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Vireo bellii Photo by Paul L’Etoile (Mango Verde) Common name:Bell’s vireo (en); juruviara-de-Bell (pt): viréo de Bell (fr); vireo de Bell (es); braunaugenvireo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily VireonidaeRange:This species is found breeding in the central and southern United States, from North Dakota to Ohio, south to Louisiana and Texas and also in southern Arizona, New Mexico and…
Dacelo novaeguineae Photo by Richard Taylor (Wikipedia) Common name:laughing kookaburra (en); cucaburra-comum (pt); martin-chasseur géant (fr); cucaburra común (es); jägerliest (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeRange:These birds are found in eastern and southern Australia and have recently been introduced to Tasmania, south-western Australia and New Zealand.Size:Laughing kookaburras are 40-45 cm long and have a wingspan of 56-66 cm….
Falco punctatus Photo by Andy Jones (Flickr) Common name:Mauritius kestrel (en); peneireiro-das-Maurícias (pt); crécerelle de Maurice (fr); cernícalo de Mauricio (es); Mauritiusfalke (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily FalconidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, where it is mainly restricted to the south-western plateau.Size:These birds are 20-26 cm long and have a wingspan…
Prunella modularis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:dunnock (en); ferreirinha-comum (pt); accenteur mouchet (fr); acentor común (es); heckenbraunelle (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Prunellidae Range:This species is found throughout Europe and also in eastern Turkey, the Caucasus and northern Iran. The more northern and north.eastern population migrate south to winter along the southern parts of the breeding range…
Pipra erythrocephala (Photo from Flickr) Common name:golden-headed manakin (en); cabeça-de-ouro (pt); manakin à tête d’or (fr); saltarín cabecidorado (es); gelbkopfpipra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PipridaeRange:These birds are found in northern South America, from Southern panama, through Colombia and Venezuela and into the Guyanas, eastern Ecuador, northern Peru and Brazil north of the Amazon river. They are also…
Micrathene whitneyi (Photo from Wangchao) Common name:elf owl (en); mocho-duende (pt); chevêchette des saguaros (fr); mochuelo de los saguaros (es); elfenkauz (de) Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:These North American birds are found in desert and arid areas of western Mexico and the southern United States, in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and south-eastern California.Size:These tiny owls are 12,5-14…
Alaemon alaudipes Photo by Ahmet Karatas (Flickr) Common name:greater hoopoe-lark (en); calhandra-íbis (pt); sirli du désert (fr); alondra ibis (es); wüstenläuferlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found in northern Africa, from the Cape Verde islands and northern Senegal, north to Morocco and east to Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, and through the Middle East into Afghanistan…
Calamanthus campestris Photo by Sohnjoo Mountain (Adventures of the Mountain Man) Common name:rufous fieldwren (en); acantiza-ruiva (pt); séricorne roussâtre (fr); sedosito rufo (es); rötelfeldhuscher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the western and southern parts of the country.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and weigh 12-15 g.Habitat:The rufous fieldwren is…
