Cape vulture

Gyps coprotheres (Photo from ELLF) Common name:Cape vulture (en); abutre-do-Cabo (pt); vautour chassefiente (fr); buitre de El Cabo (es); Kapgeier (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, being patchily distributed across Namibia, southern Zimbabwe, south-eastern Botswana , southern Mozambique and eastern South Africa. They sometimes wander across the border into Angola.Size:These birds are…

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Aquatic warbler

Acrocephalus paludicola Common name: aquatic warbler (en); felosa-aquática (pt); phragmite aquatique (fr); carricerín cejudo (es); seggenrohrsänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This species breeds across a highly fragmented range at less than 50 regular breeding sites in eastern Europe and near Asia, from eastern germany, through Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and into…

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Red-and-green macaw

Ara chloroptera (Photo from Taringa)   Common name: red-and-green macaw (en); arara-vermelha-grande (pt); ara à ailes vertes (fr); guacamayo rojo (es); grünflügelara (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is found throughout much of northern South America, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and east to the Guianas and Trinidad, through…

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