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Malurus splendens Photo by Hans Beste (Mangoverde) Common name: splendid fairywren (en); carriça-australiana-azul (pt); mérion splendide (fr); ratona australiana franjeada (es); türkisstaffelschwanz (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Maluridae Range: This species is endemic to Australia, being widely distributed across the southern and western parts of the country. Size: Splendid fairywrens are 12-14 cm long and…
Furnarius figulus Photo by Celi Aurora (Flickr) Common name: tail-banded hornero (en); casaca-de-couro-da-lama (pt); fournier bridé (fr); hornero colibandeado (es); schwarzspitzentöpfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: This species is endemic to Brazil. There are 2 distinct populations, one in eastern Brazil from Maranhão to south Bahia and extending into Espírito Santo, and another…
Psittacula eques Photo by Dennis Hansen (Talking Naturally) Common name: Mauritius parakeet (en); periquito-de-colar-das-Mauricias (pt); perruche de Maurice (fr); cotorra de Mauricio (es); Mauritiussittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species survives only in south-west Mauricius, in the Indian Ocean, after becoming extinct on the island of Réunion. Size: These birds are 35-42…
Ramphocelus bresilius Photo by Cláudio Márcio (Flickr) Common name: Brazilian tanager (en); tiê-sangue (pt); tangará du Brésil (fr); fueguero escarlata (es); purpurtangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: The Brazilian tanager is endemic to the east coast of Brazil from Paraíba to Santa Catarina. Size: These birds are 19 cm long and weigh 31…
Coracina pectoralis Photo by Warwick Tarboton (Warwik Tarboton) Common name: white-breasted cuckooshrike (en); lagarteiro-cinzento-e-branco (pt); échenilleur à ventre blanc (fr); oruguero de pecho blanco (es); weißbrust-raupenfänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Campephagidae Range: This species is patchily distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, occurring along the Sahel belt, from West to East Africa. It also has a…
Chauna torquata Photo by Cláudio Timm (Wikipedia) Common name: southern screamer (en); tachã (pt); kamichi à collier (fr); chajá (es); halsband-wehrvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Anseriformes Family Anhimidae Range: This South American species is found in south-eastern Peru, northern Bolivia,Paraguay, southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina. Size: Southern screamers are 83-95 cm long and have a…
Melithreptus validirostris Photo by Geoff Walker (Bushpea) Common name: strong-billed honeyeater (en); melífago-de-bico-grosso (pt); méliphage à bec fort (fr); mielero picudo (es); starkschnabel-honigschmecker (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: The strong-billed honeyeater is endemic to Tasmania. Size: These birds are 15-17,5 cm long and weigh 25 g. Habitat: The Strong-billed Honeyeater is mostly found…
Mionectes rufiventris Photo by Dário Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name: grey-hooded flycatcher (en); abre-asa-de-cabeça-cinza (pt); pipromorphe à ventre roux (fr); mosquero ladrillito (es); graukopf-pipratyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found in south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina. Size: These birds are 13 cm long and weigh 13-14 g. Habitat:…
