Green-throated carib

Eulampis holosericeus Photo by Donald Gudehus (Parfait Image) Common name:green-throated carib (en); beija-flor-das-Caraíbas-de-garganta-verde (pt); colibri falle-vert (fr); colibrí caribeño gorgiverde (es); blaustern-Antillenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is only found in the Caribbean, in the islands from eastern Puerto Rico and Grenada.Size:They are 10,5-12,5 cm long and weigh 5,5-8 g.Habitat:The green-throated carib is found in open secondary vegetation,…

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Greater thornbird

Phacellodomus ruber Photo by Markus Lagerqvist (Pbase) Common name:greater thronbird (en); graveteiro (pt); synallaxe rouge (fr); espinero grande (es); rotbrauner bündelnister (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found in central and southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and northern Uruguay.Size:These birds are 19-21 cm long and weigh 35-50 g.Habitat:Greater thornbirds are found in the undergrowth of…

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Adelie penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae Photo by Sten Shebs (Wikipedia) Common name:Adelie penguin (en); pinguim-de-Adélia (pt); manchot Adélie (fr); pingüino de Adelia (es); Adeliepinguin (de)Taxonomy:Order SphenisciformesFamily SpheniscidaeRange:This species is found on the coasts of Antarctica and in nearby islands such as the South Shetlands, the South Orkneys, Bouvet, Balleny and Peter Island.Size:These birds are 60-75 cm long and…

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Coppery-chested jacamar

Galbula pastazae Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:coppery-chested jacamar (en); ariramba-acobreada (pt); jacamar des Andes (fr); jacamará cobrizo (es); kupferglanzvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalbuliformesFamily GalbulidaeRange:This species is found along the eastern slopes of the Andes, in southern Colombia, Ecuador and across the border into northern Peru.Size:These birds are 23-24 cm long and weigh 30-35 g.Habitat:The coppery-chested jacamar…

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Canyon towhee

Melozone fuscus Photo by Joe Schelling (Natural Moments) Common name:canyon towhee (en); tico-tico-pardo (pt); tohi des canyons (fr); rascador pardo (es); braunrücken-grundammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in the south-western United States, in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, and in Mexico, down to Oaxaca.Size:These birds are 19-22 cm long and have a wingspan of…

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Spotted dove

Streptopelia chinensis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:spotted dove (en); rola-malhada (pt); tourterelle tigrine (fr); tórtola moteada (es); perlhalstaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found throughout southern Asia, from India and northern Pakistan to north-eastern China and south to Indonesia and the Philippines. It has also been introduced in eastern and southern Australia, New Zealand…

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Red-faced crombec

Sylvietta whytii Photo by Glen Tepke (Mango Verde) Common name:red-faced-crombec (en); rabicurta-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); crombec à face rousse (fr); sylvieta de cara roja (es); rotzügel-sylvietta (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This African species is found in East Africa, from southern Ethiopia and Sudan, through Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and into Zimbabwe and Mozambique.Size:These birds are 8-9 cm long and weigh 9-11 g.Habitat:The red-faced…

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Giant laughingthrush

Garrulax maximus Photo by Philip He (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:giant laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-gigante (pt); garrulaxe géant (fr); charlatán gigante (es); riesenhäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in south-western China and in northern India.Size:These birds are 32-36 cm long.Habitat:The giant laughingthrush is found in open broadleaf and mixed broadleaf-coniferous forests and bamboo scrublands in broadleaf evergreen…

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