Greater sand plover

Charadrius leschenaultii Photo by Ahmet Karatash (Trek Nature) Common name:greater sand plover (en); borrelho-grande-do-deserto (pt); pluvier de Leschenault (fr); chorlitejo mongol grande (es); wüstenregenpfeifer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily CharadriidaeRange:This species breeds in central Asia, from Mongolia, southern Russia and northern China, west through southern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and into the Caucasus. There are also some isolated…

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Rufous-backed Inca-finch

Incaspiza personata Photo by Jacques Erard (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-backed Inca-finch (en); escrevedeira-inca-de-dorso-ruivo (pt); chipiu costumé (fr); semillero inca de lomo rufo (es); schwarzstirnammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to north-western Peru, being found from southern Cajamarca south to western Huanaco.Size:These birds are 16,5-18 cm long and weigh 30-33 g.Habitat:The rufous-backed Inca-finch is…

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Chestnut-crested cotinga

Ampelion rufaxilla Photo by Lior Kislev (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chestnut-crested cotinga (en); cotinga-de-crista-castanha (pt); cotinga à tête rousse (fr); cotinga cresticastaño (es); braunohrkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This South American species is found in the Andes from Colombia to Bolivia. In Colombia it occurs in the central Andes south to Quindío and Huila, and in the…

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Red-tailed laughingthrush

Garrulax milnei Photo by David Blank (Animal Diversity Web) Common name:red-tailed laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-cauda-vermelha (pt); garrulaxe à queue rouge (fr); charlatán colirrojo (es); rotschwanzhäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:The red-tailed laughingthrush is found in south-eastern Asia, from southern China to Myanmar, Laos, northern Thailand and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 25-28 cm long and weigh 100-130 g.Habitat:The red-tailed laughingthrush is mostly…

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Blue-headed vireo

Vireo solitarius Photo by Brandon Holden (Ontario Field Ornithologists) Common name: blue-headed vireo (en); vite-vite-de-cabeça-azul (pt); viréo à tête bleue (fr); vireo anteojillo (es); graukopfvireo (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Vireonidae Range: This species breeds in Canada east of the Rockies and in the north-western United States. They migrate south to winter in the south-eastern…

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