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Geophaps plumifera (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:spinifex pigeon (en); pombo-plumífero (pt); colombine plumifère (fr); paloma plumífera (es); rotschpftaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia. There are two separate subspecies, G. p. plumifera is found in arid areas of northern, north-western and north-eastern Australia, while G. p. ferruginea is found in Pilbara, Western Australia.Size:These birds are 20-24…
Andropadus importunus Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:sombre greenbul (en); tuta-sombria (pt); bulbul importun (fr); bulbul sombrío (es); schlichtbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Africa, from Kenya, through eastern Tanzania and Mozambique and into Zimbabwe and eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and weigh around 26 g.Habitat:They…
Pteroglossus aracari Photo by Fabiano Guimarães (Aves da Zona da Mata Mineira) Common name:black-necked aracari (en); araçari-de-bico-branco (pt); araçari grigri (fr); arasarí cuellinegro (es); schwarzkehlarassari (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily RamphastidaeRange:This South American species is found from eastern Venezuela and through the Guyanas, into Mato Grosso and Goiás in central Brazil. There is also a disjunct population in south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds…
Stercorarius parasiticus Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:Arctic skua (en); moleiro-parasítico (pt); labbe parasite (fr); págalo parásito (es); schmarotzerraubmöwe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily StercorariidaeRange:These birds breed across the northern latitudes of the northern hemisphere, as far south as Scotland and as far north as Svalbard. The migrate south, passing over all oceans and wintering as far…
Automolus ochrolaemus Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:buff-throated foliage-gleaner (en); barranqueiro-camurça (pt); anabate à gorge fauve (fr); ticotico gorgiclaro (es); fahlkehl-baumspäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico, across Central America and south to Peru, Bolivia and north-western Brazil.Size:These birds are 18-19 cm long and weigh 42 g.Habitat:Buff-throated foliage-gleaners are mostly found…
Dicaeum quadricolor Photo by Tomasz Cofta (Y101FM) Common name:Cebu flowerpecker (en); pica-flores-de-Cebu (pt); dicée quadricolore (fr); picaflores de Cebú (es); vierfarben-mistelfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicaeidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Cebu in the Philippines.Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long.Habitat:They are mostly found on the tallest remaining patches of native rainforest, being strongly associated to karst…
Brachypteracias squamiger Photo by Dubi Shapiro (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:scaly ground-roller (en); rolieiro-da-terra-escamoso (pt); brachyptérolle écaillé (fr); carraca-terrestre escamosa (es); schuppenerdracke (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BrachypteraciidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found on the eastern slopes of the island, from Marojejy to Andohahela.Size:These birds are 27-31 cm long and weigh 130-165 g.Habitat:Scaly ground-rollers are mostly found in…
Milvus milvus Photo by Thomas Kraft (Wikipedia) Common name:red kite (en); milhafre-real (pt); milan royal (fr); milano real (es); rotmilan (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:The red kite is almost entirely restricted to Europe, being found from southern Sweden and the Baltic, through Poland and Germany and into France, Great Britain, Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. There is…
