Red-headed bunting

Emberiza bruniceps Photo by Audevard Aurelien (Mango Verde) Common name:red-headed bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-cabeça-ruiva (pt); bruant à tête rousse (fr); escribano de cabeza roja (es); braunkopfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found breeding in central Asia, from southern Russia and Kazakhstan to northern Iran and Afghanistan. They migrate south to winter in India.Size:These birds are 16-17 cm long and…

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House martin

Delichon urbicum (Photo from Wild About Britain) Common name:house martin (en); andorinha-dos-beirais (pt); hirondelle de fenêtre (fr); avión común (es); mehlschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Europe and the middle and northern latitudes of Asia, and also in north-western Africa and the Middle East. They migrate south to winter in Africa south…

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Brown violet-ear

Colibri delphinae Photo by Dusan Brinkhuizen (Sapayoa) Common name:brown violet-ear (en); beija-flor-castanho (pt); colibri de Delphine (fr); colibrí pardo (es); brauner veilchenohrkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in the mountains of Central America and western and northern South America, from Guatemala to Colombia and then south along the Andes to Bolivia, and east to Venezuela,…

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Black phoebe

Sayornis nigricans Photo by Matthew Field (Wikipedia) Common name:black phoebe (en); papa-moscas-fibi-preto (pt); moucherolle noir (fr); mosquero negro (es); schwarzkopf-phoebetyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found along the south-western coast of the United States, throughout Mexico and Central America and into South America, where it is found along the foothills of the Andes from Venezuela to…

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Black swan

Cygnus atratus Photo by Rosie Perera (My Swan) Common name:black swan (en); cisne-preto (pt); cygne noir (fr); cisne negro (es); trauerschwan (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species originates from Australia, being mostly found in the southern and eastern parts of the country, including Tasmania. Since the 19th century the black swan has been introduced in New Zealand,…

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Purple-throated fruitcrow

Querula purpurata Photo by Paul Willoughby (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:purple-throated fruitcrow (en); anambé-una (pt); coracine noire (fr); frutero gorgirrojo (es); purpurbrustkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found from Nicaragua and Costa Rica to northern Bolivia, the Guyanas and northern Brazil, down to Mato Grosso, Tocantins and Maranhão.Size:These birds are 22-30 cm long and weigh 105-115…

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White-tailed wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-tailed wheatear (en); chasco-de-barrete-branco (pt); traquet á tête blanche (fr); collalba negra de Brehm (es); Saharaschmätzer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in North Africa and the Middle East, from Morocco and Mauritania to Sudan and Saudi Arabia.Size:These birds are 17-18 cm long and have a wingspan…

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Green-cheeked parakeet

Pyrrhura molinae (Photo from The Gemini Geek) Common name:green-cheeked parakeet (en); tiriba-de-cara-suja (pt); conure de Molina (fr); cotorra de Molina (es); Molinasittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This South American species is found in west-central and southern Mato Grosso, Brazil, through northern and eastern Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and northern Paraguay.Size:These birds are 25-26 cm long and weigh 60-80…

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