Yellow-tailed oriole

Icterus mesomelas Photo by Bill Lynch (Neotropical Birds) Common name: yellow-tailed oriole (en); corrupião-de-cauda-amarela (pt); oriole à queue jaune (fr); turpial de cola amarilla (es); gelbschwanztrupial (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Icteridae Range: These birds are found from southern Mexico down to western Peru and north-western Venezuela. Size: Yellow-tailed orioles are 20-24 cm long and…

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Egyptian plover

Pluvianus aegyptius Photo by Terje Kolaas (Naturspesialisten) Common name: Egyptian plover (en); ave-do-crocodilo (pt); pluvian fluviatile (fr); pluvial (es); krokodilwächter (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Glareolidae Range: This African species is found from Mauritania and southern Sudan, down to Uganda and Angola. The Egyptian plover also occurred in Egypt in the past, but became extinct…

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Olive-sided flycatcher

Contopus cooperi Photo by Mark Chappell (Arkive) Common name: olive-sided flycatcher (en); piui-boreal (pt); moucherolle à côtés olive (fr); pibí boreal (es); olivflanken-schnäppertyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds breed across Canada, Alaska and the north-eastern United States, and also along the western United States down to California. they migrate south to…

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Arrow-marked babbler

Turdoides jardineii Photo by Jirí Sevcík (Encyclopedia of Life) Common name: arrow-marked babbler (en); zaragateiro-castanho (pt); cratérope fléché (fr); turdoide de Jardine (es); braundrossling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This African species occurs from Uganda, through Angola, Tanzania, northern Mozambique and Zambia, and into South Africa. Size: These birds are 21-25 cm long…

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Greater ani

Crotophaga major Photo by Cláudio Timm (Encyclopedia of Life) Common name: greater ani (en); anu-coroca (pt); ani des palétuviers (fr); garrapatero (es); riesenani (de) Taxonomy: Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae Range: These birds are found from Panama and Trinidad, across much of tropical South America east of the Andes and down to northern Argentina. Size: Greater…

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Narcissus flycatcher

Ficedula narcissina Photo by Robin Newlin (Birds Korea) Common name: narcissus flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-narciso (pt); gobemouche narcisse (fr); papamoscas de narciso (es); goldschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Muscicapidae Range: This Asian species is found breeding from the island of Sakhalin, in Russia, through Japan and Korea and into north-eastern China. They migrate south to…

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Yellow-collared lovebird

Agapornis personatus (Photo from Mundo Exotics) Common name: yellow-collared lovebird (en); inseparável-mascarado (pt); inséparable masqué (fr); inseparable cabicinegro (es); schwarzköpfchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is endemic to Tanzania, being found in the northern and central parts of the country. It was introduced to Burundi and Kenya. Size: Yellow-collared lovebirds are…

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Scaly-throated leaftosser

Sclerurus guatemalensis Photo by Arthur Grosset (Tree of Life) Common name: scaly-throated leaftosser (en); vira-folhas-escamado (pt); sclérure écaillé (fr); tirahojas guatemalteco (es); fleckenbrust-laubwender (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: These birds are found in Central America, from southern Mexico down to Panama. Size: They are 16-17 cm long and weigh 30-35 g. Habitat: The…

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