Rail-babbler

Eupetes macrocerus (Photo from Astronomy to Zoology) Common name:rail-babbler (en); tordo-de-cauda-comprida (pt); eupète à longue queue (fr); zordala colilarga (es); rallenflöter (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CinclosomatidaeRange:This species has two disjunct subspecies, E.m. macrocerus is found in southern Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, while E.m. borneensis is only found in the island of Borneo.Size:These birds are 28-30 cm…

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Shaping Up the Clipped Breeds

In This Chapter Discovering the clipped breeds Brushing the varied coats of the clipped breeds Handling the coat clippers Readying your clipper breed for a show In this chapter, I discuss the clipped breeds, with the exception of Poodles (I devote Chapter Getting the Sticky and Stinky Stuff Out to that special breed). Certain dogs need clipping…

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Red kite

Milvus milvus Photo by Thomas Kraft (Wikipedia) Common name:red kite (en); milhafre-real (pt); milan royal (fr); milano real (es); rotmilan (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:The red kite is almost entirely restricted to Europe, being found from southern Sweden and the Baltic, through Poland and Germany and into France, Great Britain, Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. There is…

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