Puna thistletail

Asthenes helleri Photo by Cock Reijnders (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:puna thistletail (en); lenheiro-da-puna (pt); synallaxe de Heller (fr); piscuiz de la puna (es); punadistelschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is only found in a small area in southern Peru and marginally into western Bolivia, from the Vilcabamba-Ururbamba region, of central and southern Cusco, south through…

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Reed cormorant

Phalacrocorax africanus Photo by Derek Keats (Flickr) Common name:reed cormorant (en); corvo-marinho-africano (pt); cormorant africain (fr); cormorán africano (es); riedscharbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PelecaniformesFamily PhalacrocoracidaeRange:The reed cormorant is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, being found from Mauritania to Sudan and down to South Africa.Size:These small cormorants are 50-55 cm long and have a wingspan of 85…

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Black-chinned babbler

Stachyris pyrrhops Photo by Gunjan Arora (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:black-chinned babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-garganta-preta (pt); timalie à bec rouge (fr); timalí barbinegro (es); schwarzkinntimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in the southern slopes of the Himalayas, in northern India, Nepal and marginally into north-eastern Pakistan.Size:These tiny babblers are 10-12 cm long and weigh 8-11,5…

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Emperor penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri Photo by Martha de Jong-Lantink (Fotopedia) Common name:emperor penguin (en); pinguim-imperador (pt); manchot empereur (fr); pingüino emperador (es); kaiserpinguin (de)Taxonomy:Order SphenisciformesFamily SpheniscidaeRange:This species is only found in Antarctica and in the surrounding polar waters.Size:These large penguins are 110-130 cm long and weigh 22-45 kg.Habitat:The emperor penguin breeds on stable pack ice near coastal…

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Tropical kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:tropical kingbird (en); suiriri-comum (pt); tyran mélancolique (fr); benteveo real (es); trauertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from in Central and South America, from Mexico to northern Argentina. They are absent from the Caribbean with the exception of Trinidad and Tobago.Size:These birds are 18-24…

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Rock pigeon

Columba livia Photo by Mustafa Sozen (Trek Nature) Common name:rock pigeon (en); pombo-das-rochas (pt); pigeon biset (fr); paloma bravía (es); felsentaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species originates from western and southern Europe, North Africa, and south-western Asia as far east as India. Due to its domestic use and tremendous ability to thrive in human settlements, feral…

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