Black-capped tanager

Tangara heinei Photo by Priscilla Burcher (Flickr) Common name:black-capped tanager (en); saíra-de-barrete-preto (pt); calliste à calotte noire (fr); tangara gorrinegra (es); heine-tangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:These birds are found in mountainous areas of north-western South America, being present in north-western Venezuela, in northern and western Colombia and in northern Ecuador.Size:The black-capped tanager is 13 cm long and weighs…

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Red-billed quelea

Quelea quelea (Photo from Purple “O” Purple) Common name:red-billed quelea (en); quelea-de-bico-vermelho (pt); travailleur à bec rouge (fr); quelea común (es); blutschnabelweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, only being absent from the lowland forests of West Africa, and the most arid areas of southern Namibia, south-western Botswana and the…

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Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola Photo by Leon Bojarczuk (Flickr) Common name: bananaquit (en); cambacica (pt); sucrier à ventre jaune (fr); reinita (es); zuckervogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Coerebidae Range: This species is found throughout South America, from northern Argentina north to Central America into southern Mexico. They also found in the Caribbean islands with the exception…

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White-headed buffalo-weaver

Dinemellia dinemelli (Photo from Scientific Library) Common name:white-headed buffalo-weaver (en); tecelão-de-cabeça-branca (pt); alecto à tête blanche (fr); bufalero cabeciblanco (es); starweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from South Sudan and Ethiopia, through Kenya and Somalia and down to central Tanzania.Size:These birds are 17-19 cm long and weigh 57-85 g.Habitat:The white-headed buffalo-weaver is mostly…

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