Jacky winter

Microeca fascinans Photo by Deane Lewis (Australian Birds, Wildlife and Nature) Common name: Jacky winter (en); rouxinol-encantador (pt); miro enchanteur (fr); petroica fascinante (es); weißschwanzschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Petroicidae Range: This species is found throughout mainland Australia and in south-eastern New Guinea. Size: The Jacky winter is 12-14 cm long and weighs 15…

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Jacky winter

Microeca fascinans Photo by Deane Lewis (Australian Birds, Wildlife and Nature) Common name: Jacky winter (en); rouxinol-encantador (pt); miro enchanteur (fr); petroica fascinante (es); weißschwanzschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Petroicidae Range: This species is found throughout mainland Australia and in south-eastern New Guinea. Size: The Jacky winter is 12-14 cm long and weighs 15…

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Toco toucan

Ramphastos toco (Photo from Papagaios & Cia) Common name: toco toucan (en); tucanuçu (pt); toucan toco (fr); tucán grande (es); riesentukan (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Ramphastidae Range: This South American species is found in much of the northern and central parts of the continent, from Suriname and the French Guyana, through Brazil, Bolivia and…

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Toco toucan

Ramphastos toco (Photo from Papagaios & Cia) Common name: toco toucan (en); tucanuçu (pt); toucan toco (fr); tucán grande (es); riesentukan (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Ramphastidae Range: This South American species is found in much of the northern and central parts of the continent, from Suriname and the French Guyana, through Brazil, Bolivia and…

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Grey hypocolius

Hypocolius ampelinus Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name: grey hypocolius (en); hipocólio (pt); hypocolius gris (fr); hipocolino gris (es); seidenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Hypocoliidae Range: These birds are mostly found breeding in the Middle East, and near Asia, in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkmenistan. They winter around the Red Sea…

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Spot-winged thrush

Zoothera spiloptera Photo by Mapalagama Premasiri (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: spot-winged thrush (en); tordo-do-Ceilão (pt); grive à ailes tachetées (fr); zorzal de alas moteadas (es); Ceylondrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. Size: They are 21-23 cm long and weigh 70 g. Habitat: Spot-winged thrushes are…

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Hawaian coot

Fulica alai Photo by Caleb Slemmons (Forestry Images) Common name: Hawaian coot (en); galeirão-do-Hawai (pt); foulque des Hawaï (fr); focha hawaiana (es); Hawaiibläßhuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Gruiformes Family Rallidae Range: This species is endemic to the Hawaiian islands, where it is found on all the main islands except Kaho’olawe. Size: The Hawaian coot is 33-41…

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Black-chinned hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: black-chinned hummingbird (en); beija-flor-de-garganta-preta (pt); colibri à gorge noire (fr); colibrí gorginegro (es); schwarzkinnkolibri (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: The black-chinned hummingbird regularly occurs throughout western North America, from as far north as British Columbia south to northern Mexico, and from coastal California to central Texas….

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