Australian owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles cristatus Photo by Edward Smith (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Australian owlet-nightjar (en); noitibó-coruja-australiano (pt); égothèle d’Australie (fr); egotelo australiano (es); baumschwalm (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily AegothelidaeRange:This species is found across Australia, Tasmania and in southern New Guinea.Size:These birds are 21-25 cm long and weigh 42-53 g.Habitat:Australian owlet-nightjars are mostly found in dry open woodlands and forests, but can also…

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Cape white-eye

Zosterops pallidus (Photo from Flickrhivermind) Common name:Cape white-eye (en); olho-branco-do-Cabo (pt); zostérops clair (fr); anteojitos de El Cabo (es); Kapbrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of South Africa, with the exception of the kalahari desert, and it expands into southern Mozambique, south-eastern Mozambique and Namibia.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and weigh 10-12…

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Common babbler

Turdoides caudatus Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:common babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-cauda-comprida (pt); cratérope indien (fr); turdoide indio (es); langschwanzdrossling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This Asian species is found from Iraq, Kuwait and Iran, through Afghanistan and Pakistan, across India and into Nepal.Size:These birds are 23 cm long and weigh 30-40 g.Habitat:The common…

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Hoopoe

Upupa epops Photo by Ahmet Karatash (Trek Nature) Common name:hoopoe (en); poupa (pt); huppe fasciée (fr); abubilla (es); wiedehopf (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily UpupidaeRange:This species is widely distributed across most of Europe, Asia and Africa. They are found in southern and eastern Europe and across the middle latitudes of Asia all the way to eastern Russia, eastern China and…

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Sharpbill

Oxyruncus cristatus (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:sharpbill (en); araponga-do-horto (pt); oxyrhynque huppé (fr); picoagudo (es); flammenkopfkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in a series of disjunct areas from Costa Rica to south-eastern Brazil, including the tepuis of southern Venezuela and the Guianas, Amapa, eastern Para, the Brazilian coast from Bahia to Santa Catarina, and…

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Melanesian flycatcher

Myiagra caledonica Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Oiseaux) Common name:Melanesian flycatcher (en); monarca-da-Melanésia (pt); monarque mélanésien (fr); miagra de Nueva Caledonia (es); hebridenmyiagra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and on the island of Rennell, in the Solomon Islands.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh 10-12 g.Habitat:The Melanesian flycatcher is found in moist forests,…

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Sapphire-spangled emerald

Amazilia lactea Photo by Marcelo Cazani (Flickr) Common name:sapphire-spangled emerald (en); beija-flor-de-peito-azul (pt); ariane saphirine (fr); diamante pechizafiro (es); saphiramazilie (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This South American species has 3 subspecies with separate breeding ranges. A. l. lactea is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Bahía to Paraná; A. l. barletti is found in central and southern Peru…

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Great crested grebe

Podiceps cristatus Photo by Ken Billington (Wikipedia) Common name:great crested grebe (en); mergulhão-de-crista (pt); grèbe huppé (fr); somormujo lavanco (es); haubentaucher (de)Taxonomy:Order PodicipediformesFamily PodicipedidaeRange:This species is found across most of Europe and central Asia, wintering also in southern Asia. There are some scattered colonies in Africa, from Tunisia and Egypt in the north, through a few…

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