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Ninox rufa (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous owl (en); coruja-ruiva (pt); ninoxe rousse (fr); nínox rojizo (es); rostkauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in northern Australia, New Guinea and the Aru Islands.Size:These birds are 46-57 cm long and have a wingspan of 100-120 cm. Females tend to be smaller than male, weighing 700-1.050 g…
Sturnus unicolor Photo by Celestino Costa (Flickriver) Common name:spotless starling (en); estorninho-preto (pt); étourneau unicolore (fr); estornino negro (es); einfarbstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found in south-western Europe, in Portugal, Spain, France and in the islands of Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. It is also found in north-west Africa, in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.Size:These birds…
Anas laysanensis Photo by Melinda Webster (Melinda Annie’s Website) Common name:Laysan duck (en); pato-de-Laysan (pt); canard de Laysan (fr); ánade de Laysan (es); Laysanente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Laysan, in the Hawaii archipelago.Size:These birds are 40-42 cm long and weigh up to 400 g.Habitat:Laysan ducks use all habitats in the island…
Eophona migratoria Photo by Tim Edelsten (Birds Korea) Common name:yellow-billed grosbeak (en); bico-grossudo-chinês (pt); gros-bec migrateur (fr); pepitero de cola negra (es); weißhand-Kernbeißer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:These birds breed in south-eastern Russia, Korea, Mongolia and eastern China, and migrate south to winter in southern China and Taiwan, in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand.Size:The yellow-billed grosbeak is 16-18 cm…
Dicrurus adsimilis Photo by Dirk Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:fork-tailed drongo (en); drongo-de-cauda-furcada (pt); drongo brillant (fr); drongo ahorquillado (es); trauerdrongo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicruridaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, only being absent from extremely arid areas.Size:These birds are 25 cm long and weigh 40-50 g.Habitat:Fork-tailed drongos are mostly found in dry savannas and riverine woodlands, but…
Scopus umbretta Photo by Joachim Huber (Wikipedia) Common name:hamerkop (en); ave-martelo (pt); ombrette africaine (fr); ave martillo (es); hammerkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ScopidaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, as well as along the south-western coast of the Arabian Peninsula.Size:The hamerkop is 55-60 cm long and weighs 400-470 g.Habitat:These birds are found in any wetland…
Melanerpes formicivorus Photo by Steve Ryan (Wikipedia) Common name:acorn woodpecker (en); pica-pau-das-bolotas (pt); pic glandivore (fr); carpintero bellotero (es); eichelspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found from north- western Oregon and California, in the United States, through western Mexico and across Central America down to northern Colombia.Size:These birds are 19-24 cm long and have a…
Burhinus oedicnemus Photo by Aeschlimann Ruedi (Schweizerische Vogelwarte) Common name:stone-curlew (en); alcaravão (pt); œdicnème criard (fr); alcaraván (es); triel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily BurhinidaeRange:This species is found breeding in southern Europe, from Portugal and Spain to southern England, through Italy and the Balkans, around the Black Sea and into the Caucasus and southern Russia. They also breed…
