Indian scops-owl

Otus bakkamoena Photo by Samiul Mohsanin (Flickriver) Common name: Indian scops-owl (en); mocho-de-orelhas-da-Índia (pt); petit-duc indien (fr); autillo indio (es); Indien-zwergohreule (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This Asian species is a resident breeder found from eastern Saudi Arabia, through Iran, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, and into Indonesia. Size: The Indian scops-owl is…

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Golden-breasted bunting

Emberiza flaviventris Photo by Dubi Shapiro (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: golden-breasted bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-peito-dourado (pt); bruant à poitrine dorée (fr); semillerito de pecho dorado (es); gelbbauchammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This African species is found from southern Mali to Sudan, then south through Uganda, Tanzania, southern D.R. Congo, Angola and Zambia,…

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Red-browed firetail

Neochmia temporalis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: red-browed firetail (en); bico-de-lacre-de-sobrolho-vermelho (pt); diamant à cinq couleurs (fr); pico de cera de cejas rojas (es); dornastrild (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Estrildidae Range: The red-browed firetail is found along the east coats of Australia and it has also been introduced to French Polynesia. Size: These birds…

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Crimson rosella

Platycercus elegans (Photo from Flickr) Common name: crimson rosella (en); rosela-carmim (pt); perruche de Pennant (fr); rosella roja (es); Pennantsittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is native to eastern and south-eastern Australia and has been introduced to Norfolk Island and New Zealand. Size: The crimson rosella is 32-36 cm long and…

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Brown-crested flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus Photo by Greg Lasley (Greg Lasley Nature Photography)  Common name: brown-crested flycatcher (en); maria-cavaleira-de-rabo-enferrujado (pt); tyran de Wied (fr); copetón tiranillo (es); braunschopftyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found breeding from the southern United States down to Argentina and Bolivia, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It is resident…

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Cetti's warbler

Cettia cetti Photo by Jorge Silva (Verdes Ecos)  Common name: Cetti’s warbler (en); rouxinol-bravo (pt); bouscarle de Cetti (fr); ruiseñor bastardo (es); seidensänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This species is a resident breeder in the Mediterranean basin, being found from the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco to Turkey. They are found as far…

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Helmeted guineafowl

Numida meleagris Photo by Warwick Tarboton (Warwick Tarboton) Common name: helmeted guineafowl (en); fraca d’Angola (pt); pintade de numide (fr); pintada cómun (es); helmperlhuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Numididae Range: This species is widespread in Africa south of the Sahara, but generally absent from rain forest and desert. It has been introduced in Brazil,…

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Chestnut-capped foliage-gleaner

Hylocryptus rectirostris Photo by Alessandro Abdala (Flickriver) Common name: chestnut-capped foliage-gleaner (en); fura-barreira (pt); anabate à bec droit (fr); barranquero de pico recto (es); östlicher rötelbaumspäher (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: This South American species is endemic to the Cerrado region of southern Brazil and northern Paraguay. Size: These birds are 20-22 cm…

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