Rosy-faced lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis Photo by Alastair Rae (Wikipedia) Common name:rosy-faced lovebird (en); inseparável-de-faces-rosadas (pt); inséparable rosegorge (fr); inseparable de Namibia (es); rosenköpfchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Angola, through Namibia and into north-western South Africa. There are also feral populations introduced into Puerto Rico and Arizona.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and have…

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Masked water-tyrant

Fluvicola nengeta (Photo from Paraiba) Common name:masked water-tyrant (en); lavadeira-mascarada (pt); moucherolle aquatique (fr); viudita enmascarada (es); graurücken-wassertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species occur in two separate populations. The nominate Fluvicola nengeta nengeta is found in eastern and south-eastern Brazil, while F. n. atripennis is found on the Pacific slopes of western Ecuador and north-western Peru.Size:These birds…

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Painted buttonquail

Turnix varius Photo by Tom Tarrant (Encyclopedia of Life) Common name:painted buttonquail (en); toirão-pintado (pt); turnix bariolé (fr); torillo pintojo (es); buntlaufhühnchen (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily TurnicidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the eastern parts of the country, from northern Queensland to South Australia, in Tasmania, and in south-western Western Australia. There was also…

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