Hooded pitta

Pitta sordida Photo by Chris Li (Flickr) Common name:hooded pitta (en); pita-de-capuz (pt); brève à capuchon (fr); pita encapuchada (es); kappenpitta (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PittidaeRange:This Asian species is found from southern China and northern India, throughout Indochina and into Indonesia and Papua-New Guinea. The population in mainland Asia migrate south to winter along the southern…

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Adelie penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae Photo by Sten Shebs (Wikipedia) Common name:Adelie penguin (en); pinguim-de-Adélia (pt); manchot Adélie (fr); pingüino de Adelia (es); Adeliepinguin (de)Taxonomy:Order SphenisciformesFamily SpheniscidaeRange:This species is found on the coasts of Antarctica and in nearby islands such as the South Shetlands, the South Orkneys, Bouvet, Balleny and Peter Island.Size:These birds are 60-75 cm long and…

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Ruby-throated hummingbird

Archilochus colubris (Photo from Dream Birding) Common name:ruby-throated hummingbird (en); beija-flor-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); colibri à gorge rubis (fr); colibrí de garganta roja (es); rubinkehlkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species breeds throughout the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. They migrate south to winter in Central America from Mexico to Panama.Size:These birds are 7-9 cm long and have…

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Abbott's babbler

Malacocincla abbotti Photo by Gaurav Bhatnagar (Flickr) Common name: Abbott’s babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-Abbott (pt); akalat d’Abbott (fr); tordina de Abbott (es); rotschwanz-maustimalie (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from the foothills of the Himalayas, in Nepal and Bhutan, through northern India and Bangladesh, and into south-east Asia down to…

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South African shelduck

Tadorna cana Photo by Miriam Bauman (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:South African shelduck (en); pato-ferrugíneo-sul-africano (pt); tadorne à tête grise (fr); tarro sudafricano (es); graukopfkasarca (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is found throughout South Africa, in Namibia and in south-eastern Botswana.Size:These birds are 61-66 cm long and weigh 1-1,5 kg.Habitat:South African shelducks are found in shallow water…

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