Yellow-fronted woodpecker

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:…

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Dead Sea sparrow

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…

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Namaqua dove

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…

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Melodious warbler

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…

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Wedge-tailed eagle

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…

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Scaly thrush

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…

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Boat-billed flycatcher

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…

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Harlequin quail

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…

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