Dusky woodswallow

Artamus cyanopterus Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:dusky woodswallow (en); andorinha-do-bosque-sombria (pt); langrayen sordide (fr); artamo sombrío (es); rußschwalbenstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ArtamidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in two separate populations. The eastern population is found from Atherton Tableland, Queensland south to Tasmania and west to Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. The other…

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Emperor penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri Photo by Martha de Jong-Lantink (Fotopedia) Common name:emperor penguin (en); pinguim-imperador (pt); manchot empereur (fr); pingüino emperador (es); kaiserpinguin (de)Taxonomy:Order SphenisciformesFamily SpheniscidaeRange:This species is only found in Antarctica and in the surrounding polar waters.Size:These large penguins are 110-130 cm long and weigh 22-45 kg.Habitat:The emperor penguin breeds on stable pack ice near coastal…

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Black-headed jay

Garrulus lanceolatus Photo by Srimonti Dutta (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:black-headed jay (en); gaio-de-cabeça-preta (pt); geai lancéolé (fr); arrendajo cabecinegro (es); strichelhäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Corvidae Range:This species is found along the southern foothills of the Himalayas mountain range, from western Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, through northern India and into Nepal.Size:These birds are 30-35 cm long…

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Brown-cheeked fulvetta

Alcippe poioicephala Photo by Niranjan Sant (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: brown-cheeked fulvetta (en); fulveta-de-face-castanha (pt); alcippe à joues brunes (fr); fulveta cariparda (es); graukopfalcippe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from southern and central India, westwards to Bangladesh, and into southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. Size:…

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Green pygmy-goose

Nettapus pulchellus Photo by Tony Ashton (Tyto Tony) Common name:green pygmy-goose (en); ganso-anão-australiano (pt); anserelle élégante (fr); gansito-australiano (es); Australische zwergente (de) Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily Anatidae Range:This species is found in northern and eastern Australia and in southern New Guinea. Also in the Lesser Sundas, Moluccas and Sulawesi, but possibly only outside the breeding season.Size:These birds…

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