African olive-pigeon

Columba arquatrix Photo by Adam Riley (Stellenbosch Birds) Common name:African olive-pigeon (en); pombo-d’olho-amarelo (pt); pigeon rameron (fr); paloma ojigualda (es); oliventaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This African species is patchily distributed from Ethiopia, through Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique into eastern and southern South Africa, and through Zambia and southern D.R. Congo into Angola.Size:These birds are 37-42…

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Chí Phèo biết chữ

Sang nhà Bá Kiến ăn vạ xong, Chí Phèo xách một can rượu 20 lít “chiến lợi phẩm” lặc lè lết về vườn chuối. Vừa đi gã vừa lẩm bẩm: – Mẹ cha cái lão Bá Kiến, rượu nặng thế này mà lão ấy kêu rượu nhẹ, định làm mình say chết đây! Rồi hắn…

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Rusty-cheeked scimitar-babbler

Pomatorhinus erythrogenys Photo by Nitin Srinivasamurthy (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:rusty-cheeked scimitar-babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-simitarra-ferrugíneo (pt); pomatorhin à joues rousse (fr); cimitarra carirrufa (es); rotwangensäbler (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in the foothills of the Himalayas, from north-eastern Pakistan to Nepal, Bhutan and northern Myanmar and Thailand.Size:These birds are 27-28 cm long and weigh 50-60 g.Habitat:They are mainly found in…

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White-crowned forktail

Enicurus leschenaulti Photo by Myron Tai (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:white-crowned forktail (en); rabo-de-tesoura-de-coroa-branca (pt); énicure de Leschenault (fr); torrentero coroniblanco (es); weißscheitel-scherenschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in from central and southern China, through extreme north-eastern India and Indochina and into the Indonesian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java.Size:These bird are 28 cm…

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