Australian brush-turkey

Alectura lathami Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:Australian brush-turkey (en); perú-do-mato-australiano (pt); talégalle de Latham (fr); talégalo cabecirrojo (es); buschhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily MegapodiidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Australia, being found from Cape York Peninsula to eastern New South Wales.Size:These birds are 60-75 cm long and have a wingspan of 85 cm. They weigh…

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Least seedsnipe

Thinocorus rumicivorus Photo by Rob Nagtegaal (PBase) Common name:least seedsnipe (en); agachadeira-mirim (pt); thinocore de Patagonie (fr); agachona chica (es); zwerghöhenläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ThinocoridaeRange:This species is found breeding along the pacific coast of South America, from Ecuador to central Chile, and in southern Chile and Argentina down to Tierra del Fuego. Some birds migrate north…

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Red-faced crombec

Sylvietta whytii Photo by Glen Tepke (Mango Verde) Common name:red-faced-crombec (en); rabicurta-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); crombec à face rousse (fr); sylvieta de cara roja (es); rotzügel-sylvietta (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This African species is found in East Africa, from southern Ethiopia and Sudan, through Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and into Zimbabwe and Mozambique.Size:These birds are 8-9 cm long and weigh 9-11 g.Habitat:The red-faced…

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Magnificent hummingbird

Eugenes fulgens Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name: magnificent humminbird (en); beija-flor-magnífico (pt); colibri de Rivoli (fr); colibrí magnífico (es); violettkron-brilliantkolibri (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: These birds are found in mountain areas from the south-west of the United States down to Panama. Size: The magnificent hummingbird is 11-14 cm long…

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