Dunlin

Calidris alpina Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:dunlin (en); pilrito-comum (pt); bécasseau variable (fr); correlimos común (es); Alpenstrandläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species breeds at high latitudes in both Europe, America and Asia, from south-eastern Greenland, Iceland and the northern British Isles, through Scandinavia and the Baltic coast, throughout northern Russia, into western and…

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White-crowned forktail

Enicurus leschenaulti Photo by Myron Tai (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:white-crowned forktail (en); rabo-de-tesoura-de-coroa-branca (pt); énicure de Leschenault (fr); torrentero coroniblanco (es); weißscheitel-scherenschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in from central and southern China, through extreme north-eastern India and Indochina and into the Indonesian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java.Size:These bird are 28 cm…

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Restinga antwren

Formicivora littoralis Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:restinga antwren (en); formigueiro-do-litoral (pt); grisin de la restinga (fr); hotmiguerito litoral (es); restingaameisenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is endemic to Rio de Janeiro state, in south-eastern Brazil, being restricted to the area around Cabo Frio including adjacent offshore islands.Size:These birds are 12,5-14 cm long and weigh…

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Short-tailed swift

Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:short-tailed swift (en); andorinhão-de-rabo-curto (pt); martinet polioure (fr); vencejo rabón (es); stutzschwanzsegler (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily ApodidaeRange:This species is found from Panama south to Bolivia and central and western Brazil.Size:These bird are 10-11 cm long and weigh 20 g.Habitat:The short-tailed swift is found in moist tropical forests, dry tropical…

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