Arabian warbler

Sylvia leucomelaena (Photo from Flickr) Common name:Arabian warbler (en); toutinegra-do-mar-vermelho (pt); fauvette d’Arabie (fr); curruca del mar rojo (es); akaziengrasmücke (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:These birds are mostly found along the coast of the Red Sea, in north-eastern Africa, in southern Egypt, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and eastern Sudan, and also in the Arabian Peninsula in Oman, Yemen, Saudi…

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White-bearded manakin

Manacus manacus Photo by Dário Sanches (Flickrhivemind) Common name:white-bearded manakin (en); rendeira (pt); manakin casse-noisette (fr); saltarín barbiblanco (es); weißbrustpipra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PipridaeRange:This South American species is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas, through Brazil, Ecuador and Peru, and into Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long and weigh 16,5-18 g.Habitat:These birds are…

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Meyer's parrot

Poicephalus meyeri (Photo from Flickriver) Common name:Meyer’s parrot (en); papagaio-de-Meyer (pt); perroquet de Meyer (fr); lorito de Meyer (es); goldbugpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This African Species is found from Chad, and Ethiopia, though Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania and into southern D.R. Congo, Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe western Mozambique, northern Namibia,  eastern Botswana and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are…

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Crested berrypecker

Paramythia montium Photo by Otto Plantema (National Geographic Stock) Common name:crested berrypecker (en); pica-bagas-de-poupa (pt); paramythie huppée (fr); picabayas crestado (es); schopfbeerenfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParamythiidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of New Guinea, being found both in Indonesia and in Papua-New Guinea.Size:These birds are 19-22 cm long and have a wingspan of 25 cm. They weigh…

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Black-capped vireo

Vireo atricapillus Photo by Cody Conway (Flickr) Common name:black-capped vireo (en); juruviara-de-barrete-preto (pt); viréo à tête noire (fr); vireo cabecinegro (es); schwarzkopfvireo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily VireonidaeRange:This species is only found breeding in Texas and Oklahoma, in the southern United States, and across the border into northern Mexico. They migrate south to winter along the western coast of…

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Spotted eagle owl

Bubo africanus Photo by Johann du Preez (Fotopedia) Common name:spotted eagle owl (en); bufo-malhado (pt); grand-duc africain (fr); búho manchado (es); fleckenuhu (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania east to Sudan and Ethiopia, and all the way south to South Africa. It is also found in the Arabian Peninsula,…

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Guianan warbling antbird

Hypocnemis cantator Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Oiseaux) Common name:Guianan warbling antbird (en); cantador-da-Guiana (pt); alapi carillonneur (fr); hormiguero cantador de Guyana (es); Guyana-ameisenschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in the Guyanas, in eastern Venezuela and in north-eastern Brazil, north of the Amazon river and east of the Negro and Branco rivers.Size:The Guianan warbling antbird is…

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Grey-headed bulbul

Pycnonotus priocephalus Photo by Ramki Sreenivasan (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:grey-headed bulbul (en); tuta-de-cabeça-cinzenta (pt); bulbul colombar (fr); bulbul de cabeza gris (es); graukopfbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-west India, being found in the Western Ghats and Palni Hills, between Goa and Tamil Nadu.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh 14-19 g.Habitat:Grey-headed…

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