do-Cabo (pt); monticole rocar (fr); roquero de El Cabo (es); klippenrötel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found in southern and eastern South Africa, including Lesotho and Swaziland, and marginally into south-eastern Botswana and south-western Mozambique.Size:These birds are 21-22 cm long and weigh 60-64 g.Habitat:The…

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Hook-billed hermit

Glaucis dohrnii Photo by Ciro Albano (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:hook-billed hermit (en); balança-rabo-canela (pt); ermite de Dohrn (fr); ermitaño de Espírito Santo (es); bronzeschwanz-schattenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil. In was originally found along the coast from southern Bahia to northern Rio de Janeiro, but it is now only found…

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