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Ptilinopus superbus Photo by Neil Turner (Wikipedia) Common name:superb fruit-dove (en); pombo-da-fruta-pintado (pt); ptilope superbe (fr); tilopo soberbio (es); prachtfruchttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Indonesia, in Papua-New Guinea and along the north-eastern coast of Australia from northern Queensland to northern New South Wales.Size:These birds are 21-24 cm long and weigh 80-145…
Irania gutturalis Photo by Abdul Al-Sirha (Kuwait Bird Sightings) Common name:white-throated robin (en); rouxinol-de-garganta-branca (pt); iranie à gorge blanche (fr); ruiseñor pintado (es); weißkehlsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This Asian species breeds from Turkey and Israel, through the Caucasus, northern Iraq and Iran, and into northern Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and southern Kazakhstan. They migrate south to winter in…
Anthracothorax viridigula Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Flickr) Common name:green-throated mango (en); beija-flor-de-veste-verde (pt); mango à cravate verte (fr); mango gorgiverde (es); smaragdkehl-mangokolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in north-eastern South America, along the coastal areas from northern Venezuela, through the Guyanas and down to the mouth of the Amazon river, in Brazil. They are…
Melospiza georgiana Photo by Richard Dumoulin (Oiseaux) Common name:swamp sparrow (en); escrevedeira-dos-pântanos (pt); bruant des marais (fr); sabanero platanero (es); sumpfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:The swamp sparrow breeds across most of Canada from the Rocky mountains to Newfoundland and in the north-eastern United States south to Missouri, Ohio and Maryland. Most population migrate south to winter…
Pogoniulus chrysoconus Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:yellow-fronted tinkerbird (en); barbadinho-de-testa-amarela (pt); barbion à front jaune (fr); barbudito frentigualdo (es); gelbstirn-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to southern Sudan and Ethiopia and south to northern Namibia and north-eastern South Africa. They are mostly absent from the Congo river…
Casuarius bennetti (Photo from Zoo Institutes) Common name:dwarf cassowary (en); casuar-pequeno (pt); casoar de Bennett (fr); casuario menor (es); Bennettkasuar (de) Taxonomy:Order StruthioniformesFamily CasuariidaeRange:These birds are endemic to the island of New Guinea, both in Indonesia and Papua-New Ginea. They are also present in the surrounding small islands of New Britain, Ceram and Japen. Size:The…
Ortygospiza atricollis Photo by Steve Garvie (Wikipedia) Common name:quailfinch (en); bico-de-lacre-codorniz (pt); astrild-caille à face noir (fr); pinzón codorniz (es); wachtelastrild (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania to Ethiopia and south to South Africa.Size:These birds are 9-10 cm long and weigh around 11 g.Habitat:The quailfinch is found in short,…
Cuculus canorus Photo by Chris Romeiks (Vogelart) Common name:common cuckoo (en); cuco-canoro (pt); coucou gris (fr); cuco común (es); kuckuck (de) Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange: This species is found breeding throughout Europe, with the exception of Iceland, and in most of northern and central Asia as far east as Japan and as far south as Iran,…
