Black-capped white-eye

Zosterops atricapilla Photo by Lip Kee Yap (Wikipedia) Common name:black-capped white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-barrete-preto (pt); zostérops à calotte noire (fr); anteojitos capirotado (es); schwarzstirn-brillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Zosteropidae Range:This species is found along the mountains of western Sumatra and in central and north-eastern Borneo, both in Indonesia and Malaysia.Size:These birds are 9,5-10 cm long and weigh 8,5-11…

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Collared palm-thrush

Cichladusa arquata Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:collared palm-thrush (en); tordo-das-palmeiras-de-colar (pt); cichladuse à collier (fr); zorzal-palmero acollarado (es); morgenrötel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern D.R. Congo, northern Tanzania and south-eastern Kenya, through Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique and into north-eastern South Africa, northern Botswana and south-eastern Angola.Size:These birds are 17-18 cm…

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Rufous whistler

Pachycephala rufiventris Photo by Tobias Hayashi (Flickr) Common name:rufous whistler (en); sibilante-ruivo (pt); siffleur itchong (fr); silbador rufo (es); schlichtmantel-dickkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PachycephalidaeRange:This species is found in Papua-New Guinea, in New Caledonia and throughout mainland Australia.Size:They are 16-18 cm long and weigh 25 g.Habitat:These birds are mostly found in forested areas, including woodlands, open forests and…

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Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta Photo by Joachim Huber (Wikipedia) Common name:hamerkop (en); ave-martelo (pt); ombrette africaine (fr); ave martillo (es); hammerkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ScopidaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, as well as along the south-western coast of the Arabian Peninsula.Size:The hamerkop is 55-60 cm long and weighs 400-470 g.Habitat:These birds are found in any wetland…

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Yellow-whiskered greenbul

Andropadus latirostris Photo by Ron Eggert (Tanzanian Birds) Common name: yellow-whiskered greenbul (en); tuta-de-bigodes-amarelos (pt); bulbul à moustaches jaune (fr); bulbul de bigotes amarillos (es); gelbbartbülbül (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Pycnonotidae Range: This African species is found from Senegal, Guinea and Liberia east to Kenya and south to Angola, Zaire and Tanzania. Size: They…

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