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Musophaga violacea Photo by Jim Capaldi (Wikipedia) Common name:violet turaco (en); turaco-violeta (pt); touraco violet (fr); turaco violáceo (es); schildturako (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily Musophagidae Range:This species is found in West Africa, from Senegal to Nigeria and northern Cameroon. Size:These birds are 45 cm long and weigh around 360 g.Habitat:The violet turaco is found in moist tropical…
Cinnyris manoensis Photo by Warwick Tarboton (Warwick Tarboton) Common name:miombo double-collared sunbird (en); beija-flor-do-miombo (pt); souïmanga du miombo (fr); suimanga del miombo (es); miombonektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This African species is patchily distributed between Angola, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and northern Mozambique. Size:These birds are 13 cm long and weigh around 9 g. Habitat:The miombo double-collared sunbird is…
Oreotrochilus chimborazo (Photo from 10,000 Birds) Common name:Ecuadorian hillstar (en); beija-flor-de-Chimborazo (pt); colibri du Chimborazo (fr); colibrí del Chimborazo (es); Ecuador-Andenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found along the Andes mountain range, in Ecuador and southern Colombia.Size:These birds are 11,5-13 cm long and weigh 7,5-8 g.Habitat:The Ecuadorian hillstar is found in high-altitude grasslands and pastures,…
Pycnonotus nigricans Photo by Hans Hillewaert (Wikipedia) Common name:black-fronted bulbul (en); tuta-de-olhos-vermelhos (pt); bulbul brunoir (fr); bulbul encapuchado (es); maskenbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from southern Angola and Zambia down to South Africa.Size:These birds are 21 cm long and weigh around 30 g.Habitat:The black-fronted bulbul is found in a wide…
Amazonetta brasiliensis Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:Brazilian teal (en); pé-vermelho (pt); canard amazonette (fr); pato brasileño (es); Amazonasente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:These birds are found throughout Brazil and also in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela.Size:Brazilian teals are 35-40 cm long and weigh 350-600 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in inland wetlands, such…
Copsychus saularis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:oriental magpie-robin (en); pisco-daial (pt); shama dayal (fr); shama oriental (es); dajaldrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Muscicapidae Range:These birds are found in southern Asia, from eastern Pakistan, throughout India and Bangladesh and through Indochina into Indonesia, the Philippines and southern and south-eastern China.Size:The oriental magpie-robin is 19-23 cm long…
Geocolaptes olivaceus Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:ground woodpecker (en); pica-pau-das-rochas (pt); pic laboureur (fr); pico de la tierra (es); erdspecht (de) Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily Picidae Range:This species is endemic to South Africa, being found in most of the southern, eastern and western parts of the country, as well as in Lesotho and Swaziland.Size:These birds…
Dendroica palmarum Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:palm warbler (en); mariquita-das-palmeiras (pt); paruline à couronne rousse (fr); reinita palmera (es); palm-waldsänger (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Parulidae Range:This species breeds in northern North America, from northern Canada to the northern United States in Minnesota, Wyoming, Michigan and Maine. They migrate south to winter along…
