Black-necked grebe

Podiceps nigricollis Photo by Gerard Visser (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-necked grebe (en); mergulhão-de-pescoço-preto (pt); grèbe à cou noir (fr); zampullín cuellinegro (es); schwarzhalstaucher (de)Taxonomy:Order PodicipediformesFamily PodicipedidaeRange:This species occurs in three disjunct subspecies. P.n. nigricollis breeds from western Europe to western Asia,  in central and eastern Asia as far as north-eastern China and extreme south-eastern…

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Eared quetzal

Euptilotis neoxenus Photo by Steven Whitebread (Flickr) Common name:eared quetzal (en); quetzal-orelhudo (pt); quetzal oreillard (fr); trogón silbador (es); haarbüscheltrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This species is endemic to Mexico, being found in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range and the adjacent Pacific slope.Size:These birds are 32-35,5 cm long and weigh 100-150 g.Habitat:The eared quetzal is found…

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Snow partridge

Lerwa lerwa Photo by Ulrich Weber (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:snow partridge (en); perdiz-das-neves (pt); lerva des neiges (fr); perdiz Lerwa (es); Lerwahuhn (de) Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found in the Himalayas mountain range, in northern India and Pakistan, Nepal and south-western China.Size:These birds are 38-40 cm long. The females tend to be smaller,…

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Red avadavat

Amandava amandava Photo by Jayaprakash Siddapura (Flickr) Common name:red avadavat (en); bengali-vermelho (pt); bengali rouge (fr); bengalí rojo (es); tigerfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:These birds originate from southern Asia, being found from central Pakistan, through India and Bangladesh, and into Myanmar, southern China, Vietnam, Cambodja, south-eastern Thailand, Indonesia and East Timor. This species is commonly used…

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