African lemon dove

Aplopelia larvata Photo by Dirk Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:African lemon dove (en); rola-canela (pt); pigeon à masque blanc (fr); paloma de cara pálida (es); zimttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia down to South Africa.Size:This fairly small dove is 24-30 cm long and weighs 80-150 g.Habitat:They are…

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Chestnut-collared longspur

Calcarius ornatus Photo by Robert Royse (Robert Royse’s Bird Photography) Common name: chestnut-collared longspur (en); escrevedeira-de-peito-preto (pt); pectrophane à ventre noir (fr); arnoldo ventinegro (es); rothalsammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species breeds in the prairies of the northern Great Plains in Canada and the United States. They migrate south to winter…

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Iberian chiffchaff

Phylloscopus ibericus Photo by Patrick Bergier (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Iberian chiffchaff (en); felosa-ibérica (pt); pouillot ibérique (fr); mosquitero ibérico (es); Iberienzilpzalp (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is mostly found breeding in Portugal and Spain, but also in southern France and in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. They winter in western Africa, from Senegal to Ghana and…

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