Black tern

Chlidonias niger Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:black tern (en); gaivina-preta (pt); guifette noire (fr); fumarel común (es); trauerseeschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily SternidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Europe, western Asia and North America, as far north as Finland and the Northwest Territories of Canada and as far east as Kazakhstan and western Mongolia….

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Yellowhead

Mohoua ochrocephala Photo by Stephen Jaquiery (Otago Daily Times) Common name: yellowhead (en); cabeça-amarela (pt); mohoua (fr); mohoua cabecigualda (es); gelbköpfchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Pachycephalidae Range: This species is endemic to New Zealand where it was formerly widespread in the South and Stewart Islands. Currently it is rectricted to the southern parts of…

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Black-and-gold cotinga

Tijuca atra Photo by Luiz Ribenboim (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-and-gold cotinga (en); saudade (pt); cotinga noir (fr); cotinga negro (es); goldflügelkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, occuring in Rio de Janeiro, extreme eastern São Paulo and adjacent areas of southern Minas Gerais.Size:These birds are 24-27,5 cm long.Habitat:The black-and-gold cotinga is…

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Screaming cowbird

Molothrus rufoaxillaris Photo by Jorge Vicente (Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur) Common name:screaming cowbird (en); vira-bosta-picumã (pt); vacher criard (fr); tordo chillón (es); rotachsel-kuhstärling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern Bolivia and Goiás in central Brazil, through Paraguay and Uruguay and into Argentina as far south as Río Negro and north-eastern Chubut.Size:These birds are…

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Coscoroba swan

Coscoroba coscoroba Photo by Cláudio Timm (Flickr) Common name:coscoroba swan (en); capororoca (pt); coscoroba blanc (fr); cisne coscoroba (es); coscorobaschwan (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Argentina, south-eastern Chile and in the Falklands. The more southern population from Argentina and Chile migrate north to winter along the central coast of Chile, and in…

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Freckled duck

Stictonetta naevosa Photo by Dick Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:freckled duck (en); pato-sardento (pt); sitctonette tachetée (fr); pato pecoso (es); affenente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is found in wetlands in south-eastern and south-western Australia.Size:These birds are 48-59 cm long and have a wingspan of 75-85 cm. They weigh 0,8-1 kg.Habitat:The frecked duck is mostly found in…

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