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Hirundo abyssinica Photo by Jack Versloot (Wikipedia) Common name: lesser striped swallow (en); andorinha-estriada-pequena (pt); hirondelle striée (fr); golondrina abisinia (es); maidschwalbe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Hirundinidae Range: This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa. Size: These birds are 15-19 cm long and…
Patagioenas flavirostris Photo by Michael Woodruff (Wikipedia) Common name: red-billed-pigeon (en); pombo-de-bico-vermelho (pt); pigeon à bec rouge (fr); paloma piquirroja (es); rotschnabeltaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: The red-billed pigeon is found from southern Texas, United States, and north-western Mexico south to Costa Rica. Size: This species is 33-36 cm long and has…
Alauda arvensis Photo by Lewis Thomson (LT Images) Common name: skylark (en); laverca (pt); alouette des champs (fr); alondra común (es); feldlerche (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Alaudidae Range: The skylark breeds across Europe and the temperate zone of Asia as far east as Japan and the Kamchatka peninsula of Russia. The western populations are…
Vanellus coronatus Photo by Vincent Ceccarelli (Oiseaux) Common name: crowned lapwing (en); abibe-coroado (pt); vanneau couronné (fr); avefría coronada (es); kronenkiebitz (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Charadriidae Range: This African species is found from the Red Sea coats of Somalia down to southern and south-western Africa. Size: This large plover is 30-31 cm long and…
Struthidea cinerea Photo by Steve Happ (Steve Happ Photography) Common name: apostlebird (en); apóstolo (pt); apôtre gris (fr); corvino apóstol (es); gimpelhäher (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Corcoracidae Range: This species is found across inland eastern Australia, from northern Victoria and eastern South Australia, north through New South Wales and central-western Queensland to the Gulf…
Gymnogyps californianus Photo by Scott Page (Tree of Life) Common name: California condor (en); condor-da-California (pt); condor de Californie (fr); cóndor de California (es); Kalifornischer kondor (de) Taxonomy: Order Falconiformes Family Cathartidae Range: Historically this species was widespread in the south-eastern United States and along the Pacific coast, but it is currently confined to the…
Saxicola insignis Photo by Nikhil Devasar (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: white-throated bushchat (en); cartaxo-de-Hodgson (pt); tarier de Hodgson (fr); tarabilla de Hodgson (es); mattenschmätzer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Muscicapidae Range: This Asian species breeds very locally in the mountains of Mongolia, Kazakhstan and adjacent parts of Russia. They winter in southern China, Tibet,…
Fringilla teydea (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: blue chaffinch (en); tentilhão-azul (pt); pinson blue (fr); pinzón azul (es); Teydefink (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Fringillidae Range: This species is endemic to the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria in the Canary islands. Size: These birds are 16-18 cm long and weigh 30-31 g. Habitat: The…
