Eastern paradise-whydah

Vidua paradisaea Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:eastern paradise-whydah (en); viúva-do-paraíso-oriental (pt); veuve de paradis (fr); viuda del paraíso (es); spitzschwanz-paradieswitwe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ViduidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, in the Sahel region from Senegal and southern Mauritania to Ethiopia, than south through Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, and into southern Angola,…

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White-tipped dove

Leptotila verreauxi (Photo from The Trinidad and Tobago Naturelink) Common name:white-tipped dove (en); juriti-pupu (pt); colombe de Verreaux (fr); paloma montaraz común (es); blauringtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found from southern Texas and Mexico, through most of Central America and northern South America down to western Peru and central Argentina.Size:These birds are 26-29 cm…

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Fulvous-breasted flatbill

Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:fulvous-breasted flatbill (en); bico-chato-de-peito-ruivo (pt); platyrhynque à poitrine fauve (fr); picoplano pechirrufo (es); ockerbrust-breitschnabeltyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is found from Venezuela, through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and into Bolivia.Size:These birds are 15 cm long and weigh 25-30 g.Habitat:The fulvous-breasted flatbill is mostly found in…

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Australasian figbird

Sphecotheres vieilloti Photo by Georges Olioso (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Australasian figbird (en); papa-figos-australiano (pt); sphécothère de Vieillot (fr); oropéndola australiana (es); Australischer feigenpirol (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily OriolidaeRange:This species is found in northern and eastern Australia, from northern Western Australia and the Northern Territories, through coastal Queensland and into the coast of New South Wales down…

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White-crowned parrot

Pionus senilis Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:white-crowned parrot (en); maitaca-de-testa-branca (pt); pione à couronne blanche (fr); loro senil (es); weißkopfpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in Central America, from eastern and southern Mexico to western Panama.Size:These birds are 23-25 cm long and weigh 220 g.Habitat:White-crowned parrots are mostly found in mountain rainforests,…

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Dot-winged antwren

Microrhopias quixensis Photo by Scott Olmstead (Flickr) Common name:dot-winged antwren (en); papa-formiga-de-bando (pt); grisin étoilé (fr); hormiguerito alipunteado (es); tropfenflügel-ameisenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Thamnophilidae Range:This species is found is found from southern Mexico to Colombia, then along the Andean region down to Peru and along the Amazon basin into northern Brazil as far as Mato Grosso,…

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Northern lapwing

Vanellus vanellus Photo by Agustín Povedano (Flickr) Common name:northern lapwing (en); abibe-comum (pt); vanneau huppé (fr); avefría europea (es); kiebitz (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily CharadriidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Europe and into central Asia as far east as southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and northern China. They migrate south to winter around the Mediterranean, in the Middle…

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