Bay-capped wren-spinetail

Spartonoica maluroides Photo by Carlos Schwertner (Flickr) Common name:bay-capped wren-spinetail (en); boininha (pt); synallaxe des marais (fr); canastero enano (es); strichelrücken-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found from the southernmost tip of Brazil, through Uruguay and into eastern a central Argentina.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 10-12 g.Habitat:The bay-capped wren-spinetail is mostly…

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South African shelduck

Tadorna cana Photo by Miriam Bauman (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:South African shelduck (en); pato-ferrugíneo-sul-africano (pt); tadorne à tête grise (fr); tarro sudafricano (es); graukopfkasarca (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is found throughout South Africa, in Namibia and in south-eastern Botswana.Size:These birds are 61-66 cm long and weigh 1-1,5 kg.Habitat:South African shelducks are found in shallow water…

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Chestnut-eared bunting

Emberiza fucata Photo by Josep del Hoyo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chestnut-eared bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-faces-castanhas (pt); bruant à oreillons (fr); escribano de capucha gris (es); graukopfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This Asian species is found breeding from the Himalayas, in northern Pakistan and India, through China and Mongolia, and into Korea and northern Japan. They migrate south to winter in…

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Magpie lark

Grallina cyanoleuca (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:magpie lark (en); cotovia-bicolor (pt); gralline pie (fr); alondra urraca (es); drosselstelze (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily GrallinidaeRange:This species is found in Timor, southern New Guinea and throughout Australia, occasionally also in Tasmania.Size:These birds are 26-30 cm long and weigh 80-115 g.Habitat:Magpie larks are found in almost any available habitat within their range, with…

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Great frigatebird

Fregata minor Photo by Pablo Caceres (Flickr) Common name:great frigatebird (en); fragata-grande (pt); frégate du Pacifique (fr); fragata-pelágica (es); bindenfregattvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PelecaniformesFamily FregatidaeRange:These birds are mostly found in the tropical areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, between 25º N and 25º S. There are also two colonies in the South Atlantic, on the islands…

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Blood pheasant

Ithaginis cruentus Photo by Dhritiman Mukherjee (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:blood pheasant (en); faisão-sangue(pt); ithagine ensanglantée (fr); faisán de sangre (es); blutfasan (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This Asian species is found in the mountains of Nepal, northern India, Bhutan, Tibet, northern Myanmar and south-central China.Size:Blood pheasants are 40-48 cm long and weigh 410-620 g.Habitat:These birds are found…

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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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Blue-crowed motmot

Momotus momota Photo by Steve Garvie (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:blue-crowned motmot (en); udu-de-coroa-azul (pt); motmot houtouc (fr); barranquero coronado (es); blauscheitelmotmot (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily MomotidaeRange:This species is found from eastern Mexico, through Central America and into Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, the Guyanas, northern and central Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are also found in…

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