Dusky woodswallow

Artamus cyanopterus Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:dusky woodswallow (en); andorinha-do-bosque-sombria (pt); langrayen sordide (fr); artamo sombrío (es); rußschwalbenstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ArtamidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in two separate populations. The eastern population is found from Atherton Tableland, Queensland south to Tasmania and west to Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. The other…

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Eurasian scops-owl

Otus scops Photo by Paul Cools (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Eurasian scops-owl (en); mocho-d’orelhas (pt); petit-duc scops (fr); autillo europeo (es); zwergohreule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species breeds in Morocco, Algeria and southern Europe as far north as northern France, Austria and Slovakia, than in the Ukraine, Belarus and into southern Russia and through the Middle…

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Rufous-breasted spinetail

Synallaxis erythrothorax Photo by Michael Retter (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-breasted spinetail (en); joão-teneném-de-peito-ruivo (pt); synallaxe à poitrine rousse (fr); pijuí centroamericano (es); rotbrust-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in two disjunct populations, one along the Atlantic slopes of Central America from south-eastern Mexico to north-western Honduras, and another along the Pacific slopes of…

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Grey-crested helmetshrike

Prionops poliolophus (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:grey-crested helmetshrike (en); atacador-de-poupa-cinzenta (pt); bagadais à huppe grise (fr); prionopo crestigrís (es); grauschopf-brillenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PrionopidaeRange:This species occurs in a restricted area of south-western Kenya and adjacent areas of northern Tanzania, mostly between lake Victoria and lakes Natron and Eyasi.Size:These birds are 24-26 cm long and weigh…

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Speckled pigeon

Columba guinea Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:speckled pigeon (en); pombo-da-Guiné (pt); pigeon roussard (fr); paloma de Guinea (es); Guineataube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species occurs in sub-Saharan Africa, with two disjunct populations. The more northern population is found from Senegal and guinea east to southern Sudan and Ethiopia, and through Kenya, Uganda…

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Pied currawong

Strepera graculina Photo by Chris Chafer (Flickr) Common name:pied currawong (en); verdugo-malhado (pt); grand réveilleur (fr); verdugo pío (es); dickschnabel-würgerkrähe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ArtamidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Australia, being found from northern Queensland to Victoria and marginally into South Australia.Size:These birds are 44-51 cm long and have a wingspan of 56-77 cm. They weigh…

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