Hermit thrush

Catharus guttatus Common name: hermit thrush (en); sabia-eremita (pt); grive solitaire (fr); zorzal ermitaño (es); einsiedlerdrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This North American species breeds in the western and northeastern United States into Alaska and in much of the southern half of Canada. They winter further south, along the western coast of…

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Great bustard

Otis tarda Common name: great bustard (en); abetarda-comum (pt); grande outarde (fr); avutarda común (es); großtrappe (de) Taxonomy: Order Gruiformes Family Otididae Range: The great bustard is found scattered across the temperate latitudes of Europe, northern Africa and Asia, breeding in Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Turkey, Iran, Russia, Ukraine,…

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Four-coloured bushshrike

Telophorus viridis Common name: four-coloured bushshrike (en); picanço-quadricolor (pt); gladiateur quadricolore (fr); bubú verde (es); vierfarbenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Malaconotidae Range: This African species occurs in two separate populations, one along the coast of Tanzania and Kenya and the other in Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe and north-eastern South Africa. Size: These birds are 19…

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Rose robin

Petroica rosea Common name: rose robin (en); rouxinol-rosado (pt); miro rosé (fr); petroica rosada (es); rosenschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Petroicidae Range: The rose robin is endemic to Australia, being found in the south-easternmost areas of the country, along the coast and Great Dividing Range from south-east Queensland down to Victoria. Size: These birds…

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African black oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini Common name: African black oystercatcher (en); ostraceiro-preto-africano (pt); huîtrier de Moquin (fr); ostrero negro africano (es); schwarzer austernfischer (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Haematopodidae Range: This species is found along the coasts of southern Africa, from northern Namibia to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Size: These birds are 42-45 cm long….

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Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps Common name: verdin (en); chapim-de-face-dourada (pt); auripare verdin (fr); pájaro-moscón baloncito (es); goldköpfchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Remizidae Range: This species is found in the souht-west of the United States, from Colorado and California to Texas, and in northern Mexico from Baja California to the Gulf of Mexico. They are especially common…

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Brown dipper

Cinclus pallasii Common name: brown dipper (en); melto-d’água-castanho (pt); cincle de Pallas (fr); mirlo-acuático pardo (es); flusswasseramsel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cinclidae Range: The brown dipper is found in the mountains of southern and central Asia, from Afghanistan and Kazakhstan to Tibet, Nepal, northern India, northern Burma and northern Vietnam. Another disjunct population is…

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Greater sooty owl

Tyto tenebricosa Common name: greater sooty owl (en); coruja-sombria (pt); effraie ombrée (fr); lechuza tenebroza (es); rußeule (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Tytonidae Range: This species is found in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea, in the mountains of south-eastern Australia, and in Flinders Island, off the northern coast of Tasmania. Size: In the greater…

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