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Euplectes jacksoni Photo by Szymon Beuch (Forum Przyroda) Common name:Jackson’s widowbird (en); bispo-de-Jackson (pt); euplecte de Jackson (fr); obispo de Jackson (es); leierschwanzwida (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange: These birds are found in central and western Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.Size:The females are 14 cm long but the males reach 30 cm due to the large tail they…
Elanus axillaris (Photo from Revista Imán Sinopsis) Common name:black-shouldered kite (en); peneireiro-cinzento-australiano (pt); élanion d’Australie (fr); elanio australiano (es); Australischer gleitaar (de) Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily Accipitridae Range:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the country, including Tasmania.Size:These birds are 33-38 cm long and have a wingspan of 80-95 cm. They weigh around 290 g.Habitat:The…
Leucosticte atrata (Photo from Planet of Birds) Common name:black rosy finch (en); tentelhão-rosado negro (pt); roselin noir (fr); pinzón rosado negro (es); rosenbauch-schneegimpel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is endemic to the western United States, breeding in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and marginally in Oregon and Nevada. Outside the breeding season they wander a bit further…
Ketupa zeylonensis Photo by Kata Mahakayi (Project Noah) Common name:brown fish-owl (en); bufo-pescador-castanho (pt); kétoupa brun (fr); búho pescador de Ceilán (es); wellenbrust-fischuhu (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from eastern Pakistan, throughout India, Nepal and Bangladesh, and into southern China, Vietnam and Malaysia.Size:These large owls are 48-57 cm long and weigh…
Padda oryzivora Photo by Kim Bridges (Wikipedia) Common name:Java sparrow (en); pardal-de-Java (pt); padda de Java (fr); gorrión de Java (es); reisfink (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species was originaly endemic to the islands of Java, Bali, and probably Madura, in Indonesia. It is a common cage bird and feral populations have been established in many…
Empidornis semipartitus Photo by Jacek Nalepa (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:silverbird (en); papa-moscas-prateado (pt); gobemouche argenté (fr); papamoscas plateado (es); silberschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa from southern Sudan and Ethiopia, through South Sudan and Uganda and into western Kenya and northern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 18 cm long.Habitat:Silverbirds are mostly found…
Ixobrychus exilis Common name: least bittern (en); socoí-vermelho (pt); petit blongios (fr); avetorillo panamericano (es); Amerikanische zwergdommel (de) Taxonomy: Order Ciconiiformes Family Ardeidae Range: This species is found from south-eastern Canada and the eastern, southern and south-western United States, through Central America and into the coasts and along the main rivers and wetlands of South…
Strophocincla cachinnans Photo by Niranjan Sant (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:black-chinned laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-garganta-preta (pt); garrulaxe des Nilgiri (fr); chalátan de Nilgiri (es); zimtbrusthäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to southern India, only being found in north-western Tamil Nadu, north-eastern Kerala and south-western Karnataka, predominantly in the Nilgiri Hills, and with a smaller disjunct…
