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Psittacula cyanocephala (Photo from UK Airshow Review) Common name: plum-headed parakeet (en); periquito-de-cabeça-roxa (pt); perruche à tête prune (fr); cotorra ciruela (es); pflaumenkopfsittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is endemic to the Indian sub-continent, being found in eastern Pakistan, throughout India and Sri Lanka, and in Nepal and Bangladesh. Size: These…
Emberiza tahapisi Photo by J.M. de Bruyn (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: cinnamon-breasted bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-peito-canelado (pt); bruant cannelle (fr); escribano de pecho canela (es); bergammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia, through the D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola and Malawi…
Nyctibius griseus (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: common potoo (en); urutau-comum (pt); ibijau gris (fr); urutaú menor (es); urutau-tagschläfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Caprimulgiformes Family Nyctibiidae Range: This species is found in tropical Central and South America, from Costa Rica to northern Argentina and Uruguay. Size: The common potoo is 33-38 cm long and has a…
Yuhina diademata Photo by David Blank (Animal Diversity Web) Common name: white-collared yuhina (en); iuína-de-diadema (pt); yuhina à diadème (fr); yuhina diademada (es); diademyuhina (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found in China, Myanmar and Vietnam. Size: This large yuhina is 14,5-19 cm long and weighs 19-24 g. Habitat: White-collared…
Alectoris rufa Photo by José Ardaiz (Fotonatura) Common name: red-legged partridge (en); perdiz-comum (pt); perdrix rouge (fr); perdiz roja (es); rothuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Phasianidae Range: The red-legged partridge is native of south-western Europe, being found from portugal and Spain, through France and into Italy and southern Germany. This species is a popular…
Pomatostomus superciliosus Photo by Dana Paris (DParis) Common name: white-browed babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-sobrolho-branco (pt); pomatostome bridé (fr); gárrulo cejudo (es); brauensäbler (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Pomatostomidae Range: This species is endemic to mainland Australia, mainly south of the Tropic of Capricorn and west of the Great Dividing Range and to the north of the…
Myrmotherula gutturalis Photo by Marc Chretien (Oiseaux) Common name: brown-bellied antwren (en); choquinha-de-barriga-parda (pt); myrmidon à ventre brun (fr); hormiguerito ventripardo (es); braunbauch-ameisenschlüpfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This South American species is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Size: Brown-bellied antwrens are 9-11 cm long and weigh 9-10 g….
Ducula whartoni Photo by Jeff Blincow (Christmas Island Wildlife) Common name: Christmas imperial-pigeon (en); pombo-imperial-de-Natal (pt); carpophage de Wharton (fr); dúcula de la Navidad (es); weihnachtsfruchttaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is endemic to Christmas island, in the Indian Ocean. Size: These birds are 39-45 cm long and weigh 450-700 g….
