Violet-chested hummingbird

  Sternoclyta cyanopectus Photo by Margareta Wieser (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:violet-chested hummingbird (en); beija-flor-violeta (pt); colibri à poitrine violette (fr); colibrí pechiazul (es); veilchenbrustkolibri (de) Taxonomy:Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range:This South American species is only found in northern Venezuela and adjacent Colombia, in the Cordillera de Mérida and the Cordillera de la Costa Central….

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Marsh grassbird

Megalurus pryeri (Photo from Yang Niao) Common name: marsh grassbird (en); cigarrinha-do-Japão (pt); mégalure du Japon (fr); yerbera japonesa (es); riedsänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This Asian species breeds in the island of Honshu, Japan, in north-eastern China and possibly also in neighbouring parts of Russia and Mongolia. They winter further south…

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Marsh grassbird

Megalurus pryeri (Photo from Yang Niao) Common name: marsh grassbird (en); cigarrinha-do-Japão (pt); mégalure du Japon (fr); yerbera japonesa (es); riedsänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This Asian species breeds in the island of Honshu, Japan, in north-eastern China and possibly also in neighbouring parts of Russia and Mongolia. They winter further south…

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Regent honeyeater

Xanthomyza phrygia Photo by Roger Smith (Flickriver) Common name: regent honeyeater (en); melífago-regente (pt); méliphage régent (fr); mielero regente (es); warzenhonigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: This species is endemic to south-eastern Australia, mostly being found in north-eastern Victoria, along the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, New South Wales, and the…

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Regent honeyeater

Xanthomyza phrygia Photo by Roger Smith (Flickriver) Common name: regent honeyeater (en); melífago-regente (pt); méliphage régent (fr); mielero regente (es); warzenhonigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: This species is endemic to south-eastern Australia, mostly being found in north-eastern Victoria, along the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, New South Wales, and the…

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Tawny frogmouth

Podargus strigoides Photo by Rémi Bigonneau (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: tawny frogmouth (en); boca-de-sapo-australiano (pt); podarge gris (fr); podargo australiano (es); eulenschwalm (de) Taxonomy: Order Caprimulgiformes Family Podargidae Range: This species is found throughout the Australian mainland, Tasmania and southern New Guinea. Size: Tawny frogmouths are 34-53 cm long and weigh up to 670…

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Tawny frogmouth

Podargus strigoides Photo by Rémi Bigonneau (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: tawny frogmouth (en); boca-de-sapo-australiano (pt); podarge gris (fr); podargo australiano (es); eulenschwalm (de) Taxonomy: Order Caprimulgiformes Family Podargidae Range: This species is found throughout the Australian mainland, Tasmania and southern New Guinea. Size: Tawny frogmouths are 34-53 cm long and weigh up to 670…

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White-browed sparrow-weaver

Plocepasser mahali (Photo from Blog Voyage Nature et Ornitho) Common name: white-browed sparrow-weaver (en); tecelão-pardal (pt); mahali à sourcils blancs (fr); gorrión tejedor de ceja blanca (es); mahaliweber (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Ploceidae Range: This species mainly occurs in two separate areas of sub-Saharan Africa. One extending from Ethiopia through Somalia and Kenya to…

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