Barking owl

Ninox connivens (Photo from Silent Range Estate) Common name: barking owl (en); coruja-que-ladra (pt); ninoxe aboyeuse (fr); nínox ladrador (es); kläfferkauz (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This species is found in in eastern and northern Australia, in Papua New-Guinea, Indonesia and the Moluccas. Size: Barking owls are 35-45 cm long and have a…

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Rufous woodpecker

Celeus brachyurus Photo by P.J. Vasanthan (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous woodpecker (en); pica-pau-castanho (pt); pic brun (fr); carpintero rufo (es); rötelspecht (de) Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Asia, from India and Nepal to south-eastern China and south to the Indonesian islands of Java, Sumatra and Borneo.Size:These birds are 21-25 cm long…

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Happy Training, Happy Tails

In This Chapter Adding levity to your training approach Discovering the best approach to suit your dog’s age and personality Incorporating the directions into everyday life Trusting your dog off-lead In this chapter, you not only discover how to teach your dog basic directions, but you find out what each exercise conveys from your dog’s…

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Bronze munia

Lonchura cucullata Photo by Warwick Tarboton (Warwick Tarboton) Common name:bronze munia (en); bico-de-chumbo-bronzeado (pt); capucin nonnette (fr); capuchino bronceado (es); kleinelsterchen (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to Angola, eastern Botswana and eastern South Africa. There is also an introduced population in Puerto Rico.Size:These…

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