Luzon bleeding-heart

Gallicolumba luzonica Photo by Ken Ilio (Flickr) Common name: Luzon bleeding-heart (en); coração-sangrante-de-Luzon (pt); gallicolombe poignardée (fr); corazón sangrante de Luzón (es); Luzon-dolchstichtaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is endemic to the central and southern regions of Luzon and the smaller offshore island Polillo, in The Philippines. Size: The Luzon bleeding-heart…

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Caspian tern

Hydroprogne caspia Photo by Vladimirs Suščinskis (Ornitofaunistika) Common name:Caspian tern (en); gaivina-grande (pt); sterne caspienne (fr); pagaza piquirroja (es); raubseeschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily SternidaeRange:This species has a cosmopolitan but scattered distribution, breeding in the Baltic sea, in eastern Europe and central Asia from the southern Ukraine to western Mongolia, along the coast of China, in West…

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Millerbird

Acrocephalus familiaris Photo by R. Kohley (Wikipedia) Common name:millerbird (en); felosa-do-Hawai (pt); rousserolle obscure (fr); carricero hawaiano (es); Hawaii-rohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to the steep, rocky island of Nihoa in the north-western Hawaiian Islands.Size:These birds are 13 cm long ad weigh 15-21,5 g.Habitat:The millerbird is found in dense, moist scrublands, particularly around…

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Piratic flycatcher

Legatus leucophaius Photo by Nigel Lallsingh (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:piratic flycatcher (en); bem-te-vi-pirata (pt); tyran pirate (fr); mosquero pirata (es); kurzschnabel-maskentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil, northern Argentina and northern Chile.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh 19-32 g.Habitat:The piratic flycatcher is mostly found in open forests and…

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