Millerbird

Acrocephalus familiaris Photo by R. Kohley (Wikipedia) Common name:millerbird (en); felosa-do-Hawai (pt); rousserolle obscure (fr); carricero hawaiano (es); Hawaii-rohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to the steep, rocky island of Nihoa in the north-western Hawaiian Islands.Size:These birds are 13 cm long ad weigh 15-21,5 g.Habitat:The millerbird is found in dense, moist scrublands, particularly around…

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Snow partridge

Lerwa lerwa Photo by Ulrich Weber (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:snow partridge (en); perdiz-das-neves (pt); lerva des neiges (fr); perdiz Lerwa (es); Lerwahuhn (de) Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found in the Himalayas mountain range, in northern India and Pakistan, Nepal and south-western China.Size:These birds are 38-40 cm long. The females tend to be smaller,…

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House sparrow

Passer domesticus (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:house sparrow (en); pardal-doméstico (pt); moineau domestique (fr); gorrión común (es); haussperling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PasseridaeRange:The house sparrow originates from Eurasia and northern Africa, but has been introduced to most of the world. It is only absent from northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland, central Africa between the Sahara desert and…

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