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Melanerpes flavifrons Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name: yellow-fronted woodpecker (en); benedito-de-testa-amarela (pt); pic à front jaune (fr); carpintero de frente amarilla (es); goldmaskenspecht (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Picidae Range: The yellow-fronted woodpecker is found in Argentina, Paraguay and southern Brazil. Size: These birds are 17-19,5 cm long and weigh 49-64 g. Habitat:…
Passer moabiticus Photo by Daniele Occhiato (PBase) Common name: Dead Sea sparrow (en); pardal-do-Mar Morto (pt); moineau de la mer Morte (fr); gorrión del Mar Muerto (es); moabsperling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Passeridae Range: This species is patchily distributed, from Israel and Turkey, across the Middle East, and into Afghanistan and Pakistan. Size: The…
Oena capensis (Photo from Aprafoga) Common name: Namaqua dove (en); rola-rabilonga (pt); tourtelette masquée (fr); tórtola de Namaqua (es); kaptäubchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, only being absent from the lowland forests of West Africa and the D.R. Congo. They are also found in…
Hippolais polyglotta Photo by Jorge Silva (Verdes Ecos) Common name: melodious warbler (en); felosa-poliglota (pt); hypolaïs polyglotte (fr); zarcero cómun (es); orpheusspötter (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: The melodious warbler is found breeding in north-west Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia, and in south-west Europe, from Portugal and Spain, through France and Italy, and…
Aquila audax Photo by Julian Robinson (Oz Animals) Common name: wedge-tailed eagle (en); águia-australiana (pt); aigle d’Australie (fr); águila audaz (es); keilschwanzadler (de) Taxonomy: Order Falconiformes Family Accipitridae Range: This species is found throughout mainland Australia, Tasmania and southern New Guinea. Size: The wedge-tailed eagle is 87-105 cm long and has a wingspan of 1,8-2,5…
Zoothera dauma (Photo from Passeriformes-Turdidae) Common name: scaly thrush (en); tordo-dourado (pt); grive dama (fr); zorzal dorado (es); erddrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This Asian species breeds across Siberia and the Himalayas, wintering in northern India and Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China and southern Japan. There are also some resident populations in south-west…
Megarynchus pitangua Photo by Steve Garvie (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: boat-billed flycatcher (en); neinei (pt); tyran pitangua (fr); bienteveo pitanguá (es); starkschnabel-maskentyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found from Mexico south to Bolivia, southern Brazil and Argentina, and also in the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Size: This large tyrant…
Coturnix delegorguei (Photo from Flickr) Common name: harlequin quail (en); codorniz-arlequim (pt); caille arlequin (fr); codorniz arlequín (es); harlekinwachtel (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Phasianidae Range: This African species is found from the Ivory Coast to Kenya and Uganda, and south to South Africa, being absent from the Congo basin and Namibia. They are also…
