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Myrmeciza fortis Photo by Christopher Plummer (PBase) Common name:sooty antbird (en); formigueiro-de-taoca (pt); alapi fuligineux (fr); hormiguero tiznado (es); schwarzgrauer ameisenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This South American species is found east of the Andes in southern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and north-western Brazil.Size:These birds are 16-20 cm long and weigh 45-50 g.Habitat:Sooty antbirds are found in rainforests and sometimes also…
Ficedula parva Photo by Rajneesh Suvarna (Oiseaux) Common name:red-breasted flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-pequeno (pt); gobemouche nain (fr); papamoscas papirrojo (es); zwergschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found breeding in eastern and north-eastern Europe, from the Balkans and Poland to southern Finland, into Near Russia all the way to the Urals, and through northern Turkey and the Caucasus…
Columbina talpacoti Photo by Iain Petrie (The Four Ages of Sand) Common name:ruddy ground-dove (en); rolinha-roxa (pt); colombe rousse (fr); tortolita colorada (es); rosttäubchen (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found from Mexico south to Paraguay, southern Brazil and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 14-18 cm long and weigh 35-60 g.Habitat:The ruddy ground-dove is found in moist, open…
Terpsiphone viridis Photo by Callie de Wet (Oiseaux) Common name:African paradise-flycatcher (en); monarca-africano (pt); tchitrec d’Afrique (fr); monarca colilargo africano (es); graubrust-paradiesschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the most arid parts of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.Size:These birds are 17 cm long, but the elongated tail streamers of adult males double…
Loxia scotica Photo by David Whitaker (Wild Photo Forum) Common name:Scottish crossbill (en); cruza-bico-escocês (pt); bec-croisé d’Écosse (fr); piquituerto escocés (es); Schottland-kreuzschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Caledonian Forests of Scotland, in the eastern Highlands, with core areas in Nairn, Moray and Banff, extending down into lower Deeside, and in Sutherland. Size:These birds…
Aquila hastata (Photo from Nitins) Common name:Indian spotted eagle (en); águia-índia (pt); aigle lancéolé (fr); águila moteada hindú (es); Indischer schreiadler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found in northern India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and possibly also Cambodja.Size:These birds are 59-67 cm long and have a wingspan of 154-168 cm. They weigh 1,4-1,8 kg.Habitat:Indian spotted eagle are…
Sturnella magna Photo by William Hull (Mango Verde) Common name:eastern meadowlark (en); peito-amarelo-ceroulo (pt); sturnelle des prés (fr); turpial oriental (es); lerchenstärling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species if found from south-eastern Canada, across the eastern United States, through Mexico and Central America and into Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas and northern Brazil.Size:These birds are 19-28 cm long and…
Balaeniceps rex Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:shoebill (en); bico-de-tamanco (pt); bec-en-sabot du Nil (fr); picozapato (es); schuhschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily BalaenicipitidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Sudan and Ethipia, through Kenya and Uganda and into Tanzania, southern D.R. Congo and Zambia. There is also a separate population in the Central African Republic.Size:These birds…
