Short-tailed nighthawk

Lurocalis semitorquatus (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:short-tailed nighthawk (en); tuju (pt); engoulevent à queue courte (fr); añapero colicorto (es); bändernachtschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily CaprimulgidaeRange:This species is found from Mexico down to Argentina.Size:These birds are 19-21 cm long and weigh 70-90 g.Habitat:The short-tailed nighthawk is found in tropical rainforests and swamp forests, from sea level up…

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European robin

Erithacus rubecula Photo by Olivier Baudoux (Nunda Foto) Common name:European robin (en); pisco-de-peito-ruivo (pt); rouge-gorge familier (fr); petirrojo europeo (es); rotkehlchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found throughout Europe, with the exception if Iceland and the northernmost parts of Scandinavia and Russia. Also in North Africa, along the Mediterranean coast from Morocco to Egypt and…

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African houbara

Chlamydotis undulata Photo by Andrey Kovalenko (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:houbara bustard (en); abetarda-moura (pt); outarde houbara (fr); avutarda hubara (es); kragentrappe (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily OtididaeRange:This species occurs in two separate sub-species. C. u fuertaventurae is restricted to the islands of Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Lobos and La Graciosa in the Canary islands, while C. u. undulata is…

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Black-capped chickadee

Poecile atricapillus Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-capped chickadee (en); chapim-de-barrete-preto (pt); mésange à tête noire (fr); carbonero cabecinegro (es); schwarzkopfmeise (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Paridae Range:The black-capped chickadee is a resident species in Canada and the northern United States, from Alaska, though southern Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and into Ontario and Quebec,…

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