Empress brilliant

Heliodoxa imperatrix Photo by Rafael Merchante (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:empress brilliant (en); brilhante-imperatriz (pt); brillant impératrice (fr); brillante emperatriz (es); rotstern-brilliantkolibri (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Trochilidae Range:This species is found along the western slopes of the Andes in Colombia and northern Ecuador. Size: The males are 16 cm long while the females are 13 cm…

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Great crested flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus Photo by Frode Jacobsen (Flickr) Common name:great crested flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-grande-de-crista (pt); tyran huppé (fr); copetón viajero (es); gelbbauch-schopftyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds in the eastern United States and in south-eastern Canada. They migrate south to winter from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and western Venezuela. Some also winter in southern Florida…

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Whitehead

Mohoua albicilla Photo by Rosie Perera (Flickr) Common name:whitehead (en); cabeça-branca (pt); mohoua à tête blanche (fr); mohoua cabeciblanco (es); weißköpfchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Pachycephalidae Range:This species is endemic to New Zealand, only being found in North Island and several offshore islands surrounding it, including Little Barrier Island, Great Barrier Island and Kapiti Island.Size:These birds are…

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Prong-billed barbet

Semnornis frantzii Photo by Lou Hegedus (Mango Verde) Common name:prong-billed barbet (en); capitão-de-Frantzius (pt); cabézon de Frantzius (fr); cabezón cocora (es); azteken-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is only found in Costa Rica and western Panama.Size:These birds are 17 cm long and weigh 60-70 g.Habitat:The prong-billed barbet is found in cool, moist tropical forests with abundant…

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Ostrich

Struthio camelus Photo by Stig Nygaard (Wikipedia) Common name:ostrich (en); avestruz (pt); autruche d’Afrique (fr); avestruz (es); Afrikanische strauß (de)Taxonomy:Order StruthioniformesFamily StruthionidaeRange:This species is presently restricted to Africa, occurring in two separate areas. One area spans from Mauritania and Mali to Sudan and south along East Africa to Tanzania. The other area encompasses Angola, Namibia,…

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Crested myna

Acridotheres cristatellus (Photo from Lananhbirds Club) Common name:crested myna (en); mainá-de-crista (pt); martin huppé (fr); mainá china (es); haubenmaina (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species originates from southern China, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, but has been introduced to several parts of the world including Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Portugal, Argentina, British Columbia in Canada and Florida…

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Palm cockatoo

Probosciger aterrimus Photo by Doug Janson (Wikipedia) Common name:palm cockatoo (en); cacatua-das-palmeiras (pt); cacatoès noir (fr); cacatúa enlutada (es); palmkakadu (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily CacatuidaeRange:This species is found in New Guinea, where it is widespread, also occurring in the Aru Islands and the West Papuan Islands. It is also found in northern Australia where it is confined…

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