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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Black-capped chickadee

Poecile atricapillus Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-capped chickadee (en); chapim-de-barrete-preto (pt); mésange à tête noire (fr); carbonero cabecinegro (es); schwarzkopfmeise (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Paridae Range:The black-capped chickadee is a resident species in Canada and the northern United States, from Alaska, though southern Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and into Ontario and Quebec,…

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Planalto tapaculo

Scytalopus pachecoi Photo by Adrian Rupp (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:planalto tapaculo (en); tapaculo-ferreirinho (pt); mérulaxe de Pacheco (fr); churrín del planalto (es); Pachecotapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhynocryptidaeRange:This species is found in three small areas in southern Brazil and marginally into northern Argentina. These areas are Serra do Sudeste in Rio Grande do Sul, Missiones in…

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Buff-tailed sicklebill

Eutoxeres condamini (Photo from Agami Photography) Common name:buff-tailed sicklebill (en); bico-de-foice-de-cauda-acanelada (pt); bec-en-faucille de La Condamine (fr); picohoz colicanela (es); rotschwanz-sichelschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in the eastern slopes of the Andes, and adjacent lowland areas, from southern Colombia to northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh 8-12,5 g.Habitat:The buff-tailed sicklebill…

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Snow bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis Photo by David Beadle (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:snow bunting (en); escrevedeira-das-neves (pt); plectrophane des neiges (fr); escribano nival (es); schneeammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species breeds throughout the northernmost parts of Europe, Asia and North America, from Iceland and Scandinavia to northern Siberia and Kamchatka, in Alaska and northern Canada and along the…

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Rufous-tailed jacamar

Galbula ruficauda (Photo from So Much Science) Common name:rufous-tailed jacamar (en); ariramba-de-cauda-ruiva (pt); jacamar à queue rousse (fr); jacamará colirrufo (es); rotschwanz-glanzvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalbuliformesFamily GalbulidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico down to western Colombia, north-western Ecuador, northern Venezuela and the Guyanas. Also in Brazil south of the Amazon river, from Pará and Maranhão down…

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