Common buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus Photo by Jugal Tiwari (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:common buttonquail (en); toirão (pt); turnix d’Andalousie (fr); torillo andaluz (es); laufhühnchen (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily TurnicidaeRange:This species is found in several disjunct areas. The subspecies T.s. sylvaticus is found in southern Spain and north-western Morocco, and the subspecies T.s. lepurana is found throughout most of sub-Saharan…

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Laughing dove

Streptopelia senegalensis Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:laughing dove (en); rola-do-Senegal (pt); tourterelle maillée (fr); tórtola senegalesa (es); palmtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the most dense rainforests of Gabon, southern Cameroon and D.R. Congo. It is also found in southern…

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Yellow-browed bulbul

Iole indica (Photo from Canopy) Common name:yellow-browed bulbul (en); tuta-de-sobrolho-dourado (pt); bulbul à sourcils d’or (fr); bulbul cejiamarillo (es); goldbrauenbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found along the south-western coast of India, from Maharashtra to Kerala, and also further east in Andhra Pradesh, and in Sri Lanka.Size:These birds are 20 cm long and weigh 27-34…

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