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Zoothera lunulata Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:Bassian thrush (en); tordo-de-meias-luas (pt); grive à lunules (fr); zorzal lunado (es); Tasmanerddrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found in Tasmania and south-eastern Australia, from south-eastern South Australia to south-eastern Queensland. There is a separate population in the Atherton Tablelands of northern Queensland.Size:These birds are 27-29 cm…
Polyboroides typus Photo by Jenny Varley (Wikipedia) Common name:African harrier-hawk (en); secretário-pequeno (pt); gymnogène d’Afrique (fr); aguilucho-caricalvo común (es); höhlenweihe (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from southern mauritania to Sudan and Ethiopia and south to South Africa.Size:These birds are 51-68 cm long and have a wingspan of 118-152 cm. They weigh 500-950 g.Habitat:The…
Platyspiza crassirostris Photo by J. Podos (U. Mass. Amherst) Common name:vegetarian finch (en); tentilhão-de-Darwin-vegetariano (pt); géospiza crassirostre (fr); pinzón vegetariano (es); dickschnabel-Darwinfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Galapagos islands, where it is currently found in the islands of San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Santiago, Pinta and Fernandina. In the past…
Euphonia hirundinacea Photo by David Welch (David Welch Art) Common name:yellow-throated euphonia (en); gaturamo-de-garganta-amarela (pt); organiste à gorge jaune (fr); fruterito gorjiamarillo (es); schwalbenorganist (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in Central America, from eastern and south-eastern Mexico down to Costa Rica.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long and weigh 15 g.Habitat:The yellow-throated euphonia is…
Pelagodroma marina Photo by Philip Griffin (New Zealand Birds Online) Common name:white-faced storm-petrel (en); calcamar (pt); océanite frégate (fr); paíño pechialbo (es); fregattensturmschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily HydrobaridaeRange:The white-faced storm-petrel breeds in remote oceanic islands in the Atlantic, such as Tristão da Cunha, Cape Verde, the Canary islands and the Selvagem islands, as well as on the…
Luscinia pectoralis Photo by Aurélien Audevard (Mango Verde) Common name:white-tailed rubythroat (en); rouxinol-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); rossignol à gorge rubis (fr); ruiseñor pechinegro (es); bergrubinkehlchen (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Muscicapidae Range:This species is found from central China, and along the Himalayas through Nepal, extreme north-western India and northern Pakistan and into north-eastern Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and south-eastern Kazakhstan.Size:These…
Falcunculus frontatus Photo by Sohn Joo Tan (Sohnjoo’s Photography) Common name:crested shrike-tit (en); sibilante-picanço (pt); falconelle à casque (fr); silbador cabezón (es); meisendickkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PachycephalidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, with three sub-species occurring in different parts of the country. F.f. frontatus is found in south-eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to south-eastern South Australia….
Glaucidium brasilianum Photo by André Adeodato (Flickr) Common name:ferruginous pigmy-owl (en); caburé (pt); chevêchette brune (fr); mochuelo caburé (es); Brasil-sperlingskauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily Strigidae Range:This species is found from the south-western United States, through Central America and into South America as far south as central Argentina. It is only found east of the Andes mountain range….
