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Foudia omissa Common name: forest fody (en); tecelão-florestal (pt); foudi de forêt (fr); fodi forestal (es); rothschildweber (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Ploceidae Range: This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found in the eastern half of the country, from Tsaratanana south to Tolagnaro. Size: The forest fody is 14 cm long and weighs 15-25…
Thlypopsis sordida Common name: orange-headed tanager (en); saí-canário (pt); tangara à tête orange (fr); zarcerito cabeciamarillo (es); orangekopftangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: These birds are widely distributed in South America, in Venezuela, Peru, Equador, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Argentina and throughout Brazil. Size: Orange-headed tanagers are 13-14 cm long and weigh 14 g….
Larus michahellis Common name: yellow-legged gull (en); gaivota-de-patas-amarelas (pt); goéland leucophée (fr); gaviota patiamarilla (es); mittelmeermöwe (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Laridae Range: This species is found throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea, along the western coast of Iberia up to the Gulf of Biscay and in the Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira, Azores and Canary…
Leiothrix lutea Common name: red-billed leirothrix (en); rouxinol-do-Japão (pt); léiothrix jaune (fr); ruiseñor del Japón (es); sonnenvogrl (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This species is found in southern Asia, from India to southern China. The species has been introduced to Hawaii and Japan. Size: The red-billed leirothrix is 14-15 cm long and weighs…
Bycanistes subcylindricus Common name: black and white casqued hornbill (en); calau-de-casco-preto-e-branco (pt); calao à joues grises (fr); cálao de casco blanco y negro (es); grauwangen-hornvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Coraciiformes Family Bucerotidae Range: These birds are found in throughout West and Central Africa. The subspecies Bycanistes s. subcylindricus ranges from Sierra Leone and north-east Liberia across…
Rhipidura fuliginosa Common name: grey fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-cinzento (pt); rhipidure gris (fr); abanico gris (es); graufächerschwanz (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Rhipiduridae Range: Grey fantails are found throughout Australia and Tasmania, in New Zealand, New Guinea, the Solomon islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Size: These birds are 14-16 cm long and weigh 9 g. Habitat:…
Mirafra africanoides (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name: fawn-coloured lark (en); cotovia-cor-d’areia (pt); alouette fauve (fr); alondra leonada (es); steppenlerche (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Alaudidae Range: This African species is found in two distinct populations. The southern population is found from north-central South Africa to Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, marginally extending into Zambia…
Oreortyx pictus Common name: mountain quail (en); codorniz-da-montanha (pt); colin des montagne (fr); codorniz picta (es); bergwachtel (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Odontophoridae Range: This species is found along the Pacific coast of North America, from Oregon to California, in the United States, and down to Baja California in Mexico. Size: Mountain quails are 26-28…
