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Ardeotis nigriceps Photo by Csaba Barkoczi (Animal News) Common name:Indian bustard (en); abetarda-da-Índia (pt); outarde à tête noire (fr); avutarda india (es); hindutrappe (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily OtididaeRange:Previously widespread across India and Pakistan, this species is now restricted to scattered populations in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, in India; and in Sind, Pakistan.Size:This large bustard…
Mionectes olivaceus Photo by Torres Monttenegro (Planet of Birds) Common name:olive-striped flycatcher (en); abre-asa-listado (pt); pipromorphe olive (fr); mosquero oliváceo (es); olivkopf-pipratyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica, south to northern Venezuela and along the western slopes of the Andes to northern Bolivia. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago.Size:These birds are 12,5-14 cm…
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Photo from Birds) Common name:cliff swallow (en); andorinha-de-dorso-acanelado (pt); hirondelle à front blanc (fr); golondrina de alcantarilla (es); fahlstirnschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of North America, migrating south to winter in South America, from Venezuela to northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and have a wingspan of 28-30 cm. They weigh…
Ara macao Photo by Fabián Avellán (Raxa Collective) Commom name:scarlet macaw (en); araracanga (pt); ara rouge (fr); guacamaya roja (es); arakanga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and western Brazil.Size:The scarlet macaw is 80-96 cm long and has a wingspan of 110-120 cm. They weigh 900-1.500 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in…
Calandrella brachydactyla Photo by Lior Kislev (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:greater short-toed lark (en); calhandrinha-comum (pt); alouette calandrelle (fr); terrera común (es); kurzzehenlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found in southern Europe, from Portugal to Greece, and in northern Africa from Morocco to Egypt and south to the Sahel belt. It is also found along…
Cercotrichas paena Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:Kalahari scrub-robin (en); rouxinol-do-mato-do-Kalahari (pt); agrobate du Kalahari (fr); alzacola del Kalahari (es); Kalahariheckensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This African species is found from south-western Angola, through Namibia and Botswana and into northern South Africa and Zimbabwe.Size:These birds are 14-16 cm long and weigh 20 g.Habitat:The Kalahari scrub-robin is mostly found…
Colinus cristatus Photo by Karla León (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:crested bobwhite (en); uru-do-campo (pt); colin huppé (fr); codorniz crestada (es); haubenwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily OdontophoridaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica to western Colombia and northern Brazil. They are also found on the island of Aruba in the Netherlands Antilles.Size:These birds are 18-24 cm long and weigh…
Quelea quelea (Photo from Purple “O” Purple) Common name:red-billed quelea (en); quelea-de-bico-vermelho (pt); travailleur à bec rouge (fr); quelea común (es); blutschnabelweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, only being absent from the lowland forests of West Africa, and the most arid areas of southern Namibia, south-western Botswana and the…
