Golden-fronted leafbird

Chloropsis aurifrons Photo by Paul Cullen (Picasa) Common name: golden-fronted leafbird (en); verdim-de-testa-dourada (pt); verdin à front d’or (fr); verdín de frente dorado (es); goldstirn-blattvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Chloropseidae Range: This Asian species is found from India and Sri Lanka, through Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh, and into southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Singapore and…

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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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Bornean bristlehead

Pityriasis gymnocephala Photo by James Eaton (Birdtour Asia) Common name:Bornean bristlehead (en); gimnocéfalo-do-Bornéu (pt); barite chauve (fr); gimnocéfalo (es); warzenkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PityriaseidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is patchily distributed in eastern Malaysia, Brunei and in Kalimantan, Indonesia.Size:These birds are 25 cm long and weigh 130 g.Habitat:The Bornean bristlehead is…

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