Spotted nightjar

Eurostopodus argus Photo by Lindsay Hansch (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:spotted nightjar (en); noitibó-malhado (pt); engoulevent argus (fr); chotacabras argos (es); Argusnachtschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily CaprimulgidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Australia, with the exception of the eastern coast from central Queensland to south-eastern South Australia. The more southern population migrate north to winter in…

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Black-backed puffback

Dryoscopus cubla Photo by Daniel Loumeau (Flickr) Common name:black-backed puffback (en); picanço-de-almofadinha (pt); cubla boule-de-neige (fr); obispillo de lomo negro (es); schneeballwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MalaconotidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Kenya, central D.R. Congo and northern Angola, south to northern Namibia, northern and eastern Botswana, and eastern South Africa down to the Eastern Cape.Size:These…

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African blue-flycatcher

Elminia longicauda Photo by Steve Garvie (Flickr) Common name:African blue flycatcher (en); monarca-azul-africano (pt); elminie bleue (fr); elminia azul (es); türkiselminie (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Senegal to South Sudan and south to northern Tanzania, D.R. Congo and northern Angola. Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh…

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Collared sunbird

Anthreptes collaris Photo by Sergi Aris (Flickr) Common name:collared sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-colar (pt); souimanga à collier (fr); suimanga acollarado (es); waldnektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola, northern Botswana, and through Mozambique down to eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 9-10 cm long and weigh…

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Yellow-browed bunting

Emberiza chrysophrys Common name: yellow-browed bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-sobrolho-amarelo (pt); bruant à sourcils jaune (fr); escribano de cejas amarillas (es); gelbbrauenammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This Asian species breeds in eastern and southern Siberia and winters in central and southern China. Size: The yellow-browed bunting is 13-14 cm long and has a wingspan…

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