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Psittacula cyanocephala (Photo from UK Airshow Review) Common name: plum-headed parakeet (en); periquito-de-cabeça-roxa (pt); perruche à tête prune (fr); cotorra ciruela (es); pflaumenkopfsittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is endemic to the Indian sub-continent, being found in eastern Pakistan, throughout India and Sri Lanka, and in Nepal and Bangladesh. Size: These…
Emberiza tahapisi Photo by J.M. de Bruyn (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: cinnamon-breasted bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-peito-canelado (pt); bruant cannelle (fr); escribano de pecho canela (es); bergammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia, through the D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola and Malawi…
Nyctibius griseus (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: common potoo (en); urutau-comum (pt); ibijau gris (fr); urutaú menor (es); urutau-tagschläfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Caprimulgiformes Family Nyctibiidae Range: This species is found in tropical Central and South America, from Costa Rica to northern Argentina and Uruguay. Size: The common potoo is 33-38 cm long and has a…
Yuhina diademata Photo by David Blank (Animal Diversity Web) Common name: white-collared yuhina (en); iuína-de-diadema (pt); yuhina à diadème (fr); yuhina diademada (es); diademyuhina (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found in China, Myanmar and Vietnam. Size: This large yuhina is 14,5-19 cm long and weighs 19-24 g. Habitat: White-collared…
