Christmas frigatebird

Fregata andrewsi Photo by Jeff Blincow (Christmas Island Wildlife) Common name:Christmas frigatebird (en); fragata-de-Natal (pt); frégate d’Andrews (fr); fragata de la Navidad (es); weißbauch-fregattvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PelecaniformesFamily FregatidaeRange:The Christmas frigatebird is endemic as a breeding species to Christmas Island, located in the Indian Ocean, about 1000 km south-west of the Indonesian island of Java. Foraging birds…

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Collared sunbird

Anthreptes collaris Photo by Sergi Aris (Flickr) Common name:collared sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-colar (pt); souimanga à collier (fr); suimanga acollarado (es); waldnektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola, northern Botswana, and through Mozambique down to eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 9-10 cm long and weigh…

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Maguari stork

Ciconia maguari Photo by Aline Wolfer (Oiseaux d’Argentine) Common name:maguari stork (en); cegonha-maguari (pt); cigogne maguari (fr); cigueña maguari (es); maguaristorch (de) Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily Ciconiidae Range:This species is found throughout most of South America east of the Andes, from Venezuela to central Argentina, but is mostly absent from the Amazon basin and from north-eastern Brazil….

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Subdesert mesite

Monias benschi Photo by John C. Mittermeier (Flickr) Common name:subdesert mesite (en); mesita-de-Bensch (pt); mésite monias (fr); mesito monias (es); moniasstelzenralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily Mesitornithidae Range:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found along a narrow coastal strip in the south-western part of the country between the Fiherenana and Mangoky rivers. Size:These birds are 30-32 cm…

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Black-headed oriole

Oriolus larvatus Photo by Gerda van Schalkwyk (Flickr) Common name:black-headed oriole (en); papa-figos-de-cabeça-preta (pt); loriot masqué (fr); oropéndola enmascarada (es); maskenpirol (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily OriolidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, specially in East Africa, from Ethiopia down to South Africa, and also into Angola and northern Namibia in West Africa. Size:These birds are 23-27 cm…

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Razorbill

Alca torda Photo by Paul Wordingham (Wikipedia) Common name:razorbill (en); torda-mergulheira (pt); petit pingouin (fr); alca común (es); tordalk (de) Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFalimy Alcidae Range:This species breeds along the shores of the northern Atlantic, both in North America and Europe. On the European side they breed from north-western Russia to northern France and winter from the…

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Rufous-backed bunting

Emberiza jankowskii (Photo from Serinus Africanos) Common name: rufous-backed bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-dorso-ruivo (pt); bruant de Jankowski (fr); escribano de Jankowski (es); Jankowskiammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species is found in north-eastern China, in the provinces of Heilongjiand and Julin, in extreme north-eastern North Korea and marginally across the border into Russia….

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Raggiana bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea raggiana Photo by Bruce Beehler (Australian Geographic) Common name: Raggiana bird-of-paradise (en); ave-do-paraíso-de-Raggi (pt); paradisier de Raggi (fr); ave del paraíso de Raggi (es); Raggi-paradiesvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Paradisaeidae Range: This species indemic to island of New Guinea, being found in eastern and southern Papua-New guinea and marginally across the border into…

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